BRAP and National ID Mobile Registration at Brgy. Helino, Calbayog, City, Samar

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Samar, in coordination with the Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of Calbayog City and the Philippine National Police through the Revitalized Pulis sa Barangay (R-PSB) Program, conducted a mobile registration for the National Identification System and Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP) on 26 to 29 May 2025 at the Dancing Hall, Brgy. Helino, Calbayog City.

The activity aimed to register individuals who were not covered in previous mobile registrations, particularly those with negative results from the Office of the Civil Registrar General (OCRG). The activity prioritized the registration of unrecorded births among Indigenous Peoples, Muslim Filipinos, and other underserved or marginalized individuals.

A total of 135 new BRAP applicants were listed from Brgy. Dinawacan (63), Brgy. Helino (58), Brgy. Naguma (7), and Brgy. Canhumadac (7). Of these, 61 were verified through the negative list, and 48 Certificates of Live Birth (COLBs) were subsequently prepared. Forty-six (46) COLBs were transmitted to the LCRO of Calbayog City, while two (2) were placed on hold due to incomplete parent signatures. Arrangements were made for the completion of these signatures at the National ID Registration Center.

Simultaneously, 219 individuals were registered for the National ID. The co-location of BRAP and National ID System services ensured streamlined processing, with National ID registration being facilitated first for BRAP clients who were not yet registered.

The registration was facilitated by BRAP Coordinators Cherryl L. Moreno and Marvin L. Demit, GIP Rizzah Mae C. Rovero, and National ID personnel Maria Fe B. Lobo and Rona Fe A. Oyon-Oyon. The R-PSB team provided security and logistical support throughout the activity.

The team also responded to queries on legitimation procedures, corrections of entries in civil registry documents, and updates to National ID records.

For more information, please visit our PSA official website www.psa.gov.ph or PSA Samar Official visit our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/PSASamarOfficial.

RIZA N. MORALETA
Chief Statistical Specialist