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Registered Marriages in Municipality of Bulalacao: 2022 (First Issue)

Registered marriages in Municipality of Bulalacao increase in 2022

In 2022, a total of 590 marriages were registered, an increase of 413.0 percent from the total registered marriages of 115 in 2021. Comparing with the number before the pandemic, an increase of 73.0 percent was observed from 2019 to 2022.

Most marriages occurred in May

In 2022, the month May recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 489 or 82.9 percent share of the total marriages in Municipality of Bulalacao. The month of December ranked second with 25 or 4.2 percent share, followed by the months of March and April with 14 or 2.4 percent share, each. On the other hand, the months of August and November had the least number of registered marriages with 1 or 0.2 percent share, each.

Couples in Bulalacao preferred to be married in Civil Ceremony

In 2022, a significant majority of registered marriages, accounting for 86.3 percent or 509 unions, were conducted in civil ceremonies. In contrast, only 7.6 percent of the total marriages, representing 45 couples, chose to have their ceremonies officiated in Roman Catholic churches. Additionally, 6.1 percent, which corresponds to 36 marriages, were celebrated through various other religious rites.

Majority of Couples Married Between Ages 25-29

In 2022, a significant number of couples in the Municipality of Bulalacao tied the knot between the ages of 25 and 29. Approximately 174 men (or 29.5 percent) and 161 women (or 27.2 percent) married within this age range, making it the most common age for marriage among both genders.

In 2022, the median age at which individuals married in 2022 was 29 years for males and 27 years for females.

Young Females Marry More Frequently Than Young Males

In the Municipality of Bulalacao, women are more likely to marry at a younger age than men. A total of 54 marriages, or 9.2 percent, involved adolescent females aged 15-19, compared to just nine marriages, or 1.5 percent, for adolescent males in the same age group.

Marriages in Bulalacao were timely registered

In the Municipality of Bulalacao, all 590 marriages were registered on time, achieving a perfect timely registration rate of 100 percent. This indicates that each marriage was recorded within the reglementary period.

(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO-CANTOS, PhD
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office

HTD/JAMN

TECHNICAL NOTES

Marriages that require the issuance of marriages license shall be reported to C/MCR for registration not later than fifteen (15) days from date of marriage. However, marriages that do not require a license such as marriage at the point of death (Article 27); marriages in remote places (Article 28); marriages between members of ethnic cultural community (Article 33); and marriages between men and women who have lived together for at least five (5) years (Article 34), shall be reported not later than thirty (30) day after date of marriage.

Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.

Any report made to the LCROs beyond the reglementary period are considered late and can be entered only in the civil register after the informant complies with the requirements for delayed registration.