KALIBO, Aklan – December is now the “new favorite” marriage month in Aklan, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
PSA data showed that out of 2,478 marriages in 2018, 381 – or 15.3 percent – happened in December.
On the average, 12 weddings took place every day last December, PSA said.
December weddings increased about 22 percent, from 313 marriages recorded in 2017.
The month of May followed with most weddings with 366, or 14.8 percent, and January with 277, or 11.2 percent.
June – which used to be the month of the most number of Aklan weddings – only ranked fourth with 263, or 10.6 percent.
July, meanwhile, placed 5th with 195, or 7.9 percent.
On the other hand, least favored months for marriage were March and September, with 102 (4.1 percent) and 130 (5.2 percent) weddings, respectively.
Of the total marriages that took place last year in Aklan, the highest registration was recorded in Kalibo with 587, or 24 percent; followed by Malay with 206, or 8 percent; and Ibajay with 195, or 8 percent.
At least 53 percent of couples tied the knot through civil rites, while 41 percent said their “I do’s” in Roman Catholic ceremonies.
Most of the brides got married at the age of 26, while grooms wed at the age of 27.
These marriage data were derived from the certificates of marriage submitted to PSA by local civil registry offices every end of the month. (With a report from PSA/PN)
