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PSA to adopt ARTA's recommendations on foundling, registration of authority to solemnize marriage certificates

Published Aug 8, 2021 09:27 am

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was set to adopt several of the Anti-Red Tape Authority's (ARTA's) recommendations in their guidelines for securing a Certificate of Foundling and Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage.

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) logos (photos from PSA, ARTA official websites)

In a meeting between the two agencies early this week, PSA Assistant Secretary Leo Malagar said they have revised the requirements needed to secure a Certificate of Foundling for adults, which are their profile from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and affidavits from two disinterested persons.

The new guidelines were suggestions that ARTA made in a meeting on July 15, 2021, after finding out that there were no clear guidelines for obtaining a Certificate of Foundling for adults.

These were still subject to consultation with PSA's regional directors and other officials.

During their meeting on August 4, suggestions were made to change the name of the Certificate of Foundling to Certificate of Live Birth of a Foundling. The profile of a child or adult foundling will also be renamed to Profile and Case Study Report to capture the efforts of social workers.

Malagar said that PSA will be issuing an advisory to national government agencies and local government units to honor the Certificate of Foundling in the same way as the Certificate of Live Birth.

Meanwhile, the PSA presented the revised guidelines for the Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage Certificates, which omitted the previously required list of 200 bonafide active church members, the point of contention in the earlier meeting.

The agency said it will be tapping the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for monthly updates on the list of revoked, suspended, or canceled registration of religious organizations, who were found to be spurious.

This will make it faster for them to release the necessary certifications to legitimate churches, temples, chapels, mosques, synagogues, and other places of worship.

ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica lauded the PSA for taking immediate steps to amend and streamline its guidelines.

"As the guidelines are in the final stages of preparation before the rollout, we fervently hope that there will no longer be changes, specifically in the provisions that we pointed out, in the draft," he said.

"This, as we strongly believe that our efforts would surely be able to change and affect a lot of people's lives," he added.

Belgica pledged that ARTA will continue helping national government agencies in addressing the pain points in their processes.

"Lumalabas na marami sa mga problema ay inter-agency related. Hangga't hindi natin nasti-streamline together, hindi 'yan mawawala (It appears that many of the problems were inter-agency related. As long as we have not streamlined, these will not disappear)," he said.

According to the ARTA chief, more meetings will be conducted to finalize the guidelines for the said certificates.

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