This special release presents statistics on vital events occurring for the 3rd quarter of 2022 in the municipality of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao. This publication shows the total registered birth, marriage, and death statistics by registration status, sex, legitimacy status, age, type of ceremony, and place type. The civil registry documents transmitted monthly by the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO)-Alfonso Lista to Ifugao Provincial Statistical Office for machine processing served as the source of data in preparation of this special release.

BIRTH REGISTRATION

Live birth is defined as complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached, each product of such a birth is considered live born.

The reported live births for the third quarter in the municipality of Alfonso Lista reached to 202. The month of September recorded the most at 38.12 percent. It was followed by the month of August and July, with 32.18 percent and 29.70 percent, respectively. By sex aggregation, 53.96 percent were females and 46.04 percent were males. (Table 1)

TABLE 1. Total Registered Live Births by Month and by Sex, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

Table 2 shows that 87.62 percent were timely registered and 12.38 percent were late registered. Majority were registered within the reglementary period of 30 days. Moreover, there were 60.89 percent recorded registered births of wedlock and 39.11 percent born out of wedlock. (Table 2)

TABLE 2. Total Registered Live Births by Registration and by Legitimacy Status, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

Figure 1 shows that babies born in Hospital had a total of 96.53 percent. Babies born at home had a total of 3.47 percent. There is no occurrence on other place type of registered births.

FIGURE 1. Registered Live Births by Place Type, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

MARRIAGE REGISTRATION

Marriage is defined as a contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidence are governed by law and not subject to stipulation, except that marriage settlements may fix the property relations during the marriage within the limits provided in the Family Code of the Philippines.

The reported marriages for the third quarter in the municipality of Alfonso Lista reached to 18. The month of July recorded the most with 44.44 percent. It was followed by the month of August and September with 38.89 percent and 16.67 percent, respectively.

By registration status, there is no late registered marriage. (Table 3)

TABLE 3. Total Registered Marriages by Month and Registration Status, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

Figure 2 shows that among the type of ceremonies, Other religious rites had the highest registered marriages with 50 percent, followed by Civil wedding and Roman Catholic with 33.33 percent and 16.67 percent, respectively. Tribal religion had no reported marriage.

FIGURE 2. Total Registered Marriages by Type of Ceremony, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

Figure 3 shows that among the place types for marriage, the Church had the highest number of weddings with 44.44 percent, followed by Mayor’s office and Home, with 33.33 percent and 16.67 percent, respectively.

FIGURE 3. Total Registered Marriages by Place Type, Alfonso Lista: 3rd Quarter 2022

DEATH REGISTRATION

Death refers to the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (postnatal cessation of vital function without capability of resuscitation).

A total of 45 deaths were registered for the third quarter in the municipality of Alfonso Lista. The month of August recorded the most at 42.22 percent. It was followed by the month of July and September, both with 28.89 percent.

By sex aggregation, 66.67 percent were males and 33.33 percent were females. (Table 4)

TABLE 5. Total Registered Deaths by Civil and Registration status, Alfonso Lista: 3^rd Quarter 2022

DELANO C. BOLISLIS, JR
Chief Statistical Specialist