Aired (September 12, 2024): Ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority o PSA, 15 local civil registrar ang natuklasang nag-isyu ng hindi tamang birth certificate sa mga foreign national. Ang buong ulat, panoorin sa video.
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00:00Fifteen local civil registrars in the country were found to have issued incorrect birth certificates to foreigners.
00:09According to the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA, there were registrars who issued more than 1,000 birth certificates to the so-called Chinese nationals.
00:20The PSA also discussed the incorrect issuance of birth certificates to foreigners in the National Economic Development Authority or NEDA Budget Hearing.
00:30To clarify this topic, we have with us the Assistant National Statistician of the Civil Registration Service, Mariza Grande.
00:40Welcome to Dapat Alam Mo, Ma'am Mariza.
00:44Good evening to all of you and to all viewers of our program, Dapat Alam Mo.
00:49Thank you, Mariza.
00:51Yes, Ms. Mariza.
00:52Where will the foreigners use the pecking birth certificates they received from the PSA?
00:58Will they be able to identify who those foreigners are?
01:02Well, for now, we are active in identifying irregular and delayed registration.
01:12We have collaborations with other government agencies like the DFA, NBI, the Bureau of Immigration,
01:19to identify who these foreign nationals are.
01:24Based on the data provided by our national statistician,
01:31we have identified more than 1,500 foreign nationals who have delayed registration of their birth certificates.
01:42Ms. Mariza, let me repeat the question.
01:45Based on your research, where do foreign nationals use the pecking birth certificates they receive?
01:55Well, based on our ongoing investigations,
02:00the goal is for them to acquire Filipino citizenship
02:06and have the right to procure land, build businesses,
02:15and become Filipino nationals so that they can fulfill the rights of Filipinos just like us.
02:25Ms. Mariza, if they come here and are caught issuing pecking birth certificates, what will happen to them?
02:34Well, first, if their birth certificate is proven to be irregular or let's say fake,
02:42if there is fraud in their delayed registration,
02:45first, we will conduct a fact-finding investigation.
02:49And the first thing that the PSA does is to block them so that they cannot obtain their records in the PSA.
02:59And based on the 15 that we investigated,
03:05we referred some of them to their mayors so that we can give them a summary of cases of our investigation
03:16to give disciplinary action because the local city registrars and personnel are under the direct supervision of our mayors.
03:26So our part is just a recommendation to file a case to facilitate the registration of these foreign nationals.
03:39And recently, we coordinated with our Office of the Solicitor General so that this can be cancelled in the registry
03:48because the power to cancel is still in the court.
03:53So for now, we have endorsed 18 Certificate of Live Births in our OSG so that we can file a cancellation in the court.
04:04Mariza, on another issue, about the birth certificate, if they are late registrants,
04:09they need to apply for a national ID before they can be given a birth certificate.
04:13Who can we consider as late registrants?
04:18First of all, births under the law need to be registered within 30 days to be considered as timely registered.
04:28If it is within 30 days, that is the late registration.
04:32So because of the fraudulent registrations that we had,
04:38we issued new guidelines for shorter requirements including the registration of our national ID.
04:51So simultaneously, it can be done that the delayed registration is already there, they will file,
04:58and they need a personal appearance to be interviewed by our registrants.
05:05We can register them in the national ID and capture their photo, which was not there before,
05:11and the biometric and iris additional features of our national ID.
05:17Ma'am, now there's a problem with the national ID because of the lack of a visa in the contract.
05:23What about the late registrants of the birth certificate?
05:28For now, we will continue to register.
05:32We have a PLC's Registration Center.
05:35For example, if a client holds a transaction slip because his physical ID card has not arrived yet,
05:45or he was not able to download his digital national ID through the EGOOP app,
05:50he can present the transaction slip.
05:53What the local needs to do is to validate that the transaction slip is authentic.
06:00So it will coordinate with our PSA and CSS to validate this information.
06:08Now, if the access of our countrymen is not available,
06:13there are remote places where it is difficult to access our delayed registration,
06:19but our office is partnering with our local civil registrar to conduct the mobile registration.
06:27Ma'am, I'm sorry if we're running out of time.
06:29I just want to ask, how important is it for us to have a one-to-one consultation?
06:35Is it required for everyone to answer the questions?
06:39Yes, of course.
06:41When you say census, everyone needs to participate in the census
06:47because the data will be used later.
06:50It's a very important data for us to get the demographic and other indicators in planning our government.
07:00But if you don't include it in the census,
07:03what will happen to your people?
07:05Will the law be violated?
07:07There are a lot of people who seem lazy to answer,
07:09or they are afraid to use their information in various places.
07:13We all know that there are a lot of scams.
07:15So, what will happen if you don't include it in the census?
07:18Well, there is a process.
07:24If they are referred, they can be sued because they did not cooperate with our census.
07:33There are also other ways, like self-administered questionnaire,
07:38that can be left at home and will be returned.
07:42If they are afraid.
07:44And confidentiality.
07:46We are here for that.
07:49Thank you very much, Ms. Marisa Grande, Assistant National Statistician of the Civil Registration Service.
07:55Just a small message and it's timely.
07:58And it's confusing and it's a true story.
08:01We are happy with that.
08:14Thank you very much.