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Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counselling (PMOC) Services


The Population Commission (POPCOM) unit of the City Health Office spearheads the conduct of pre-marriage counselling seminars to would-be-couples. Lectures are given every other Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the POPCOM office. For those who are not free on the specified day they may opt for a schedule based on their availability. Facilitators from different agencies act as lecturer during the seminar. A certificate which is issued after the activity is a pre requisite in getting a marriage license.

Office or Division: POPCOM Division
Classification: Simple
Type of Transaction: G2C - Government to Citizen
Who May Avail: Would be couple

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS
1. Official Receipt from the City Treasurer's Office

Steps Service Details
1 Client Steps: Go to POPCOM office and ask about PMOC seminar
Agency Action: Answer client‘s inquiry
Fees to be Paid: None
Processing Time: 1 Minute
Person Responsible: Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
1.1 Agency Action: Advise client to pay at the City Treasurer‘s Office.
Fees to be Paid: None
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
2 Client Steps: Proceed to the City Treasurer‘s Office​​​​​​​
Agency Action: Receive payment and issue OR of payment - Issue Order of Payment​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: Seminar Fee (Regular) (PHP 200.00); (Special)​​​​​​​ (PHP 500.00)
Processing Time: 15 Minutes
Person Responsible:  Local Treasury Operations Officer V from the City Treasurer's Office
2.1 Client Steps: Pay the required fees​​​​​​​
Person Responsible:  Local Treasury Operations Officer V from the City Treasurer's Office
2.2 Client Steps: Get the original copy of the Official Receipt​​​​​​​
Person Responsible:  Local Treasury Operations Officer V from the City Treasurer's Office
3 Client Steps: Return to the POPCOM office​​​​​​​
Agency Action: Get the Official Receipt and record it in the logbook​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Processing Time: 3 Minutes
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
3.1 Client Steps: Present the official receipt to the employee in-charge​​​​​​​
Agency Action: Furnish client as a schedule of the PMOC seminar to the client​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
3.2 Client Steps: Secure a schedule the PMOC seminar​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
4 Client Steps: Go back to the POPCOM office in the schedule date of the seminar.​​​​​​​
Agency Action: Conduct PMOC seminar to the would-be-couples.​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Processing Time: 3 Hours
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
4.1 Client Steps: Attend the PMOC seminar​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office
5 Client Steps: Get a PMOC seminar certificate before you leave the venue.​​​​​​​
Agency Action: Give PMOC seminar certificate after the activity​​​​​​​ (Note: Certificate/Approval from LCR)​​​​​​​
Fees to be Paid: None
Processing Time: 1 Minute
Person Responsible:  Population Officer from the POPCOM Office

Total Fees to be Paid: PHP 200.00 / PHP 500.00
Total Processing Time: 3 Hours and 20 Minutes