MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on final reading Tuesday the bill providing for the permanent validity of the certificates of live birth, death, and marriage issued and certified by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Statistics Office (NSO).
With 199 affirmative votes, zero negative, and no abstention, the lower chamber approved during Wednesday’s session House Bill No. 9175 or the “Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death, and Marriage Act.”
Under the measure, the certificates of live birth, death, and marriage issued, signed, certified, or authenticated by the PSA and its predecessor, the NSPO, and local…
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