What is a Certificate of Live Birth?

 

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

A birth record is a source of vital information and provides legal proof of the identity of an individual. By means of his birth certificate, he can prove the facts of his birth as regards his parentage, which allows him to trace his ancestry, establish his identity and claim dependency. The date of birth shown in his birth certificate establishes his age and his rights to privileges accruing by virtue of meeting the required age qualifications such as the privilege to enter school, to vote, to enter the civil service, to contract marriage, to qualify for professional licenses, to drive motor vehicles, to carry firearms, to claim pension benefits and so on. Place of birth, on the other hand, establishes one's citizenship for obtaining passport, provide basis for immigration and naturalization claims, allows one to obtain exemptions from alien restrictions or, if an alien, allows him to obtain exemptions from tax or military service in the country.

 

What is a Certificate of Death?

 

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

The death certificate is a pre-requisite for burial in the Philippines. Apart from this, it provides legal evidence in claims of inheritance, pensions, insurance benefits and settlement of a deceased person's estate. It also exempts the heirs from specific types of taxes at a certain date and establishes a widowed person's right to a second or subsequent marriage.

 

What is a Marriage Contract?

 

MARRIAGE CONTRACT

The marriage record is useful to prove the fact of the occurrence of marriage and thus establish legal responsibilities of married couple. It is also used as basis for claims of insurance benefits, pension and military allowances. It proves parentage and is used to confer a child's legitimacy and his rights to inheritance. It is also used for obtaining passports, for immigration, tax deductions, provision of certain types of government facilities and services that are allocated only to married couples. For a foreigner, it is the basis of an application for citizenship, a privilege that goes with certain types of marriages.

 

How do I register an event?

 

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Registration of an event involves an informant, a prescribed certificate or form to declare the facts and circumstances surrounding its occurrence, a place of registration, a registrar and a register. The document is said to be registered, once it is entered in the registry and a register number has been assigned by the LCR.

Registration must be done promptly within the reglementary period and in accordance with the requisites specified by existing laws. Any declaration of vital event filed or presented for registration beyond the reglementary period shall be deemed delayed.

 

Where and when is the period of registration?

 

PLACE AND PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION

BIRTH

The birth of a child shall be registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place where it occurred within 30 days from the time of birth. If the birth occurred in transit within the Philippine territory, the registration shall be made in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place of destination, or at the place of residence of the mother, if she is a resident of the Philippines.

FOUNDLING, EXPOSED OR ABANDONED CHILD

A foundling, exposed or abandoned child, shall be registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar nearest to the residence of the finder or to the orphanage or institution where the child was committed within 30 days from the date of finding.

DEATH

Death shall be registered within 30 days from the time of death in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place of occurrence. When death occurred in transit or where the place of death could not be determined, registration shall be made in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place of burial in the Philippines.

MARRIAGE

Marriage shall be registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place where it was solemnized within 15 days from the date of celebration. However, a 30-day reglementary period is set by law for marriages of exceptional character, including marriage under articulo mortis. A Marriage solemnized while in transit within Philippine territory is registrable at the place of destination or usual residence of either party.