Release Date :
Reference Number :
2025-SR-67
Explanatory Notes The data on the number of marriages presented in this special release were obtained from the vital events registered either timely or belatedly, at the appropriate Office of the City/Municipal Civil Registrar throughout the country and subsequently submitted for encoding to the Office of the Civil Registrar General through the Provincial Statistical Offices (PSOs) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The information presented includes provisional vital events that occurred from January to March 2024 based on the data files received by the PSA – Civil Registration Service (CRS) from the PSOs and has undergone initial processing as of 28 February 2025. Thus, the figures presented herein are still preliminary and may differ from the final count. The vital events of Filipinos abroad are not yet included in this release, but Filipino whose usual residence is abroad and foreign national with vital events occurring in the country during the refence period were included in this report. |
One in every 30 registered marriages take place in the MIMAROPA Region
During the first quarter of 2024, there were 3,226 marriages registered in the MIMAROPA Region. This accounts to a 3.2 percent share from the country’s total of 102,138 recorded marriages in January to March of 2024. (Table A)
Among provinces in the region, Oriental Mindoro posted the highest number of registered marriages during the first quarter of 2024 at 898. This translates to a 27.8 percent share to the total number of registered marriages in the region. Occidental Mindro closely followed with a total of 783 registered marriages (24.3%). Meanwhile, Marinduque had the lowest number with 164 registered marriages (5.1%). (Figure 1)
On the other hand, the lone highly urbanized City of Puerto Princesa had a total of 406 recorded marriages in the first quarter of 2024. This translates to 12.6 percent of the total marriages reported in the region. (Figure 1)
Number of registered marriages reduces by 26.0 percent
Compared to the number of marriages reported in first quarter of 2023, the MIMAROPA Region realized a 26.0 percent decline from 4,362 recorded marriages to 3,226 registered marriages in the same quarter of the succeeding year.
Relative to the number of reported marriages during January to March 2024 in the region, provinces and highly urbanized city posted decline in the number of registered marriages. Occidental Mindoro posted the largest decrement of 423 marriages or 54.0 percent from 1,206 registered marriages during the first quarter of 2023 to 783 registered marriages in the same quarter of 2024. This was followed by Marinduque with a decrease of 162 marriages (49.7% decline) and City of Puerto Princesa with a reduction of 83 marriages (17.0% decline) (Figure 2)
Registered marriages in Marinduque drops by 49.7 percent
A total of 164 marriages were reported in Marinduque for the first quarter of 2024. This was 49.7 percent lower than the reported 326 marriages in the same quarter of the previous year. The highest registration was recorded in the month of January with 73 marriages or 44.5 percent share to the province’s total registered marriages in the first quarter of 2024. (Table A and Figure 3)
Registered marriages in Occidental Mindoro decreases by 54.0 percent
A total of 783 marriages were registered in Occidental Mindoro during the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a significant decline of 54.0 percent compared to the 1,206 marriages recorded in the same period of the previous year. The most notable concentration of marriage registrations occurred in February 2024, accounting for 511 cases or 65.3 percent of the province’s total marriages for the quarter. (Table A and Figure 4)
Registered marriages in Oriental Mindoro reduces by 21.1 percent
From January to March 2024, a total of 898 marriages were recorded in Oriental Mindoro, marking a 21.1 percent decline from the 1,138 marriages reported during the same period in the previous year. February registered the highest number of marriages within the quarter with 329 cases, accounting for 36.6 percent of the province’s total marriages. (Table A and Figure 5)
Registered marriages in Palawan diminishes by 20.2 percent
A total of 748 marriages were recorded in Palawan (excluding the City of Puerto Princesa) in the first quarter of 2024. This figure was 20.2 percent lower than the reported 937 marriages in the same quarter of the previous year. The highest registration was recorded in the month of February with 301 marriages or 40.2 percent share to the province’s total registered marriages. (Table A and
Figure 6)
Registered marriages in Romblon decreases by 14.7 percent
During the first quarter of 2024, a total of 227 marriages were recorded in the province of Romblon, representing a slight decrease of 14.7 percent compared to the 266 marriages registered in the same period of the previous year. The highest number of registrations occurred in February with 104 marriages, comprising 45.8 percent share to the province’s total registered marriages. (Table A and Figure 7)
Registered marriages in the City of Puerto Princesa down by 17.0 percent
A total of 406 marriages were recorded in the City of Puerto Princesa during January to March 2024. This translates to a decline by 17.0 percent from the reported 489 marriages in the same quarter of the previous year. The highest registration was recorded in the month of February with 196 marriages or 48.3 percent share to the city’s total registered marriages. (Table A and Figure 8)
(SGD) LENI R. RIOFLORIDO
Regional Director
MLLM / RRL / VFM / LBA
