MOBILE REGISTRATION AT LIRONGAN

(MAY 5-6, 2022)

Birth registration is the process of recording a child’s birth. It is a permanent and official record of a
child’s existence, and provides legal recognition of that child’s identity. At a minimum, it establishes a
legal record of where the child was born and who his or her parents are. Birth registration is required for
a child to get a birth certificate – his or her first legal proof of identity. Not only is birth registration a
fundamental human right, it also helps ensure that children’s other rights are upheld – like the rights to
protection from violence, and essential social services like health care and justice. The information
collected from birth registration records helps governments decide where and how to spend money,
and what areas to focus on for development programs such as education and immunization.

Last May 5 and 6, the Municipal Registrar Officer, Mrs. Belen Bacarrisas, with her staff, Mrs. Jessica
Boctot and Mrs. Lucena Martinez, went to Barangay Lirongan to conduct a mobile registration of birth.
The purpose of this activity is to register the children who are still unregistered, to also cater
applications of marriage license for mass wedding and also to accommodate PSA requests copy for birth
and marriages.

The main goal of this activity is to help those residents in the said Barangay who cannot afford to go to
the municipal hall due to the lack of money. After the activity was done and the goal was achieved, the
people were happy because the service was brought to them.