The number of registered marriages in the province of Kalinga for the third quarter of 2024 summed up to 253. This is lower by 33 from the previous quarter with 286. The municipality of Balbalan has the highest marriage registered with 79 marriage occurrences or 31.23% of the total registered marriages for the 3rd quarter 2024. The municipalities of Pasil and Tanudan recorded the least number of documented marriages with 7 and 9 marriage occurrences respectively in the 3rd quarter 2024.

The month of September has the highest number of registered marriages with 113 in the 3rd quarter 2024 followed by July with 90 and the least was August with 50 registered births.

Almost one-third or 31.23 and 30.43 percent of the total number of registered marriages in Kalinga for the 3rd Quarter 2024 were from Balbalan and Tabuk City. The remaining 38.34 percent came from the 6 municipalities of the province. Pasil has the least with 2.77 percent of the total number of registered marriages in Kalinga.
In the province, almost all (95.26 percent) of marriages were registered on time (241) compared to 4.74 percent (12) registered late.

Higher rate of registered timely than late was observed in the month of July 2024. Rizal, Tabuk City, Tanudan and Tinglayan have a record of one (1) late registration.

In August 2024, there were more registered timely than late with 45 out of 50 registered. Tabuk City has higher number of registered timely than late with 29. Rizal has neither registration in the municipality.

Among the eight (8) city/municipalities of the province, Balbalan has higher number of registered timely. Zero rates of delayed registration were recorded for the municipalities of Balbalan, Pasil, Pinukpuk, Rizal and Tanudan. Pasil has neither registration in the municipality.

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MARIBEL M. DALAYDAY
Chief Statistical Specialist