January 22, 2008

Priests to marry, er, solemnize marriage again

(Late last year, 30 priests from Pangasinan decided not to renew their license to kill, er.. to solemnize marriages. Things have changed, after the NSO decided to withdraw its order telling the priests to undergo a training on marriage laws. Where will all those wanted to marry go? The Catholic ones I mean? There are judges and mayors…but some of course think that being married by a priest is more romantic. And Godly?)

 

DAGUPAN CITY — Now the priests here whose license to marry has expired will solemnize marriages again.

The National Statistics Office has revoked its administrative order requiring priests, religious ministers and other solemnizing officers to attend a full-course orientation seminars before they will be issued a certificates of registration and authority to solemize the sacrament of matrimony.

NSO Administrator and Civil Registrar General Camelita Ericta issued memorandum circular 2008-001 revoking Administrative Order (AO) No. 1 series of 2007 which called for the solemnizing officers to undergo orientation-seminars which sought to ensure that they are "knowlegeable about marriage laws and other related laws, marriage registration procedures and the registration procedures of (their) authority to solemnize marriage." Read more

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Rainbow connected town hall

(Who are we to judge what’s nice and what’s not? What color is beautiful and dignified and baduy? The debate, albeit quietly and I heard, through texting and emails and blogs, continues about the colorful municipal hall of Lingayen) 

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – What’s in  a color? Much, especially when it involves the municipal hall of the capital town of the province.

Late last year, the façade of the municipal hall of this historic town was reconstructed with a Roman design and painted with bright colors like yellow, green and blue and gold.

Mayor Ernesto "Jonas" Castañeda said the colors were decided upon by the engineers and architects who worked on the reconstruction of the façade and extension of the municipal building.

He said many residents, including balikbayans, were impressed with results – a building with "happy" colors and which enlivened the town center. "I have not heard of any negative comments about the design and the color," he said. Read more

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