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Registered Marriages in Municipality of Naujan, 2022 (First Issue)

Registered marriages in Municipality of Naujan increase in 2022

In 2022, a total of 465 marriages were registered, an increase of 30.6 percent from the total registered marriages of 356 in 2021. However, when compared to pre-pandemic figures, there was a 23.1 percent decrease in the number of marriages from 2019 to 2022.

Most marriages in Municipality of Naujan occurred in May

In 2022, the month May recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 70 or 15.1 percent share of the total marriages in Municipality of Naujan. The month of October ranked second with 57 or 12.3 percent share, followed by the month of April with 52 or 11.2 percent share. On the other hand, the month of August had the least number of registered marriages with 11 or 2.4 percent share.

Couples in Naujan Preferred Roman Catholic Weddings

In 2022, out of all the registered marriages, 58.5 percent, which equates to 272 marriages, were conducted in Roman Catholic churches. In comparison, 29.5 percent of the total registered marriages, totaling 137 unions, were officiated in civil ceremony. Additionally, 13.0 percent of the marriages, corresponding to 56 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 Naujan married between the ages of 25 and 29. Approximately 177 men (or 19.0 percent) and 173 women (or 18.6 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 29 years old for male and 28 years old for female.

Females marry at a younger age than males

In the Municipality of Naujan young women are more likely to marry at a younger age compared to men. A total of 27 marriages, or 2.9 percent, involved adolescent females aged 15-19, while only 7 marriages, or 0.8 percent, were recorded for adolescent males in the same age group.

Marriages in Naujan were timely registered

In the Municipality of Naujan, all 461 marriages were registered promptly, resulting in a timely registration rate of 99.1 percent, while only 0.9 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.