Finally! Our Marriage License...

Finally...after ten (10) calendar days, we got our Marriage license. Yehey! Went to Las Piñas city hall today after work to claim our marriage license, which I was impressed since despite the long weekend or holiday break last week (March 28 and 29 - Holy week). They were still able to release our marriage license on the day they advised us. Super happy since we're just a few steps away from our big day, I mean this in a way of requirements and suppliers gathered but there's still 99 days before the big day. Hehehe...

*just had to remove the address. super personal info. hehehe...☺

PLDT Account = Free BIG ice cream

Loving your job can be hard, especially if it has become more of a daily routine than a career. For me, I enjoy work because I know God blessed me with this job  ("Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6) and aside from that I enjoy the perks that our company provides to maintain a positive work environment.

Just today PLDT had an offer for "PLDT Telerewards", where in you need to have a PLDT account either landline or broadband and before receiving free ice cream, you need to play their basketball arcade game for additional scoops. Being a subscriber gives you automatic one (1) scoop of ice cream,  then for a score of 30-49 points at the game gives you an extra one (1) scoop and more than 50 points gives you two (2) additional scoops. Which sounded great because win or lose, I still get a scoop of ice cream, right? Not bad deal, but me being an addict basketball player before in arcades such as Timezone, Quantum or Tom's world, this wouldn't be hard at all. Bragger? Not much cause I can only reach  60-100 points if I'm lucky, though I've seen guys go up to more than 200 points. Hahaha...but going back, I tried the arcade game and was shock that I would be able to reach 60+ points earning me three (3) BIG scoops of ice cream. Which is even more shocking cause I did not expect the scoop to be that big. When the lady gave me my ice cream, my hand shook cause it was so heavy. In the end, I enjoyed my experience of bball arcade and first time taste "Fruits in Ice Cream (FIC)".

 

 picture on right, shows 3 flavors from top to bottom

Personal ice cream experience rating:

Vendor: Fruits in Ice Cream (FIC)

Rating: 4 / 5

Flavor(s): Butter scotch, Strawberry and Tsokonut - based on picture above

Comment: 

Ice cream taste great. Milky taste and real bits in ice cream. Real strawberry, choc-nut and butterscotch bits aside from the ice cream flavor itself.

FIC website: http://www.fruitsinicecream.com/icecream.php

Marriage License at Las Piñas city hall

In every wedding preparation, one must not forget to process their Marriage License because this serves as an authorization for a couple to marry which is required by law in the Philippines. Ryan and I applied for a Marriage License at Las Piñas because that's where I lived and since I'm under 25, I needed the help of my mom for Parental Advice.

Las Piñas is a city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines or known as NCR. It is the home of the Bamboo Organ church which was built during the Spanish era in the Philippines.

Civil Registry is located inside of Las Piñas city hall, this is where we applied for our Marriage license. We arrived there around 1:00PM and started filling up 4 copies of the application form, which all needed to be hand written. This was very tiring for both of us since we were filling up a Legal sized ( 8 X 13) paper which had a lot of blank lines to fill up, after this my right hand ached (being a right handed person).

The lady in-charge wanted to see both my parents because of me being under 25, but since my parents were under-going legal separation, we were asked an Affidavit instead which my mother had to sign. Under going a 3-day "Marriage Preparation Seminar" at church was an advantage since we do not need to attend any government seminars because our engagement seminar certificate given by Victory Ortigas was enough. In the end, we were able to finish every thing and was advised to return after ten (10) days to claim our Marriage license. What a relief...just a step a way on completing our big day preparations.

CIVIL REGISTRY OF LAS PIÑAS REQUIREMENTS:

1.  One of the Contracting Parties must be a resident of that city. 

2.  Cedula (Community Tax Certificate), which can be requested inside city hall.
**Community Tax is computed based employment status. If unemployed, it would cost only Php 5.00. If employed then it would be computed based  salary; Php 5.00 basic tax and additional P1.00 for every P1,000.00 gross earnings derived from work during the previous year. ex = P12,000 X 12 = P144,000 = P144 + P5 = P149

3.  If the contracting parties are:    

• 18 - 20 years of age - Consent of mother and father, or guardian with personal appearance.  
• 21 - 24 years of age - Parental Advice both parent or guardian with personal  appearance.  

4. Copy of Certificate of Live Birth (Birth Certificate) and Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) duly authenticated at National Statistics Office (NSO), for both contracting parties.

5. All applicants are required to attend the following seminars:

• DSWD - Pre-Marriage Counseling - 8:00-12:00 Noon
• Health Center - Family Planning - 1:00PM

**unless parties have already attended Marriage seminar provided by local church and can provide certificate of seminar, the seminars mentioned above may no longer be required. 

6. Fill-up four (4) copies of application forms.
           **NOTE: Must be hand-written!

7. Payment of Fees:

* Photocopy all documents except for Application form.
* When submitted all requirements, completion of ten (10) days posting for the release of Marriage license.
* Marriage license is valid for 120 days after the issuance.

 a. sample cedula

 b. Las Piñas City hall

 c. Office of Civil Registry