RECEIVED
= 26 JUL 2016

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

17" Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL xo 871

Introduced by: HON. JOSE ANTONIO R. SY ALVARADO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The exercise of the right of suffrage of our people is the highest point of our
democracy it is through their sovereign voice that our government is made accountable to the
people and our republican state republican its mandate.

Its is therefore of great importance that we maintain the integrity and fidelity of the
electoral process to ensure that political will of the people will never be compromised by
malevolent forces seeking to undermine the institution and process of our elected
government.

This bill seeks to institutionalize a system of reporting between local civil registrars
and Commission on Elections. Such measure is sought as a preventive measure against acts
leading to election fraud. As elected officials ourselves, we all understand the value and
essence of the sovereign will of the people. As duly elected members of Congress, we are
duty bound to this expression of the-feople’s grant to power. We lead not blinded by
fraudulent manipulation of our the short the short-circuiting of the electoral process.

Thus, the approval of his measure is very much advocated and sought.

JOSE ANTOMO R. Swatvarand


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

17" Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL nol8?. 1

Introduced by: HON. JOSE ANTONIO R. SY ALVARADO.

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A REPORTING PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
BETWEEN THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRARS AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
ON THE DEATH OF PERSONS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO.3753, AND FOR
OTHERS PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

Section 1 Section 6 of Republic Act. No 3753, entitled “Law on Registry of Civil status” is
amended to read as follows:

Sec. 6 Death certificate and register, - No human body shall be buried unless the
proper death certificate has been presented and recorded in the office of the local civil
register. Such recording in the office of the local civil registrar shall be deemed final
and complete upon submission to the appropriate office in the Commission on
Elections a copy of the deceased's death certificate and such proofs showing the fact
of such recording The physician who attended the deceased or, in his default the
health officer concerned, or default of the latter , any member of the family of
deceased or any person having knowledge of the death, shall report the same to the
local health authorities, wito shail issue a death certificate and shall order the same to
be recorded in the office of local civil registrar. The death certificate, which shall
issued by the attending physician of the deceased or, in his default, by the health
office, shall contain the following data be furnished by the person reporting the death:

a) Date and place of death
b) Full name;

©) Age

d) Sex;

©) Occupation of profession;
f) Residence

2) Status as regards marriage

h) Nationality of death; and



h) Nationality of death; and
i) Probable cause of death.

During epidermis, bodies may be buried provided the proper death certificates
have been secured, which shall be not later than five days after the burial of
the body.

Sec. 2. Section 12 of the same Republic Act is amended to read as follows:
Section 12. Duties of local civil registrar. — the local civil registrar shall:
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(h) to report to the appropriate office in the Commission on Elections the fact
of death every person, as provided in Section 6 of this Act
Sec. 3 the Comelec Chairman or such official of Comelec as he may designate shall
be responsible to receive the reports of death and accordingly update the official list voters.
Furthermore, the Comelec shall issue the appropriate rules and reporting envisioned in this
act.

Sec. 4 The Civil Registrar General of the Philippines and the Local Civil registrars
shall comply with the rules and procedure promulgated by the Comelec, pursuant to Section 3
of this Act.

Sec.5 Penal Provision — any government official or employee who fails to perform his
duties as prescribed by this Act and the appropriate rules and procedure promulgated by the
Comelec shall be guilty of committing Corrupt practices of Public Officers and shall be

publication in the Official Gazette or in newspaper of general circulation.

Approved