Registered marriages in Municipality of Bongabong increase in 2022

In 2022, a total of 323 marriages were registered, an increase of 4.9 percent from the total registered marriages of 194 in 2021. Comparing with the number before the pandemic, an increase of 7.3 percent was observed from 2019 to 2022.

Most marriages occurred in April

In 2022, the month March recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 61 or 18.9 percent share of the total marriages in Municipality of Bongabong. The month of December ranked second with 49 or 14.9 percent share, followed by the month of October with 32 or 9.9 percent share. On the other hand, the month of February had the least number of registered marriages with eight or 2.5 percent share.

Couples in Bongabong preferred to be married in Civil Ceremony

Of the total registered marriages in 2022, 44.9 percent or 145 marriages were contracted through civil ceremony. About 31.0 percent or 100 were officiated in Roman Catholic churches, while 16.4 percent or 53 were performed in other religious rites. Marriages solemnized in Tribal traditions accounted for 7.7 percent or 25 of the total registered marriage. (Figure 3)

Majority of couples married between ages 25-29 years

In 2022, majority of the couples in Municipality of Bongabong married between ages 25-29 years. About four in ten men (120 or 18.6 percent) married at these ages, and about the same proportion was observed for women (116 or 18.0 percent).

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 27 years old for female.

Young Females Marry More Frequently Than Young Males

In the Municipality of Bongabong, women tend to marry at a younger age than men. A total of 23 marriages, or 3.6 percent, involved adolescent females aged 15-19, compared to 12 marriages, or 1.9 percent, involving adolescent males in the same age group.

Marriages in Bongabong were timely registered

In the Municipality of Bongabong, all 323 marriages were registered promptly, resulting in a timely registration rate of 96.3 percent, while only 3.7 percent were registered late. This indicates that every marriage was recorded within the reglementary period.

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

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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.