Pagadian City sets mass wedding on Valentine’s Day

By Hirohito D. Cadion

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 13 (PNA) –- A total of 66 couples who had been living together for years sans the sacrament of matrimony, will tie the knot on Valentine’s Day in a mass wedding to be officiated by the city chief executive.

City Civil Registrar Leo Acorda said Thursday that Mayor Romeo Pulmones will officiate the mass wedding that will be held at the function hall of the City Commercial Center (C3) mall.

Acorda said the mass wedding is being sponsored by the local government as part of this city’s annual activities in observance of the Civil Registration Month every February.

“The couple will only spend for their Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) and P100 for marriage license,” Acorda said.

He added the seminar, solemnization and application fee are offered free to the couples who are bonafide residents of this city.

He said the conduct of mass wedding was launched by the city government in 2000 to assist live-in couples to legalize their status as husband and wife.

Meanwhile, Acorda said this year’s number of couples who will tie knot on Valentine’s Day mass wedding is only half compared to last year’s 129 pairs. (PNA)
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