Local Civil Registrar

Mandate/Function
Title 5 Article 9 Sec. 479. A. No person shall be appointed civil registrar unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit concerned, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in civil registry work for at least five (5) years in the case of the city civil registrar and three (3) years in the case of the municipal civil registrar. The appointment of a civil registrar shall be mandatory for city and municipal governments. (b) The civil registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program in the local government unit concerned, pursuant to the civil Registry law, the Civil Code, and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations issued to implement them. (c) The civil registrar shall take charge of the office of the civil registry and shall: (1) Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the governor or mayor, as the case may be, implement the same; particularly those which have to do with civil the mayor is empowered to implement and which the sanggunian is empowered to provide for under this Code; (2) In addition to the foregoing duties and functions, the civil registrar shall: (i) Accept all registrable documents registry programs and projects which and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons; (ii) File, keep and preserve in a secure place the books required by law; (iii) transcribe and enter immediately upon receipt all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of persons in the appropriate civil registry books; (iv) Transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General, within the prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required by law; (v) Issue certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered documents upon payment of the period have been complied with, issue the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the treasurer; (vii) Coordinate with the Philippines Statistics Authority in conducting educational campaigns for vital registration and assist in the preparation of demographic and other statistics for the local government unit concerned; and(3) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. Titulo 5 Artikulo 9 Sec. 479. A. Walay tawo nga itudlo nga civil registrar gawas kon siya usa ka lungsoranon sa Pilipinas, usa ka lumulupyo sa lokal nga gobyerno nga hingtungdan, nga adunay maayong pamatasan, usa ka naghupot sa degree sa kolehiyogikansa usa ka giila nga kolehiyo o unibersidad, ug usa ka first grade civil service eligible o katumbas niini.Kinahanglan nakabaton siya og kasinatian sa trabaho sa civil registry sulod sa labing menos lima (5) ka tuig sa kaso sa city civil registrar ug tulo (3) katuig sa kaso sa municipal civil registrar. Ang pagtudlo sa usa ka civil registrar kinahanglan nga mandatory alang sa mga gobyerno sa siyudad ug munisipyo. (b) Ang civil registrar maoy responsable sa programa sa civil registration sa local hingtungdan ngayunit sa gobyerno, subay sa balaod sa Civil Registry, Civil Code, ug uban pang may kalabutan nga mga balaod, mga lagdaugmga