42 couples avail of free mass wedding
TACLOBAN CITY — Another set composed of 42 couples in this city, mostly coming from the northern barangays, were given the chance to avail of a free service from the City Government through a mass wedding held recently at the Balyuan Convention Center.
Judy Borja, City Civil Registrar, in an interview told Leyte Samar Daily Express that said activity has long been planned by their office with the Missionaries of Charity headed by Sister Mystica who committed this time to sponsor the mass wedding.
“The part of the city here is to organize all legal documents for married couples. At the same time we make sure that only couples who cannot really afford are given such priority,” Borja said.
According to Borja, around 85% of couples here in the city are living together outside marriage. Most of them have been together for long years, some are even elderly yet they are still encouraged to get married.
“As what I always stress during orientations and seminars, I emphasize the value of marriage not only to couples but most especially to their children,” she said.
Mayor Alfred Romualdez stood as the solemnizing officer in the mass wedding. In his message before he started the ceremony, he pointed out the importance of marriage and the linking obligations of this sacrament, specifically their role as parents in molding their children to grow as productive citizens in the society.
Meanwhile, the City Civil Registrar has an early announcement for interested couples that the next mass wedding sponsored by the city government is tentatively scheduled in January next year. (NYLL ACEDO/CIO)
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