NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE 2001 ANNUAL REPORT

Department
Accomplishments
Civil Registry Department
With the CRS-ITP project, the NSO-developed
software packages CRIS2000 and DVSS2000 were
tested and evaluated. These systems were developed
for the enhanced management of vital records at the
Local Civil Registry Offices and the NSO-Provincial
Offices. Relevant databases for the proper coding
and encoding of information from the vital records
were also generated as requirements of the two
systems.
Issuance of Certificates
of Registration of Authority
to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM)
Pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the Family Code,
NSO issued a total of 10,961 certificates of
registration of authority to solemnize marriage
(CRASM) for 2001. Of these, 5,281 were new
applicants while 5,680 were renewal. The National
Capital Region had the highest number of applicants
for CRASM at 3,439. Also for this year, all 16 NSO
regional offices began accepting renewal of the
CRASM, which hastened the process and brought the
service nearer to the solemnizing officers nationwide.
Accreditation
of Travel Agencies
A total of 508 travel agencies were
accredited for the year. The accreditation of travel
agencies was started in 1995 primarily to curb
irregular practices of liaison officers which result to
spurious and fraudulent documents.
Republic Act No. 9048
or the Clerical Error Law
In compliance with the provisions of the law,
the NSO prepared the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of the law in consultation with the
representatives from the Department of Justice, the
Department of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the
Supreme Court Administrator, the University of the
Philippines Law Center and the Philippine
Association of Civil Registrars. The IRR was
finalized through the issuance of Administrative
Order No. 1 series of 2001 which was signed on
July 24, 2001 at the Department of Justice. The IRR
took effect 15 days after its publication on August 1,
2001.
For the proper and uniform implementation
of the law, a manual of instructions was prepared by
NSO in coordination with local civil registrars.
Despite budgetary constraints, NSO conducted a
nationwide series of training on RA 9048 and its IRR
for the local civil registrars, who are the
implementers of the law.
Actual implementation started in September
2001. By the end of the year, the NSO had received
a total of 3,484 petitions.
Civil Registration Month
Second National Convention of Solemnizing Officers
The year 2001 marked the decade of the Civil
Registration Month celebration. Once again, NSO,
together with other concerned agencies involved
in the implementation of the Civil Registry
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