ABOUT THE SERVICE

It shall be the responsibility of the spouse or the nearest relative who has knowledge

of the death to report the incident within forty-eight (48) if the deceased died without medical assistance. The Municipal Health Officer shall examine the deceased and shall certify as to the cause of death and direct the registration of the death certificate to the Office of the Civil Registrar within the reglementary period  of thirty (30) days.

 

CLIENT GROUP

Spouse , children, relatives of the deceased or the nearest kin or barangay official as the case may be.

 

REQUIREMENTS                            If death occurred at home

Personal appearance of the informant who should be a relative of the deceased

 

If death occurred in the hospital

Death Certificate will be prepared by the hospital

 

Sworn statement is required if the registration is delayed even when death either

happened at home or in the hospital

 

FEES/PAYMENT REQUIRED    Burial fee

->Resident                   Php        215.00

->Non-resident         Php        515.00

Cemetery fee

->Resident                   Php        1,000.00

->Non-resident         Php        2,000.00

 

SERVICE SCHEDULE                     Monday to Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

 

PROCESS OF AVAILING THE SERVICE

On-time/delayed registration of deaths that occurred at home

STEPS INVOLVED ACTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR TRANSACTION

TIME

PERSON/S

RESPONSIBLE

Relative of the deceased provides the necessary information and reviews

the Death Certificate prepared  and  affixes his/her signature on the space provided

Review the completeness of the data in the Certificate of Death 5 Minutes Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III/

JO Staff

Go to the embalmer and the

Municipal Health Officer and have the Death Certificate signed

 

(Both the embalmer and the Municipal Health Officer sign the Death Certificate and issue burial or transfer permit, whatever is necessary) 1 Hour Municipal Health

Officer/Embalmer

Pay the corresponding fee at the

Office of the Municipal Treasurer

(Staff of the Office of the Municipal

Treasurer receives the payment and issues Official Receipts)

  Revenue Collection

Clerk/Staff

Return to the Office of the

Municipal Civil Registrar and

submit OR and Death Certificate.

Wait as the Registration Officer

records the document

Records and assign registry number to the Death Certificate 5 Minutes Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III/

JO Staff

Claim the duly registered Death

Certificate

 

Issues the duly registered Death

Certificate and records the issuance

3 Minutes Mun. Civil Registrar/

Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III

TOTAL PROCESSING TIME                 1 hour and 13 minutes

 

On-time/delayed registration of deaths that occurred in the hospital

STEPS INVOLVED ACTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR TRANSACTION

TIME

PERSON/S

RESPONSIBLE

Submit in three copies the duly

accomplished Death Certificate

prepared by the hospital

authorities

Reviews the duly accomplished Death Certificate prepared by the hospital authorities 3 Minutes Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III

Go to the embalmer and Municipal Health Officer and have the Death Certificate signed (Municipal Health Officer and Embalmer sign the DC and issue burial/transfer permit) 1 hour Municipal Health Officer/Embalmer
Pay the corresponding fee at the

Office of the Municipal Treasurer

 

(Staff of the Office of the Municipal Treasurer receives the payment and issues Official Receipt)   Revenue Collection

Clerk/Staff

Return to the Office of the

Municipal Civil Registrar and

Submit OR and Death Certificate.

Wait as the Registration Officer

records the document

Records and assigns registry number to the Death Certificate 5 minutes Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III/

JO Staff

Claim the duly registered Death

Certificate

Issues the duly Registered Death Certificate and records the issuance 2 minutes Asst. Registration Officer/

Admin. Aide IV/

Admin Aide III

 

TOTAL PROCESSING TIME                 1 hour and 10 minutes