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Siquijor LCR bags Hall of Fame award from PSA


 

SIQUIJOR, Siquijor, October 14 (PIA) -- For the seventh year, the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) of the Municipality of Siquijor bagged the  Outstanding Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) Medium Category award from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), along with the Hall of Famer award for the third time among the Circle of Excellence Award during the 2nd Philippine Identity Summit and 3rd National Convention on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics on September 26-28, 2023 at SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City.

Siquijor Municipality Local Civil Registration (LCR) Officer Fernando Jose Pescante said that getting the awards was not easy but they tried their best to better serve the public. 

"The yearly award keeps us moving and inspires us to do good, to the best that we can," said Pescante.

He thanked the local government unit (LGU), the different sectors, and stakeholders for their support .

Siquijor is the only LCR in the province and among the five LCRs in the region known to be a consistent awardee at the national level. 

"We are very proud . It is not only the office that is being awarded but the Siquijor LRC office or the Siquijor LGU that should take the pride but the province of Siquijor," Pescante added. 

One of those categories that LGUs are evaluated on is its timely submission of registered documents with quality entries. (RAC/PIA7-Siquijor)

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