Bontoc local registry offers free issuance of documents Feb 22-24

By Alpine Killa- Malwagay

BONTOC, Mountain Province – The Bontoc local government through its Municipal Civil Registrar Office (MCRO) will be issuing copies of the civil registry documents for free at scheduled dates. 
    According to Municipal Civil Registrar Valentina Domaoa, documents that will be issued for free by the MCRO include Local Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, and Death Certificates. 
    Free issuance of civil registry documents to the constituents of the ALBAGO Cluster (Barangays Alab Oriente, Alab Proper, Balili and Gonogon) will be on February 22, 2022; the Upland Cluster (Barangays Dalican, Guina-ang, Maligcong, and Mainit) will be on February 23, 2022; and the Riverside ((Barangays Bayyo, Caneo, Talubin, and Tocucan) and Central Cluster (Barangays Bontoc Ili, Caluttit, Poblacion and Samoki) will be on February 24, 2022.
    Interested individuals who would like to avail of the free issuance of local Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, and Death Certificates are advised to visit the MCRO at the scheduled dates. Also, clients are advised to bring two valid IDs and adhere to health protocols. The MCRO is located at the Left Wing, First Floor of the Bontoc Municipal Capitol and is open from 8:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon. 
    Domaoa clarified that those who request for the said documents before or after the scheduled dates will pay the regular fees. 
    In a separate interview with Mayor Franklin Odsey, he encouraged the public to take advantage of the free issuance of local civil documents that may be used in applying for a job, enrolling in school, or for one’s files. 
    “The MCRO has allotted three working days to accommodate as many clients as possible,” the mayor added.
    The issuance of local civil registry documents for free is an activity of the Bontoc LGU through the MCRO in celebration of the Civil Registration Month February of every year. The theme for this year’s 32nd Civil Registration Month is “Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statictics through Digital Transformation”.
    Proclamation 682 declares the month of February of every year as Civil Registration Month affirmed by former President Corazon C. Aquino on the 28th of January 1991.