An orientation and counseling for couples applying for marriage license has been instituted and designed to provide pre-marriage couples with a realistic overview of what marriage is all about. It is conducted every Wednesday.

Presidential Decree 965, the 1987 Family Code of the Philippines, the Local Government Code, and the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPHP) Law, all couples applying for a marriage license in the Philippines are required to attend the Pre -Marriage and Counseling (PMOC) session before they can be issued a license.