 SOLEMNIZING
OFFICER'S CONCERN
by
Elmer Palacio
The
promulgation of the administrative order no.2 series
of 2005 encouraged me to share this concern to our
preachers/ministers from Visayas. The said administrative
order contains the NEW rules and regulations including
the NEW registration procedures governing the registration
of Authority to solemnizing marriage of solemnizing
officers and shall be implemented in January 2006.
It was my second time to attend the NATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE SOLEMNIZING OFFICERS. The 3rd NCSO was held
in Tagaytay City on August 5-7, 2003, with the theme:
"KASAL, REHISTRO at MATATAG NA PAMILYA".
Out of the nineteen delegates from Cebu Province,
I was the only one who represented the religious
group, five were local government officials, while
there were thirteen delegates from the Civil Registrar.
It was a very interesting convention because we
focused on marriage laws, registration procedures,
the effect of Republic act 9048, an act authorizing
the city/municipal civil registrar of consul general
to correct a clerical or typographical error in
an entry and/or change of first name or nickname
in the civil registrar without need of a judicial
order; and other important issues and concerns related
to statistic office.
The 4NCSO was held on August 9-11, 2005 in Bacolod
City with the theme: "PANGALAN KO, KARAPATAN
KO". It still focused on the new rules, procedures
and regulations in registering marriages, the registration
of the authority to solemnize marriage, the CENOMAR
(Certificate of No Marriage) as one of the requirements
in legitimating a child and issues and concerns
related to marriage registration. It was mandated
to each Solemnizing officers including the mayors,
judges and civil registrars; that after almost 17
years they find it appropriate to amend administrative
order no.1 series of 1988 to FURTHER improve the
services it renders to the Solemnizing officers.
One Thousand and Seventy delegates attended the
said 4NCSO in Bacolod City. Speakers were from lawyers
and people from the Department of Justice, and from
the National Statistic Office.
The NSO-OCRG (National Statistic Office -Office
of the Civil Registrar General) approved that the
application for the registration of the authority
to solemnize marriage of a Solemnizing Officer,
whether a new applicant or renewal, he/she shall
comply with the following requirements:
a.) Proof of attendance in a one day orientation
seminar conducted by NSO for Solemnizing Officers.
A separate guidelines shall be issued to this effect;
b.) Certified true copy of his/her certificate of
live Birth;
c.) Accomplished application form (OCRG SO form
no.1) in triplicate copies, subscribed and sworn
to before a person authorized to administer oath
with affixed documentary stamp;
d.) Two by two colored I D pictures with white background
and with signatures at the back taken not less than
a month ago from the date of application. Picture
should not be computer generated to preserve its
authenticity. In case the person is using glasses,
it should be removed to have a clear image of the
person;
e.) A machine copy of appointment as Priest, Head,
Founder, Bishop, Pastor and Minister of the religion
or religious sect;
f.) Proper endorsement/designation/recommendation
from the head of the religion or religious sect
to mention: The full name, nationality, complete
address, location of the Church temple or chapel
where the applicant regularly perform rites and
indicate the extent of his territorial jurisdiction;
g.) In case the applicant is the head/bishop/president/founder
of the religion or religious sect, an endorsement
or recommendation from the board of trustees/directors
or Church council;
h.) In case there is no Board of Directors/Trustees,
the head/bishop/founder/president of the religion/religious
sect shall submit a sworn statement duly notarized;
i.) In case the applicant is a citizen of a foreign
country, he shall submit his Alien Certificate of
Registration (ACR) or Immigration Certificate of
Registration (ICR) issued by the Commission on Immigration
and Deportation (CID);
j.) Sworn statement containing brief history of
the religion/religious sect and the list of 200
bonafide active members stating therein their complete
address and signed by the members;
k.) A certified certificate of registration, articles
of incorporations and by laws, and updated General
information Sheet (G.I.S) issued by the Security
Exchange Commission (SEC);
l.) Certified True Copy of Ordination issued by
their respective Church; and
m.) Payment of Registration. (paper presented 4NCSO-Bacolod
City, page 4-5 by Editha R. Orcilla)
To my fellow Ministers, who have not yet applied
for the Authority to solemnize marriage, I am hoping
that we can see the value of this responsibility.
Let us help our brethren by informing them about
the NEW rules, procedures and other legal matters
related to the Statistics office. The 5NCSO will
be on 2007, For more information you can contact:
Editha R. Orcilla- Chief-Document Management Division-NSO
email; E.orcilla@census.gov.ph or Lourdes J. Hufana-Director,
Civil Registration Department-NSO Tel. No. (02)
926-73-33. Or proceed to the NSO-Regional office
in your place.
ELMER
PALACIO, Minister
BABAG CHURCH OF CHRIST
Purok Five Star, Babag II, Lapu-Lapu City
6015 Cebu, Philippines
Palacio74@yahoo.com
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Elmer Palacio has been attending government sponsored
seminars for solemnizing ministers. In the recent
government sponsored national seminar in Bacolod,
he was the only one representing the churches of
Christ. He is scheduled to attend again the one
in Cagayan De Oro City this year. If you wish to
know more about latest marriage and wedding laws,
please click below for his article or write to him
at palacio74@yahoo.com
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