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

Registered marriages in Municipality of Gloria increase in 2022

In 2022, a total of 208 marriages were registered, an increase of 56.4 percent from the total registered marriages of 133 in 2021. Comparing with the number before the pandemic, an increase of 13.0 percent was observed from 2019 to 2022.

Most marriages in Municipality of Gloria occurred in September

In 2022, the month September recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 50 or 24.0 percent share of the total marriages in Municipality of Gloria. The month of April ranked second with 28 registered marriages or 13.5 percent share, followed by the month of July with 22 registered marriages or 10.6 percent share. On the other hand, the month of February had the least number of registered marriages with 2 or 1.0 percent share.

Couples in Gloria preferred to be married in Civil Ceremony

In 2022, out of all the registered marriages, 48.1 percent, which equates to 100 marriages, were conducted as civil ceremonies. In comparison, 38.9 percent of the total registered marriages, totaling 81 unions, were officiated in Roman Catholic churches. Additionally, 13.0 percent of the marriages, corresponding to 22 unions, were performed according to various other religious rites. (Figure 3)

Majority of couples married between ages 25-29 years

In 2022, a significant number of couples in the Municipality of Gloria married between the ages of 25 and 29. Approximately 82 males (or 39.4 percent) and 88 females (or 42.3 percent) tied the knot within this age range, making it the most common period for marriage among both genders.

In 2022, the median age of marriage, or the age at which half of the population were younger/older upon marriage was 30 years old for male and 28 years old for female.

Young Females Marry More Frequently Than Young Males

In the young women are more likely to marry at a younger age compared to men. A total of 6 marriages, or 2.9 percent, involved adolescent females aged 15-19, while only 3 marriages, or 1.4 percent, were recorded for adolescent males in the same age group.

Marriages in Gloria were timely registered

In the Municipality of Gloria, all 206 marriages were registered promptly, resulting in a timely registration rate of 99.0 percent, while only 1.0 percent were registered late. This indicates that every marriage was recorded within the reglementary period.

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

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.