Manila, Oct. 7 -- Lawmakers on Tuesday filed a measure seeking to make birth, death and marriage registration fully digital, inclusive and accessible to all Filipinos.

House Bill No. 5213, also known as the Philippine Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Act, seeks to modernize the country's civil registration system through a comprehensive reform of Republic Act No. 3753, or the Philippine Civil Registry Act of 1930, according to a news release.

It aligns with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council agenda for Public Administration and Civil Services.

The measure envisions a fully digital, inclusive and responsive CRVS system that guarantees universal registration of births, dea...