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Some keep minutes of church meetings and the histories of their local churches. | Some keep minutes of church meetings and the histories of their local churches. | ||
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Philippine Catholic Church records have the following advantages. They: | |||
*Have very few errors compared to other types of records. | |||
*Cover a large percentage of the population. | |||
*Give accurate dates and places of christening, marriage, and burial. | |||
*Give names of parents, spouses, and godparents (who are often relatives). | |||
Philippine Catholic Church registers have these disadvantages. They: | |||
*Are usually not indexed. | |||
*Must be searched chronologically by place. | |||
*May have various languages in one record. | |||
*Are handwritten and often difficult to read. | |||
*Pages can be out of order | |||
==Coverage== | ==Coverage== | ||