The Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office 7 (PSA RSSO 7) celebrated the 31^st Civil Registration Month (CRM) with the theme “Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics’ Digital Information: The Ways to Manage the New Normal.” In line with this celebration, PSA RSSO 7 spearheaded various activities to continually carry out the provisions of Civil Registry Laws amidst the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Most activities were conducted virtually and the minimum health and safety protocols were observed.

To raise the level of awareness of the public on the celebration and as one of the information dissemination advocacies of the office, an official streamer of the 31^st Civil Registration Month was displayed at the PSA Cebu City CRS Outlet in the whole month of February 2021.

In connection with the CRM celebration, RSSO 7 provided support to the Local Civil Registrars of the two Municipalities; Compostela and Tabogon, Cebu during their conduct of mobile registration. A total of eight (8) mobile registrations were attended by the selected RSSO 7 staff, in selected barangays of the aforementioned municipalities. The mobile registration aims to address the concern on non-registration of civil registry documents.

Another activity conducted by the office is a refresher course on Civil Registration memorandum circulars on February 10 and 11, 2021 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm thru online platform as the office adopts to the new normal. This aims to refresh the participants on the various issued memorandum circulars in regards to Civil Registration and to ensure uniform interpretation and application on these memoranda. The refresher course was conducted in two batches wherein Local Civil Registrars and selected LCRO staff in the provinces of Cebu and Siquijor attended the batch 1 on February 10, 2021 and Local Civil Registrars and LCRO staff in the provinces of Negros Oriental and Bohol attended the batch 2 on February 11, 2021.

CRM Culminating Activity on 27 February 2021

As part of the culminating activity for the Civil Registration Month, a coastal clean-up drive was conducted by office in Canton Beach, Barangay Cansojong in Talisay City, Cebu on 27 February 2021. This was attended by PSA employees who volunteered to attend the clean-up drive. The activity helps promote environmental awareness and contribute in the reduction of garbage in the ocean.

On the same day, the office also conducted a Civil Registration Quiz Bee to the CRS Staff in the PSA Cebu City CRS Outlet as part of the culminating activity for the Civil Registration Month last 27 February 2021 which started at 3:00 PM until 5: 00 PM. The quiz bee was facilitated by SS II Evelyn L. Patriarca as quiz master. Seventeen (17) CRS associates participated during the quiz bee. The strategy used for the quiz bee was the pen and paper test in which they will answer only 15 questions in their answer sheets: 5 questions each for easy, medium, and hard round. The winner during the Civil Registration Quiz bee was Mr. Bernard Aventajado and was given prizes.

Among other activities conducted for the 31^st CRM celebration were the display of infographics about Civil Registration, PSA personnel immersion at the CRS Outlet, attendance to mass weddings, Civil Registration month trivia quiz, distribution of civil registration brochures and wellness activity Zumba.