MALACAÑANG
M a n i l aPRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 766 August 8, 1975
AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 651, DATED JANUARY 31, 1975, ENTITLED "REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THE PHILIPPINES WHICH OCCURRED FROM JANUARY 1, 1974 AND THEREAFTER" AND EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF REGISTRATION UP TO DECEMBER 31, 1975
WHEREAS, Sections 2 and 5 of Presidential Decree No. 651, requires unregistered births and deaths which occurred from January 1, 1974 up to the date when said decree becomes effective, to be registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of the place where the event occurred within sixty (60) days from March 16 to May 16, 1975, without fine or fee of any kind;
WHEREAS, the same sections of said decree also provide that all births and deaths occurring after the effectivity of said decree must be registered within thirty (30) days from date of occurrence, without fee or fine of any kind;
WHEREAS, due to the present difficulties in the Mindanao area...
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Amending Sections 2 And 5 Of P.D. No. 651, DatedJanuary 31, 1975, Entitled "Requiring The Registration Of Births And Deaths In The Philippines Which Occurred From January 1, 1974 And There
Presidential Decree No. 766
Summary of Presidential Decree No. 766
Extension of Registration Period for Births and Deaths
- The period for registering unregistered births and deaths that occurred from March 17, 1975 to November 30, 1975 is extended until December 31, 1975, without any fine or fee. (Section 1, Section 2)
- Births after November 30, 1975 must be registered within 30 days from birth, without fine or fee, by the attending physician, nurse, midwife, hilot, hospital/clinic administrator, or either parent or responsible family member. (Section 1)
- Deaths after November 30, 1975 must be reported within 48 hours to the Local Health Officer, who will issue a death certificate and order registration within 30 days, without fine or fee. (Section 2)
- If the deceased was attended by a physician, the physician must issue a death certificate within 48 hours and submit it to the Local Health Officer for registration. (Section 2)
- The attending physician, responsible family member, or person with knowledge of the death are jointly liable for reporting the death to the Local Health Officer. (Section 2)
- If the deceased was not attended by a physician or did not die in a hospital, the responsible family member alone is responsible for reporting the death. (Section 2)
- The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority may extend the registration periods in meritorious cases upon the recommendation of the Civil Registrar-General. (Section 3)
Joint Liability
- Parents, responsible family members, and attendants at birth or hospital/clinic administrators are jointly liable for failure to register a newborn child. (Section 1)
- If there was no attendant at birth or the child was not born in a hospital/clinic, the parents or responsible family member alone are primarily liable for failure to register. (Section 1)
Extension of Registration Period for Births and Deaths
- The period for registering unregistered births and deaths that occurred from March 17, 1975 to November 30, 1975 is extended until December 31, 1975, without any fine or fee. (Section 1, Section 2)
- Births after November 30, 1975 must be registered within 30 days from birth, without fine or fee, by the attending physician, nurse, midwife, hilot, hospital/clinic administrator, or either parent or responsible family member. (Section 1)
- Deaths after November 30, 1975 must be reported within 48 hours to the Local Health Officer, who will issue a death certificate and order registration within 30 days, without fine or fee. (Section 2)
- If the deceased was attended by a physician, the physician must issue a death certificate within 48 hours and submit it to the Local Health Officer for registration. (Section 2)
- The attending physician, responsible family member, or person with knowledge of the death are jointly liable for reporting the death to the Local Health Officer. (Section 2)
- If the deceased was not attended by a physician or did not die in a hospital, the responsible family member alone is responsible for reporting the death. (Section 2)
- The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority may extend the registration periods in meritorious cases upon the recommendation of the Civil Registrar-General. (Section 3)
Joint Liability
- Parents, responsible family members, and attendants at birth or hospital/clinic administrators are jointly liable for failure to register a newborn child. (Section 1)
- If there was no attendant at birth or the child was not born in a hospital/clinic, the parents or responsible family member alone are primarily liable for failure to register. (Section 1)