Pagadian City Government To Hold Mass Wedding On Valentines Day

In support of the Civil Registration Month celebration, the city government here will conduct a mass wedding dubbed “Kasalan ng Bayan” on Feb. 14 at the Function Hall, City Commercial Center (C3), this city.

This year’s theme is “Makiisa. . . Makisali sa Dekadang CRVS” (Civil Registration on Vital Statistics.”

Ms. Paulita S. Sergas, registration officer IV of the Civil Registrar’s Office disclosed that a total of 88 couples have already registered and complied with the necessary requirements for the Kasalan ng Bayan on Valentines Day.

Sergas said 44 of the 88 couples who will join the mass wedding, are with “live-in” partners for less than five years and the other half are “new copuples.”

“The wedding is free-of-charge and each couple will only pay P100 for the marriage license, which is an accountable form, and P220 for the CENOMAR,” Sergas said.

Mr. Bernardo C. Martinez, acting provincial statistics officer of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Zamboanga del Sur will give his message during the occasion and Mayor Romeo Pulmones will serve as the solemnizing officer.

Other local government units (LGUs) also hold free mass wedding in February as the love month, and as one of the highlights during the observance of civil registration month.

It could be recalled that former President Corazon C. Aquino had issued Presidential Proclamation No. 682 declaring every February of each year as civil registration month to remind the citizenry of their duty to register acts and events concerning status of persons and enhance nationwide awareness and appreciation of the legal, administrative and statistical values of the civil registry documents. (FPG/CAL/PIA9-Zamboanga del Sur)