This special release presents statistics on vital events occurring for the fourth quarter of 2022 in the municipality of Aguinaldo, 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)-Aguinaldo 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.

Table 1 shows a total of 48 live births were registered in the municipality of Aguinaldo for the fourth quarter of 2022. The month of December recorded the most at 35.4% live births. It was followed by the month of November and October at 33.3% and 31.3%, respectively. By sex disaggregation, both male and female has an equal number of registrations.

TABLE 1. Total Registered Live Births by Month and by Sex, Aguinaldo: 4th Quarter 2022

Table 2 shows that 56% were timely registered and 44% were late registered. Moreover, there were more legitimate babies (56%) than illegitimate babies (44%). Legitimate babies were higher by 6. Therefore, more babies were born of wedlock.

TABLE 2. Total Registered Live Births by Registration and by Legitimacy Status, Aguinaldo: 4^th Quarter 2022

In figure 1, it shows that babies born in the hospital and at home has the same registered births, both with 50%.

FIGURE 1. Registered Live Births by Place Type, Aguinaldo: 4^th 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.

In the fourth quarter, a total of 23 marriages were registered in the municipality of Aguinaldo. The month of December recorded the most at 48% marriages. It was followed by the month of October and November with both the same registration at 26%.

In the table below, it shows that all 23 registered marriages were recorded timely within the reglementary period of 30 days.

TABLE 3. Total Registered Marriages by Month and Registration Status, Aguinaldo: 4th Quarter 2022

Figure 2 shows that wedding ceremonies conducted by civil wedding rites had the highest registered marriages at 52%, followed by other religious rites and Roman Catholic church at 26% and 22%, respectively.

FIGURE 2. Total Registered Marriages by Type of Ceremony, Aguinaldo: 4^th Quarter 2022

Figure 3 shows that among the place types for marriage, weddings held at the mayor’s office had the highest number of registered marriages at 52%, followed by the Church at 39%, and other specified places at 9%.

FIGURE 3. Total Registered Marriages by Place Type, Aguinaldo: 4^th 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).

In the fourth quarter, a total of 18 deaths were registered in the municipality of Aguinaldo. The month of October and November both recorded the most at 44% deaths. It was followed by the month of December at 11%.  

Table 4 shows that by sex disaggregation, male death registration was higher (56%) than female death registration (44%).

TABLE 4. Total Registered Deaths by Month and by Sex, Aguinaldo: 4^th Quarter 2022

Table 5 shows that by civil status, registered deaths with married status recorded 50%, widows/widowers at 33% and singles at 17%. Moreover, majority of the deaths registered were recorded within the reglementary period of 30 days.

TABLE 5. Total Registered Deaths by Civil and Registration status, Aguinaldo: 4^th Quarter 2022

DELANO C. BOLISLIS, JR.
Chief Statistical Specialist
Provincial Statistical Office-Ifugao