Philippines: Catholic Church in Tungawan (near Zamboana city of Mindanao); whether death certificates would be issued by the Church or by a government authority, and whether the issuing authority would be different in a case of a homicide
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 29 January 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PHL38338.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Philippines: Catholic Church in Tungawan (near Zamboana city of Mindanao); whether death certificates would be issued by the Church or by a government authority, and whether the issuing authority would be different in a case of a homicide , 29 January 2002, PHL38338.E , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be9620.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Specific information relating to the presence of a Catholic Church in Tungawan, near Zamboaga city in Mindanao could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, "93 % of the population is Christian, most of them Roman Catholics. ... a moderate number of people believe in the Muslim faith in the southern island of Mindanao and its surrounding islands ... [Zamboanga] has a mixture of Muslim mosques and Catholic churches " (Asean-Japan Centre, n.d).
No information on whether a death certificate would be issued by Church or government authorities and whether the issuing authority would be different in a case of homicide could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Asean-Japan Centre. n.d. "Philippines."
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Oral sources
Resource Centre. Country File. Phillipines
Internet sites including
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
U.S. Committee for Refugees
Search engines including
Mamma
