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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

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." <http://www.asean.or.jp/eng/general/info/philippines.html> [Accessed: 28 Jan. 2002]

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

Google

Mamma

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