Establishing A Civil Registration System For Muslim Filipinos

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 157 February 15, 1994

ESTABLISHING A CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR MUSLIM FILIPINOS

WHEREAS, civil registration is the systematic recording of act and events concerning the civil status of persons;

WHEREAS, civil registration is meant for all Filipinos, regardless of political affiliation or religious belief, and hence an effective tool of attaining national solidarity and unity that can spur economic recovery and growth;

WHEREAS, Muslim Filipinos have yet to be assimilated into the system of civil registration established on 27 February 1931 by Act No. 3753 because of their district customs, practices and rites;

WHEREAS, this Administration has acknowledged with much concern the problems and inconveniences encountered and experienced by Muslim Filipinos whose civil status has remained undocumented;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the establishment of a system of civil registration that considers the distinct customs, practices and rites of Muslim Filipinos, and hereby order:

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Summary of Executive Order No. 157

Establishing a Civil Registration System for Muslim Filipinos

- Acknowledges the need for a civil registration system that considers the distinct customs, practices, and rites of Muslim Filipinos. (Preamble)

- Directs the Civil Registrar General to:
• Implement the rules and regulations governing the registration of acts and events concerning the civil status of Muslim Filipinos as provided in Administrative Order No. 2, Series of 1993. (Sec. 1)
• Collaborate with officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, local government units, and other government agencies in conducting information dissemination, trainings, conferences, and seminars for city/municipal civil registrars and other civil registration personnel. (Sec. 2)
• Exercise necessary powers and perform necessary functions for the proper and effective implementation and maintenance of the civil registration system for Muslim Filipinos. (Sec. 3)

- Authorizes the National Statistics Office to use its savings from the 1993 appropriations, and if insufficient, to take the necessary amount from the savings of the Office of the President, for carrying out the provisions of this Order. (Sec. 4)

- Declares that this Order shall take effect immediately. (Sec. 5)