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Philippines
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Record Description
Record Type: Civil Registration
Collection years: 1888-1984
Languages: Spanish and English
Title in the Languages: Filipinas, Registro Civil (Local), 1888-1984
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National Statistics Office of the Philippines


What is in This Collection?

This collection consists of governmental vital records from across the Philippines for the years 1888-1984. The originals are housed at the Bureau of Records Management in Manila. Additional records will be added to this collection as they become available.

Browse the collection in FamilySearch to determine current coverage. For local civil registration records for Metropolitan Manila, please see the collection Philippines, Manila Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records. Records are not available for all localities; the coverage varies by city/locality.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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Reading These Records

These records are in Spanish and English. For help reading them see:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Philippines Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1984.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:
Birth

  • City and province of birth
  • Name, gender, nationality and race of child
  • Birth date
  • Parents’ names
  • Occupation of father
  • Parent’s residence, including street address, city and province
  • Age of parents at child’s birth
  • Birthplace of parents
  • Nationality, race and religion of parents
  • Number of previous births to the mother
  • Legitimacy of birth
  • Date of parent’s marriage

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Name and age of bride and groom
  • Bride and groom's nationality, residence and marital status
  • Name of groom's father and his nationality
  • Name of bride’s father and his nationality
  • Name of bride's father and his nationality
  • Maiden name of bride's mother and her nationality
  • Names of the witnesses and their residence
  • Names of the persons who gave consent to the marriage
  • Name and title of person who solemnized marriage
  • Beginning in 1945, birthplace of bride and groom are given

Death

  • Place where death occurred
  • Name of medical institution if death occurred there
  • Name and gender of deceased (Sometimes the death record for a woman will be filed under her married name and not her maiden name)
  • Age given in years, months, days and hours
  • Date of death
  • Cause of death
  • Birthplace and occupation of deceased
  • Name of surviving spouse, if married
  • In what country did deceased have citizenship
  • Parent’s names, including mother’s maiden name
  • Name of informant and their relationship to deceased
  • Name of attending physician
  • Burial information

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • 1888 Birth Record

    1888 Birth Record

  • 1942 Marriage Record

    1942 Marriage Record

  • 1965 Death Certificate

    1965 Death Certificate

How Do I Search This Collection?

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

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  2. Select Municipality
  3. Select Record Type
  4. Select Year Range to view the images
Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Philippines Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1984. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
  • Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships
  • Check church records to see if there is additional information recorded there

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Try searching by surname only
  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
  • Check church records to see if the event is recorded there

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Citing This Collection

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Collection Citation:
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