BAGUIO CITY (PIA) - - For easier access and to avoid long queue in applying   for civil registry documents, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) calls on its Civil Registry System clients to book their appointment online.

RS Baguio Outlet Supervisor Gerard Tolito, in a kapihan forum on Tuesday, announced that since January, all PSA CRS outlet nationwide including those in Baguio City and Bangued, Abra   already adopted the CRS Online Appointment System that can be accessed at https://appointment.psa.gov.ph.

With the   online appointment system, people applying for birth, marriage or death certificate or certificate of no marriage (CENOMAR) can easily book an appointment at any CRS branch   near   them and they can even select the time and date of their appearance, as long as they have the gadget and internet connectivity, Tolito said.

The online system can also inform prospective clients of scheduled or sudden closure of CRS outlet, and provide them flexibility to re-schedule their appointment. It also provides a map for the location of the outlet, he added.

Tolito assured that the online appointment system is compliant to the Data Privacy Act and only requires basic information from its user.

He disclosed that at the CRS Baguio Outlet, senior citizens, persons with disability and pregnant women do not need to book appointment online as the outlet continues to serve them through an express lane.

With still few users of the online appointment system, the CRS Baguio also still accepts walk – in clients but in strict adherence to COVID – 19 the health and safety protocols.   

Hundreds of clients, many from neighboring provinces and regions, are lining up daily at the CRS Baguio outlet given that Baguio is a central hub for work, commerce, education and tourism.

PSA – CAR Regional Director Villafe Alibuyog, in the same forum, appeals for continuing public support and understanding as their office continues to work on better programs and services for the people.

She also calls for   public support to   PSA surveys and   the ongoing Philippine ID System registration. 

Joining Alibuyog and Tolito in the PIA Cordillera - led kapihan media forum in line with the observance of February as Civil Registration Month, were OIC Assistant National Statistician Engr. Marizza Grande and PSA-CAR Chief Administrative Officer Adrian Cerezo. (JDP/CCD-PIA CAR)