When a death occurs

Document checklist

Bring the originals and one photocopy of each. Tick them off as you go — this page prints on a single sheet per interment type.

Burial

Death Certificate (registered) (required) — from Local Civil Registrar (LCRO)
Registered at the LCRO of the place of death within 30 days.
Burial Permit (required) — from City / Municipal Health Office
The park must hold this before accepting remains.
Transfer Permit (if applicable) — from Health office of origin
When the death occurred in another city or municipality.

Inurnment

Death Certificate (registered) (required) — from Local Civil Registrar (LCRO)
Registered at the LCRO of the place of death.
Cremation Certificate (required) — from Crematorium
From the crematorium that performed the cremation.

Bone Transfer

Exhumation Permit (required) — from City / Municipal Health Office
Required to move bones from their first resting place.

Exhumation

Exhumation Permit (required) — from City / Municipal Health Office
Minimum waiting periods apply under the P.D. 856 IRR.

Schedule the interment