10 pairs to marry in mass wedding in Tandag City
By Greg Tataro, Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 21 (PIA) – Ten
pairs of brides and grooms are set to tie the knot at 9:00 a.m. today, Feb. 21
in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Civil Registrar’s Office in Tandag
City.
Dubbed as “Kasalan ng Bayan,” Liza Auza, local
civil registrar, said that the occasion would be officiated by Mayor Alexander
Pimentel.
"It would take place at the lobby of the City
Hall," she said.
Over a month ago, the City Civil Registrar’s Office
called on and urged “couples” here who had been cohabiting for not less than
five years to avail of the offer, saying it would be all for free. In fact, a public service announcement in
this regard had been sent to media outfits, citing thereat specific
requirements to be accomplished.
The decades-long mass wedding project of the city
government which has become an annual event coincides with the observance of
the Civil Registration Month. (Radyo Pilipinas-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
