QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 326)
The proclamation declares as a national state policy the registration of births, deaths, marriages, and foundlings.
It aims to attain 100% registration of births, deaths, marriages, and foundlings, to develop a comprehensive civil status information system for effective government programs.
It states that the present estimated registration level of vital events in the country is only about 85%, hence the need to increase it to 100%.
It cites the President’s powers under Book I, Chapter 7, Section 27 of the Administrative Code of 1987.
They are encouraged to advance and promulgate measures for adopting effective registration procedures.
It encourages the elimination of registration fees, and specifically indicates it should be in accordance with the Civil Registry Law and other existing laws.
It clarifies that any measures—such as eliminating registration fees—must comply with existing legal frameworks, rather than being imposed independently of them.
It seeks to develop a reliable civil status information system based on fully registered vital events, as a basis for effective implementation of government programs.
It implies that higher registration rates improve the data quality and reliability of civil status information, enabling more effective program implementation.
It is primarily a policy declaration at the national level, encouraging adoption of measures consistent with the Civil Registry Law and existing laws.
It can adopt effective registration procedures and consider fee-related reforms consistent with the Civil Registry Law and other applicable statutes, aiming to increase registration to 100%.
In civil registry usage, “foundlings” generally refers to abandoned children whose birth details are to be recorded through the appropriate civil registry process.
It suggests that actions (including fee elimination or procedural changes) must follow statutory requirements and cannot contradict existing laws governing civil registration.
Because incomplete registration weakens the accuracy of civil status records, which are necessary for identity, legal documentation, and planning/evaluation of government programs.