DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- A total of 200 pre-listed couples are expected to join the free mass wedding in a Kasalang Bayan 2022 on Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. at the Pantawan People’s Park Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City.

Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, as the solemnizing officer, will lead the ceremony for couples to formalize their union especially those who have been living together outside marriage and whose unions are not legitimized yet.

The event will also be highlighted with the presence of a celebrity guest, Ian Veneracion.

Before the scheduled mass wedding, the Civil Registrar has called upon interested live-in couples and those who are not living in cohabitation, including foreigners and residents outside of Dumaguete City, to submit the necessary documents. 

Among the documents required for live-in couples are: birth certificates; certificate of no marriage to be obtained from the Philippine Statistics Authority; affidavit of cohabitation to be obtained from the Public Attorney’s Office for free; and marriage certificate at the Local Civil Registrar’s Office. (JCT/PIA7 Negros Oriental)