civil registration

Channels of Services

1. Census Serbilis Centers (CenSCs)

A component of NSO-CRS is the establishment of Census Serbilis Centers (CenSCs) nationwide. CenSCs are strategically established in different parts of the country to bring the services closer to the public. The public can walk in any of these outlets and request for Civil Registry Documents (CRD's).

Census Serbilis Centers in Mindanao:

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Census Serbilis Centers

NSO-Butuan City Ground Flr. Acerado Building, Achoa Avenue, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	NSO-Cagayan de Oro City Pride Rock Business Park, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City
NSO-Cotabato City Ground Flr. Carumba Building, Jupiter St., Cotabato City	NSO-Davao City 2/F Mintrade Building, F. Bangoy cor. Monteverde Sts., Davao City, Davao del Sur
NSO-Gen. Santos City 2nd Floor, Pietros Hotel, National Highway, Gen. Santos City	NSO-Iligan Mezzanine/F Elena Tower Inn, National Highway, Tibanga, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
NSO-Ozamis 2/F Casa Esperanza Bldg., Don Anselmo Bernard Ave., Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental	NSO-Zamboanga City 2/F Cortez Building, Dr. Evangelista St., Brgy. Sta. Catalina, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
NSO-Dipolog City G/F Barbaso Building, Magsaysay St. Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	NSO-Tandag 2/F Bright Star Bldg., Donasco St., Tandag, Surigao del Sur

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Civil Registry Documents that can be requested in the NSO serbilis outlet

Birth Certificate

Marriage Certificate

Death Certificate

Certificate of No Marriage

Informations Needed in Securing the Documents

Birth Certificate

The interested party shall provide the following information to facilitate verification and issuance of certification. 

1. Birth Complete name of the child (first, middle, last) 
2. Complete name of the father 
3. Complete maiden name of the mother 
4. Date of birth (month, day, year) 
5. Place of birth (city/municipality, province) 
6. Whether or not registered late. 
7. If registered late, please state the year when it was registered. 
8. Complete name and address of the requesting party 
9. Relationship to the child 
10.Number of copies needed 
11.Purpose of the certification

NOTE: ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION OF BIRTH IS SUBJECT TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE WHICH PROVIDES: 

Art. 7. Nondisclosure of birth records. ? The records of a person?s birth shall be kept strictly confidential and no information relating thereto shall be issued except on the request of any of the following: 

The person himself, or any person authorized by him; 
His spouse, his parent or parents, his direct descendants, or the guardian or institution legally incharge of him, if he is a minor; 
The court or proper public official whenever absolutely necessary in administrative, judicial or other official proceedings to determine the identity of the child?s parents or other circumstances surrounding his birth; and 
In case of the person?s death, the nearest of kin. 
Any person violating the prohibition shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of at least two months or a fine in an amount not exceeding five hundred pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.

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Marriage Certificate

1. Complete name of the husband
2. Complete name of the wife
3. Date of marriage
4. Place of marriage
5. Complete name and address of the requesting party
6. Number of copies needed
7. Purpose for the certification

Death Certificate

1. Complete name of the deceased person 
2. Date of death 
3. Place of death 
4. Complete name and address of the requesting party 
5. Number of copies needed 
6. For what purpose the certification shall be used

Certificate of No Marriage

1. Complete name of the person 
2. Complete name of the father 
3. Complete maiden name of the mother 
4. Date of birth 
5. Place of birth 
6. Complete name and address of the requesting party 
7. Number or copies needed 
8. Purpose for the certification

Processing fee of the CR Documents

Fees Collected by the NSO Region 10 Serbilis Outlet  by Type of Request Effective 1 May 2008
Type of Request	Specific Fee	Documentary Stamp Tax	Total Fee
Authentication of Civil Registry Documents	P125.00	P15.00	P140.00
Copy Issuance of Converted and Unconverted Documents	P125.00	P15.00	P140.00
Certificate of No Marriage	P180.00	P15.00	P195.00

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Processing time for an application

1. The processing time is shorter when the copy requested is for a document that is already "converted", that is, the document is already in the Civil Registration System (CRS) database.

2. The processing period for requests for the Certificate of No Marriage Record is longer than that for copy issuance requests. The period could be longer if the surname of the subject person is common such as Aquino, Ferrer, Cruz, De Guzman, and others.

What is the Touch Base Management Civil Registration System (TBMCRS)?

The TBMCRS is an innovation that revolutionize the Barangay Civil Registration System which has been adopted Nationwide.

It seeks to render prompt delivery of civil registry documents to requesting agencies like Local Government Units, Private Agencies, Industries, Academes and even Religious Groups.

It caters to clients in areas where there is no census serbilis outlet like Bukidnon and Camiguin.

This helps clients who cannot afford transportation expenses from their locality to the regional office and also for those busy people who cannot leave their work place and students who cannot leave their classes.

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NSO-CRS all about

The National Statistics Office-Civil Registry System (NSO-CRS) is a computerization project of NSO in partnership with Unisys. It is designed to collect, store and manage civil registry documents, including specimen signatures of city and municipal civil registrars and CRS authorized signatories using imaging technology.

The NSO-CRS aims to:

* Enhance and improve the delivery of services to the public by expeditious processing and prompt release of requested civil registry documents;
* Efficiently organize, manage, and maintain a complete and accurate database of civil registry documents and information;
* Minimize falsification and fabrication of civil registry documents; and
* Enhance the computing capability of NSO.

eCensus

e-Census web site (e-Census.com.ph) allows an individual to file requests for civil registry documents (birth, marriage and death). For each request, a reference number is generated and a batch reference number is assigned to multiple requests per transaction. These reference numbers are used in paying and querying.

They can have their requests mailed or delivered to them. With e-Census, NSO hopes to reach more people and bring their services to where and when it is needed.