Develops plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the mayor, as the case may be, implements the same, particularly those which have to do with civil registry programs and projects which the mayor is empowered to implement and which the sanggunian is empowered to provide for under the Local Government Code; accepts all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of the persons; files, keeps and preserves in a secure place the books required by law; transcribes and enters immediately upon receipt all registrable documents and judicial decrees affecting the civil status of person in the appropriate registry books, transmit to the Office of the Civil Registrar –General, within the prescribed period, duplicate copies of registered documents required by law; issues certified transcripts or copies of any certificate or registered documents upon payment of the prescribed fees to the treasurer, receives applications for the issuance of a marriage license and, after determining that the requirements and supporting certificates and application thereof for the prescribed period have been complied with, issues the license upon payment of the authorized fee to the treasurer; coordinates with the National Statistics Office in conducting educational campaigns for vital registration and assists in the preparation of demographic and other statistics for the local government unit concerned; the implementation of RA 9048 and other amendments of the Family code on Legitimation; and exercises such other powers and performs such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance and performs other duties as maybe directed by the Local Chief Executive.
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