MUNICIPALITY OF BOAC. As part of the 34th Civil Registration Month celebration, PSA Marinduque PSO, in collaboration with the LGU of Boac, awarded Certificates of Live Birth in Local copies and in Security Paper(SecPa) on 19 January 2024. A successful initiative of Boac LCRO, the awarding ceremony was held in front of the Boac Municipal Building, right after the LGU’s flag ceremonies. The said activity was attended by CSS Gemma N. Opis, Municipal Mayor Armi DC Carrion, Vice Mayor Mark Anthony Seño, Municipal Administrator Carlo Felizardo DC Jacinto, together with Boac MCR Ma. Dahlia M. Jandusay and personnel, to personally award the much-awaited documents to the six beneficiaries of the said project. 

Mayor Carrion delivered her remarks, expressing her complete support to the program's attaining success. CSS Opis also acknowledged everyone who contributed to the program’s success. Furthermore, MCR Jandusay highlighted the significance of the aforementioned effort because it greatly aided the citizens in obtaining a birth certificate, which is one of the essential documents required in all transactions.

The recipients of the said documents were residents of several barangays in Boac, including Duyay, Sabong, and Lupac. Recipients were born outside of the province, thus, they were overjoyed that their birth certificates had finally been registered, without the need to go home to their birth provinces.

As Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP) is continuously implemented around the country, more and more Filipinos have benefited from this project. The BRAP aims to increase the level of birth registration, especially in marginalized communities such as those belonging to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) groups, Muslim Filipinos, and the poorest sector in the country. It also aims to ensure that these groups are enrolled in the Philippine Identification System and have been issued with their Philippine Identification (PhilID) card which is a gateway for them to claim their social benefits and legal identity. With these, the affected population can now avail social services and fulfill their basic rights because they can now present birth records and PhilID to prove their legal identity.

For any questions or further clarification, please reach us via email at marinduque@psa.gov.ph. Alternatively, you can also reach us via our landline numbers: (042)332-0848 or (042)754-0024.

(SGD)GEMMA N. OPIS
Chief Statistical Specialist

GNO/SDM