A Visitorial Activity was conducted at Municipal Civil Registry Office of Lutayan on March 14, 2018. This activity is a joint effort of the Philippine Statistics Authority, Regional Statistical Services Office-XII (PSA-RSSO XII) and the Philippine Statistics Authority-Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-SK). This is also in line with the issued instructions of the Civil Registrar-General to the Regional Directors and Provincial Statistics Officers through Office Memorandum 2016-019 to conduct visits to Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) as stated in Rule 15, Art. 26 of RA 10625 (The Philippine Statistical Act of 2013). This visit aims to strengthen partnership with the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) and conduct dialogues to improve the implementation of civil registration in the country. The visit is also in line with the guidelines on Search for Outstanding Local Civil Registrars in the country as well as for SOCSSSKSARGEN Region. The Visitorial Team is composed of RD Maqtahar L. Manulon, PSO Herlita G. Caraan of PSA-Sultan Kudarat, PSO Belinda R. Penuela of PSA-Cotabato, PSO Jilmar F. Grecia of PSA-South Cotabato, OIC-PSO Ismael B. Ramos, Jr. of PSA-SarGen, Chief, CRASD Lorna M. Sumalpong, OIC-SOCD Ma. Eileen A. Berdeprado and RO IV Jennifer M. Omictin and SSS Jurilyn P. Abraham. A courtesy call to the Honorable Mayor Princess Rihan M. Sakaluran took place first before proceeding to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar. There was a short program where MCR Ismael M. Rayahbuayan warmly welcomes the PSA 12 Team. He said that they were greatly honored of the visit by PSA 12 Visitorial Team and that this visit will form part of the history of Lutayan municipality. This was followed by the message from the honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, PSO Caraan and a wrap up from the Regional Director, Atty. Maqtahar L. Manulon. Hon. Mayor Princess Sakaluran was very grateful of the visit by PSA-XII Team. She assured that LGU-Lutayan will continuously support all the activities conducted by the PSA. Relative to civil registration she had observed that among the municipalities in the province in 2015, LGU-Lutayan has the lowest birth registration. With this observation she committed that her administration will have to work for it and will implement interventions to resolve the problem. In addition, she also mentioned that LGU-Lutayan is planning to implement the issuance of Building Permits. Read more about PSA XII and PSA-Sultan Kudarat Jointly Visit MCRO-Lutayan.