Palo, Leyte – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman  enjoined  Typhoon Yolanda survivors especially those who lost vital civil documents  to avail  of the free Mobile Civil Registration Project when it starts full implementation in June.

Speaking during the project launch over the weekend in Barangay Arado in this town, Sec. Soliman underscored the importance of this endeavour which provides the opportunity to recover and reconstitute birth, death, and marriage certificates, among others, that were lost or destroyed at the height of ‘Yolanda’.

“Katulong ito sa pagbangon niyo muli  (This will help you in getting back  to normalcy),” Sec. Soliman said.  She added that civil documents are  important to  prove one’s identity.

These documents are also required in accessing basic services such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens.

The project seeks to reach out to around 100,000 residents from 18 towns and two cities of Leyte, Samar, and this province.

Those interested to avail of this project may proceed to the mobile registration tents around the three target provinces. Initial mobile tents were already set-up on April 7.

The project is funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and is being implemented by Initiatives for Dialogues and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services, Inc. (IDEALS), in partnership with DSWD, Philippine Statistics Authority-National Statistics Office (PSA-NSO), local government units and their local civil registrars.

Sec. Soliman lauded the participating groups and organizations for sharing their resources to make this project possible.  ###