The number of registered marriages in the province of Kalinga for the fourth quarter of 2021 summed up to 242 which is greater by eighteen compared on the previous quarter. The City of Tabuk has the highest marriage registered with 136 marriage occurrences or 56.20% of the total registered marriages for the 4th quarter 2021. Municipality of Balbalan recorded the least number of documented marriages with 7 marriage occurrences in the 4th quarter 2021.
Table1. Number of Marriages Registered by Municipality and by Month:
Kalinga 4th Quarter, 2021
| Place of registration | Month | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
| Balbalan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Lubuagan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Pasil | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Pinukpuk | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Rizal | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Tabuk City | 21 | 23 | 92 | 136 |
| Tanudan | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| Tinglayan | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 |
| Total | 45 | 49 | 148 | 242 |
Figure1. Number of Registered Marriages by Month: Kalinga, 4th Quarter 2021
The month of December has the highest number of registered marriages with 148 in the 4th quarter of 2021 followed by November with 49 and the least was October with 45 registered marriages.
Figure2. Percentage Distribution of Live Marriages by Municipality:
Kalinga, 4th Quarter 2021
More than half or 56.20 percent of the total number of registered marriages in Kalinga for the 4th Quarter 2021 were from the City of Tabuk. The remaining 43.80 percent came from the 7 municipalities of the province. Balbalan has the least with 2.89 percent of the total number of registered marriages in Kalinga.
In the province, almost all (95.04 percent) of marriages registered on time (230) compared to 4.96 percent (12) registered late.
Figure3. Percentage of Registration Status: Kalinga, 4th Quarter 2021
Table2. Number of Marriages Registered by Municipality, by Registration Status:
October, 2021
| Place of Registration | October | |
|---|---|---|
| Timely | Late | |
| Balbalan | 1 | 0 |
| Lubuagan | 8 | 0 |
| Pasil | 1 | 0 |
| Pinukpuk | 2 | 0 |
| Rizal | 3 | 0 |
| Tabuk City | 19 | 2 |
| Tanudan | 5 | 0 |
| Tinglayan | 4 | 0 |
In October 2021, Tabuk City has two late registration. All municipalities have higher rate on timely registration. Zero late registration was observed in the seven (7) municipalities of the province.
Table3. Number of Marriages Registered by Municipality, by Registration Status:
November, 2021
| Place of Registration | November | |
|---|---|---|
| Timely | Late | |
| Balbalan | 2 | 0 |
| Lubuagan | 2 | 2 |
| Pasil | 1 | 0 |
| Pinukpuk | 4 | 0 |
| Rizal | 6 | 0 |
| Tabuk City | 20 | 3 |
| Tanudan | 2 | 0 |
| Tinglayan | 7 | 0 |
Higher rate of registered timely than late was observed in the month of November 2021. Tabuk City, Tanudan and Lubuagan have 3 and 2 late registered documents. The other municipalities have zero.
Table4. Number of Marriages Registered by Municipality, by Registration Status:
December, 2021
| Place of Registration | December | |
|---|---|---|
| Timely | Late | |
| Balbalan | 4 | 0 |
| Lubuagan | 2 | 1 |
| Pasil | 5 | 1 |
| Pinukpuk | 3 | 1 |
| Rizal | 10 | 0 |
| Tabuk City | 92 | 0 |
| Tanudan | 10 | 1 |
| Tinglayan | 17 | 1 |
Among the eight (8) city/municipalities of the province, Tabuk City has the highest number of registered timely. Zero rates of delayed registration for the municipalities of Balbalan, Rizal and Tabuk City. Lubuagan, Pasil, Pinukpuk, Tanudan and Tinglayan have 1.
