In coordination with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Payao, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Zamboanga Sibugay awarded twenty-six (26) Certificate of Live Births (COLBs) in Security Paper (SECPA) under Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP). The ceremonial turnover was held at the Municipal Hall of Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay during their flag raising ceremony on May 06, 2024.

The ceremony was graced by the Municipal Civil Registrar Dahlia L. Lopez and LCRO Staff, conjointly with PSO-Zamboanga Sibugay personnel headed by Chief Statistical Specialist Atty. Richard D. Tabigne assisted by Registration Officer II Gerry E. Lao-Lao and Birth Registration Coordinator Julie Ann Q. Donaire.

The twenty-six (26) Certificate of Live Births in Security Paper were awarded to the Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP) beneficiaries in twelve (12) barangays in the Municipality of Payao, marking the successful completion of a precise process of registration that involved screening, data verification, and application for delayed registration of birth at the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO).
 

This remarkable success in birth registration demonstrates the commitment of the PSA to ensure that all Filipinos, especially those belonging to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Muslim Filipinos, and the poorest sector in the country, will be registered in the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs). These offices will serve as gateway for them to claim their social benefits and establish their legal identity.

Atty. Tabigne also highlighted the significance of acquiring birth certificate as a fundamental document for identification and necessary transactions of each individual. 
 

ATTY. RICHARD D. TABIGNE
Chief Statistical Specialist
(Provincial Statistical Specialist)