54 COUPLES PROMISE A LIFETIME ON VALENTINE'S DAY

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (February 14, 2022) – The Office of the Local Civil Registrar strictly observed the safety protocols during the entire wedding ceremony. Fifty-four couples who participated in the event were checked upon entry at the Robinsons Place atrium.

Assigned LCR staff while verifying the couple’s names and their sponsors, they were instructed to practice safe physical distancing. While the guard on duty required the wearing of face mask and shield followed by the thermal scanning for febrile or afebrile guests. Registration tables were situated a meter apart between the LCR staff who double-checked the marriage certificate entries. Sitting arrangements of the couples were likewise ensured that a distance is allocated among the couples and their sponsors who were divided into two groups situated at the right and left sides with couples seated at the center atrium.

Frequent reminders were given by the host of the show for the basic health protocols as a continued preventive measures against any droplet, contact, or airborne spread. In general terms, the LCR staff, the couples and their sponsors, honorary guests, and the mall’s personnel, all practice the health protocols required by the local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases through the City Health Office, “Our priority is safety”.

The Kasalan sa Araw ng mga Puso 2022 also had esteemed guests from partner agencies who have significantly contributed to the success of the event.  Representatives of Philippine Statistics Authority-Sarangani, Robinsons Place General Santos, and PAG-IBIG Fund General Santos were kind enough to grace the occasion and celebrate with the couples. Along with them were Congresswoman Shirlyn L. Bañas-Nograles and also City Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera (shown in previous photo).