Assessment of the Philippine Statistical Development Program 2005-2010 Volume II: Annexes June 2010 THE WORLD BANK GROUP The World Bank Group in the Philippines East Asia and Pacific Region Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit Making Growth Work for the Poor Table of Contents Annex 1. Pertinent References ........................................................................................................ 1 Annex 2. Schedule of PSDP Missions ............................................................................................ 4 Annex 3. List of Stakeholders Who Submitted Questionnaires ..................................................... 8 Annex 4. List of Stakeholders Met During the PSDP Assessment................................................. 9 Annex 5. Feedback from Stakeholders ......................................................................................... 16 Annex 6. An Overview of the Philippine Statistical System and the Philippine Statistical Development Program .................................................................................................................. 28 Annex 7. Assessment of the PSDP Process vis-à-vis the PARIS21 Guide to NSDS ................... 34 Annex 8. Milestones of the PSDP 2005-2010 .............................................................................. 37 Annex 9. Summary of SDDS Report on Philippine Observance, 2004 and 2008 ....................... 55 Annex 10. Assessment of Designated Statistics on Timeliness .................................................... 56 Annex 11. Status of Data Availability for MDG Indicators (as of February 2010) ..................... 61 Annex 12. Human Resources in the Five Major Statistical Agencies .......................................... 66 Annex 13. Financial Resources in the Five Major Statistical Agencies ....................................... 71 Annex 14. Other Recommendations ............................................................................................. 82 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 1. Pertinent References I. Documents from Local Sources National Statistical Coordination Board. (2006) ―Guidelines on the Formulation of the Statistical Development Program. 2005-2010.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (2009) ―Monitoring Report on the PSDP.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. ―Performance Measurement Scheme for National Statistical Agencies and Other Data Producers. 2003 and 2006.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. ―PSDP 2005-2010 Processes.‖ Powerpoint presented during the meeting with the PSDP Assessment Consultants, April 6, 2010, Makati, Philippines. Philippine Development Forum Working Group on Millennium Development Goals Indicators. Poverty Monitoring in the Philippines: ―The Case for Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS).‖ Virola, R. & L. Castro. (2007) ―Hunger Statistics in the Philippines.‖ Presented during the National Convention on Statistics, October 1-2, 2007, Philippines. Virola, R. (2009) ―Statistically Speaking. For Being A Great Supporter Of Statistics, Salamat Po Pres. Cory!.‖ (www.nscb.gov.ph/statistically speaking). II. Documents from Foreign Sources David, I. (2001) ―Why Statistical Capacity Building Technical Assistance Projects Fail.‖ Presented at the Invited Papers Meeting No. 43, Enhancing Statistical Capabilities in Developing/Transition Countries, 53rd Session of the International Statistical Institute, 22-29 August 2001, Seoul. Harvey, R. (2008) ―Assessment Report on the Philippine System of National Accounts.‖ International Monetary Fund. (2004) ―Philippines: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessments Using Data Quality Assessment Framework‖. Country Report No. 04/281 (from www.imf.org). International Monetary Fund. (2006) ―Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF).‖ International Monetary Fund. (2008) ―Philippine Annual Observance Report of the Special Data Dissemination Standards.‖ 1 1 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Laliberte, L., Chairperson, PARIS21 Task Team. (2002) ―Statistical Capacity-building Indicators.‖ (from www. PARIS 21.org). National Statistical Coordination Board. (2005) ―Seminar/Workshop on Evaluating Capacity Building Initiatives for Statistics for MDG Indicators.‖ Briefing Note. November-December 2005. Chiang Mai, Thailand. PARIS 21. (2007) ―A Guide to Using a System-wide Approach to Implement National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS).” (from www.Paris21.org). Virola, R. (2000) ―Recent Major Statistical Activities.‖ (Country Paper by NSCB presented for the 12th Session of the Committee on Statistics of the UN ESCAP). November 29-December 1, 2000, Bangkok, Thailand. III. Philippine Publications Bureau of Agriculture Statistics. (2009) ―Selected Statistics on Agriculture.‖ Quezon City, Philippines. Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics. (2009) ―Current Labor Statistics, 1st Quarter 2009.‖ Manila, Philippines. Department of Budget and Management. ―Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing 2005-2010.‖ Department of Budget and Management. ―National Expenditure Program. 2005-2010.‖ Department of Budget and Management. ―Staffing Summary. 2004-2010.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (1990) ― Philippine Statistical Development Program 1990-1992.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (1993) ―Philippine Statistical Development Program 1993-1998.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (1999) ―Philippine Statistical Development Program 1999-2004.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (2004) ―Philippine Statistical Yearbook 2004.‖ Makati, Philippines.‖ National Statistical Coordination Board. (2006) ―Philippine Statistical Development Program 2005-2010.‖ 2 2 Volume II: ANNeXeS National Statistical Coordination Board. (2009) ―Philippine Statistical Yearbook 2009.‖ Makati, Philippines. National Statistical Coordination Board. (2009) ―Directory of Government Statistical Services in the Philippines.‖ Makati City, Philippines. National Statistical Coordination Board. (2009) ―2009 Annual Report of the NSCB.‖ Makati City, Philippines. National Statistics Office. (2009) ―Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.‖ Manila, Philippines. National Economic and Development Authority. ―Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan. 2005-2010.‖ Congress. (2005) ―General Appropriations Act.‖ IV. Philippine Websites Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas- www.bsp.gov.ph Bureau of Agricultural Statistics- www.bas.gov.ph Bureau of Internal Revenue- www.bir.gov.ph Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics- www.bles.gov.ph Department of Budget and Management- www.dbm.gov.ph Department of Education - www.deped.gov.ph Department of Environment and Natural Resources- www.denr.gov.ph Department of Finance- www.dof.gov.ph Department of Health- www.doh.gov.ph Department of Science and Technology- www.dost.gov.ph Department of Tourism- www.dot.gov.ph National Economic and Development Authority- www.neda.gov.ph National Statistical Coordination Board - www.nscb.gov.ph National Statistics Office- www.census.gov.ph NSCB Regional Division 1- www.nscb.gov.ph/ru1 Securities and Exchange Commission- www.sec.gov.ph Statistical Research and Training Center- www.srtc.gov.ph V. Foreign websites International Monetary Fund- www.imf.org PARIS 21- www.paris21.org World Bank- www.worldbank.org 3 3 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 2. Schedule of PSDP Missions Consultation Meetings with Stakeholders of PSDP Assessment First Mission (April 5, 2010 - April 24, 2010) Monday, April 5 Tuesday, April 6 Wednesday, April 7 Thursday, April 8 Friday, April 9 Saturday, April 10 Meeting w ith the NSCB Managem ent (Directors, Meeting with NSO by department (venue:NSO) (with initial Division Chiefs and Holiday! coordination of Karl Chua with CNE) som e staff) (Venue: NSCB) Breakfast meeting with 7am 7 NSO Administrator Carmelita Ericta and Mr. 8 8 Tomas Africa, OECD; Venue: Mandarin Hotel Courtesy Call to NSCB Secretary-General 9 9 Noon Romulo Virola Meet NSCB ManCom 10 Meeting with Dir. Cynthia 10 Regalado, Programs, Meeting with NSO by Policies and Standards department (HSD, IRD, Conitnuation of meetings 11 Office (PPSO) 11 with NSO by department ITSD); Lead: Dir. Socorro Abejo, (Lead: Dir. Fiel Pizarro, 12 Household Statistics 12 General Administration Dep't.; Dir. Valentino Department Abuan, Information Sunday, April 11 1pm Meeting with Dir. Rey 1 Resources Dep't.; Dir. Talento, Economic Estella De Guzman, 2 Statistics Office (ESO) Industry, and Trade 2 Statistics Dep't.; Mr. Meeting with OIC-Dir. Tomas Africa, Consultant Meeting with Dir. Candido 3 3 Jessamyn Encarnacion, included in the meeting Astrologo, Subnational Social Statistics Office with ITSD Statistics Office (SNSO) 4 (SSO) 4 and National Statistical Information Center (NSIC) 5 5 6 6 Noon 7 7 8 8 9 9 4 4 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 2 Consultation Meetings with Stakeholders of PSDP Assessment First Mission (April 5, 2010 - April 24, 2010) Monday, April 12 Tuesday, April 13 Wednesday, April 14 Thursday, April 15 Friday, April 16 Saturday, April 17 Meeting with other Meeting with Oversight Meeting with Dev't Regional Consultation MSAs and Sectors Bodies Partners and Other Data Users 7 7 8 8 Meeting with BSP Deputy 9 Meeting with BLES Dir. Ruth Gonzaga, BOP Meeting with other 9 Regional/Provincial Noon Dir. Teresa Peralta Statistics Group; Dep. agencies: Consultation Forum 10 and Ms. Edith Rivera Dir. Teresita De Veza, DepEd Chief Carmelita 10 (Iloilo City) Economics Expectations Cristobal; DENR Chief Lead: PPDC/Reg 5 Survey and Lending Zenaida Munoz; DOST Madonna Abular; 11 Ms. Terencia Abarquez; 11 Indicators Group; Dep. PPDC/Reg 6 Roger Dir. Jojo Gonzales, and DOT Dir. Rolando Esto; PPDC/Reg 7 12 Meeting with SRTC Monetary and Financial Canizal 12 Adolfo Quiroga; Executive Director Statistics Group PPDC/Reg 8 Evelia Gervacio Selada, Jr., Courtesy call WB Martin; NSO Reg 6 Dir. Sunday, April 18 1 Ms. Mary Ann Magtulis 1 Country Director Bert Norman Julag-ay; Hofman NEDA Reg. 6,7,8; 2 2 Meeting with NSCB Re. 5, 6, 8 Development Meeting with BAS Dir. Brief Meeting with PSS Partners (AusAID, 3 Romeo Recide, 3 Review Committee Chair ADB, CIDA, EC, IFC, Assistant Dir. Maura - Dr. Vicente Valdepeñas Japan Embassy, 4 Lizarondo 4 USAID, WB) Meeting with 5 Undersecretary Laura 5 Pascua, DBM and DBCC Technical Staff 6 6 Noon 7 Dinner meeting with 7 heads of statistical agencies plus NEDA, 8 8 BSP and DBM; (Venue:EDSA 9 ShangriLa Hotel) 9 5 5 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 2 Consultation Meetings with Stakeholders of PSDP Assessment First Mission (April 5, 2010 - April 24, 2010) Monday, April 19 Tuesday, April 20 Wednesday, April 21 Thursday, April 22 Friday, April 23 Saturday, April 24 Consultation Forum Meeting w ith Congress Report Writing 7 7 Meeting with DOH 8 Director Enrique Tayag, 8 Meeting with NEDA National Epidemology DDG Margarita Center Songco and Ms. Tess Meeting with Senate 9 9 Noon Oliva, Chief Macro Div. Economic Planning Office Director Merwin 10 Salaza; Senate Tax Study 10 and Research Office Director-General Rodelio 11 Dascil and 11 Congressional Planning 12 and Budget Research 12 Dept. Dir. Manuel Aquino Sunday, April 25 1 1 Consultation Forum (with data users and 2 producers including 2 Meeting with SEC media, private sector, Director Virgilio Salentes, all agencies Economic Research and 3 3 Meeting with BIR Information Dep't. consulted, Region 4, Chief Cynthia some Region 3 Lourdes Santos, 4 Lead: DAR 4 Statistics Division Undersecretary Gerundio Madueno; 5 5 Meeting with Poverty 6 6 Specialists OIC-Dir. Noon Jessamyn Encarnacion 7 7 8 8 9 9 6 6 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 2 Presentation with Stakeholders of PSDP Assessment Results Second Mission (June7, 2010 - June 11, 2010) Monday, June 7 Tuesday, June 8 Wednesday, June 9 Thursday, June 10 Friday, June 11 Saturday, June 12 Large Dissemination Presentation with Meeting with Dev't No Meeting scheduled Oversight Bodies Partners and Other Stakeholders 7am 7 8 8 9 9 Meeting with BSP Ms. Rosabel Guerrero, 10 Head of Division of 10 Economic Statistics Presentation to NEDA 11 DDG Margarita Songco, 11 Dir. Dennis Arroyo and 12 Ms. Tess Oliva (NPPS- 12 NEDA) Sunday, June 13 1pm 1 Meeting with Consultants and PSDP Secretariat; 2 2 Lead: Dir. Cynthia Large Dissemination Meeting with NSO Dir. Regalado (Policies, Presentation to NSCB Meeting with Dev't Estela De Guzman Programs and 3 Directorate and 3 Partners and Other Consultants; Stakeholders Standards-NSCB) Lead: Sec. Gen Romulo 4 Virola and Assistant Sec. 4 Gen, Lina Castro 5 5 6 6 Noon 7 7 8 8 9 9 7 7 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 3. List of Stakeholders Who Submitted Questionnaires Agency/LGU Name Position ADB Ms. Tess Mendoza Economic Officer BAS Ms. Maura S. Lizarondo Assistant Director BAS Reg. 6 Mr. Ireneo B. Olivares RASO, PROC-6 BLES Ms. Teresa Peralta OIC-Director Antique PPDO/Reg 6 Mr. Pedro Javier, Jr. Chief, Research & Statistics Division Bohol PPDO/Reg. 7 Atty. John Vistal PPDO Bohol PPDO/Reg. 7 Ms Trinidad Casenas PPDC CIDA Ms. Narcisa M. Rivera Senior Programme Officer Senate, Committee Affairs Bureau Mr. Eduardo Garvida Director Senate Economic Planning Office (SEPO) Ms. Kathreen del Rosario Legislative Staff Officer Senate Economic Planning Office (SEPO) Ms. Jamie Lyn Duque Legislative Staff Officer IV Senate Economic Planning Office (SEPO) Mr. G.H. Ambat Social Development Specialist House of Representatives, Legislative Mr. Claro Alcantara Legislative Researcher Research Service (LRS) House of Representatives, Congressional Supervising Legislative Planning and Budget Research Ms. Elsie Gutierrez Staff Officer III Department (CPBRD) IMF Mr. Dennis Botman Resident Representative Japan Embassy Mr. Kohei Noda Financial Attache NEDA CO Ms. Maritess Oliva Head, Macro Division NPPS NEDA 6 Ms. Estela Paredes Chief, Knowledge Management Division NSCB/HRIAD Ms. Emalyn Pineda Admin Officer V - HR NSCB/FINANCE Ms. Agnes V. Capule Admin Officer V - Finance NSCB Reg. 1 NSCB/CAR NSCB/Reg 5 Gil R. Arce SCO IV Arch. Madonna Abular PPDC, Camarines Norte NSCB/Reg. 8 NSCB/Reg. 11 NSCB/Reg. 12 NSO SRTC Mr. Gervacio Selda, Jr. Executive Director SRTC Ms. Plenee Grace Castillo Staff SUC-West Visayas State University Dr. Wilhelm P. Cerbo Head, Mathematics Dept. 8 8 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 4. List of Stakeholders Met During the PSDP Assessment List of participants in individual and group meetings Contact Agency Name Position Details NSCB Dr. Romulo Virola Secretary-General 8972171 Ms. Lina Castro Assistant Secretary-General 8952439 Ms. Cynthia Regalado Director, Policies, Programs and Standards Office 8952439 Mr. Raymundo Talento Director, Economic Statistics Office 8952425 Mr. Candido Astrologo Director, Subnational Statistics Office/National Statistical Information Center 8908456 Ms. Jessamyn Encarnacion OIC-Director, Social Statistics Office 8967981 Ms. Millicent Gaye Tejada Chief, Programs, Policy and Advocacy Dvision 8952436 Ms. Severa de Costo Chief, Standards and Classifications Division 8971773 Ms. Vivian Ilarina Chief, Expenditure Accounts Division 8952425 Ms. Maria Fe Talento Chief, Production Accounts Division 8965372 Ms. Regina Reyes Chief, Economic Indicators and Satellite Accounts Division 8967981 Ms. Bernadette Balamban Chief, Poverty, Labor, Human Development and Gender Statistics Division 8967981 Ms. Redencion Ignacio Chief, Population, Health and Nutrition, Housing and Education 8909678 Statistics Division NSO Ms. Carmelita Ericta Administrator Mr. Valentino Abuan Director, Information Resources 7137061, Department (IRD) 7160440 Ms. Estella De Guzman Director, Industry and Trade 7156505, Statistics Department (ITSD) 7137071 TF Ms. Socorro Abejo Director, Household Statistics 7160298, Department (HSD) 7169368, 7160471 TF Dr. Fiel Pizarro Director, Genaral Administration 7169429 Department (GAD) Ms. Katrina Esclamad Chief, Business and Services 7163931 TF Statistics Division (BSSD) Ms. Gina Perido OIC Chief, Planning, Management 7153570, and Coordination Division (PMCD) 7137070 TF 9 9 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Contact Agency Name Position Details Ms. Dulce Regala OIC Chief, Industry Statistics 7137067 Division ISD) Ms. Elsie Solidum Chief, Statistical Sampling and 7137079, Operations Division (SSOD) 7160454 TF Ms. Rosie B. Sta. Ana Chief, Economic Indices and 7163935, Indicators Division (EIID) 7153347 Ms. Emma Fabian OIC Chief, Income and 7169369, Employment Statistics Division 7132140, (IESD) 7131234 TF Mr. Jeremias Luis IESD 7169369, 7132140, 7131234 TF Mr. Glenn Barcenas HSD, Director's Office 7160298, 7169368, 7160471 TF Mr. Raul Ludovice Census Planning and Operations 7169426, Division (CPOD) 7163926 TF Mr. Malkom Queyquep Planning Officer, PMCD 7153570, 7137070 TF Ms. Nenita Montejar Chief, Budget Division (BD) 7137060, 7156506 TF Ms. Veronica Pido OIC Chief, Information Technology 7137062 Systems and Research Division (ITSRD) Mr. Vincent Olaivar OIC Chief, Databank and 7141715, Information Services Division 7169427, (DISD) 7156430 TF Ms. Evelyn Tolentino Budget Officer (BO) IV, BD 7137060, 7156506 TF BLES Ms. Teresa V. Peralta Director 5273000, 5275506 F Ms. Edith Rivera Division Chief SRTC Mr. Gervacio G. Selda, Jr. Executive Director 4331745 TF Ms. Mary Ann Magtulis Chief, Research and IT Division 2460620 TF Ms. Plenee Grace J. Chief, Training Division 9297543 TF Castillo BAS Mr. Romeo S. Recide Director 3712050, 3712092, 3712086 F Ms. Maura S. Lizarondo Asst. Director 3712074, 3716432 F Ms. Ratelieta T. Millendez OIC, Internal Audit Service and 3723804, Chief, Statistical Operations 3723821 Coordination Division (SOCD) Ms. Evangeline S. Aquino Chief, Administrative and Finance 3723822 Division (AFS) 10 10 Volume II: ANNeXeS Contact Agency Name Position Details Ms. Ana M. Eusebio OIC, Agricultural Accounts and 3723823, Statistical Indicators Division 3712067 (AASID) Ms. Ermina V. Tepora OIC, Agricultural Marketing 3766365 Statistics Analysis Division (AMSAD) Mr. Rodrigo N. Labuguen Chief, Information and 3712048, Communications Technology 3723820 Division (ICTD) Ms. Virginia A. Viloria Chief, Fisheries Statistics Division 3743645 (FSD) Dr. Minda C. Mangabat Chief, Crops Statistics Division 3712067 (CSD) Ms. Mona Mijares OIC, Livestocks and Poultry 3321543 Statistics Division (LPSD) Ms. Amelia P. Caparas Chief, Statistical Methods and 3712075 Research Division (SMRD) Ms. Tess Valdellon Chief, Planning and Management 3741611 Staff (PMS) BSP Ms. Ruth Gonzaga Dep. Director for Balance of Payments Statistics Group Ms. Marriel Remulla BOP-Cross Border Transactions Subgroup Ms. Teresita De Veza Acting Dep. Director Economics Expectations Survey and Leading Indicators Group Mr. Jojo Gonzales Dep. Director Monetary and Financial Statistics Group Ms. Evelyn Santos Department of Statistics and Research PSS Review Dr. Vicente B. Valdepeñas President, PSA Committee Chair Other Agencies DepEd Dr. Carmelita Cristobal Chief 6337257 Ms. Mercy P. Castro Stat. III 6337257 DENR Ms. Zanaida B. Muñoz Chief, RSD Ms. Bella C. Nuñez Stat. III Mr. Roberto De Leon OIC, MISD DOST Ms. Terencia Abarquez Planning Officer IV 8872932 Mr. Rolando Cañizal Director DOT DBM Ms. Laura B. Pascua Undersecretary Ms. Bingle C. Gutierrez Director, BMB-C 11 11 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Contact Agency Name Position Details Ms. Gisella Lopez Director, FPB Ms. Tita Florida Chief, BMB-C Ms. Emelita Bailon Chief, SPIB 7358978 Ms. Allisonne Delos Santos Budget and Mgt. Analyst, SPIB NEDA DDG Margarita R. Songco DDG for National Development, NEDA Ms. Marites Oliva Chief, Macro Division, NPPS 6336012, 6313712 Ms. Cynthia Santos Chief, Statistics Division BIR Mr. Virgilio Salentes Director for Planning SEC Local Consultants of NSCB: Ms. Corazon Buenaventura Consultant on National Accounts Ms. Estrella Domingo Consultant, former Asst. Secretary General of NSCB List of Participants in the PSDP Assessment Fora Agency/LGU Name Position Sub-national Forum in Iloilo City on April 16, 2010 PPDO/Reg 5 Ms. Madonna Abular PPDC PPDO/Reg 5 Ms. Marilyn Balboa Staff NSCB/Reg 5 Mr. Gil Arce Head, Regional Division NEDA/Reg 7 Ms. Ruth Cruz RSCC Secretariat PPDO/Reg 7 Mr. Adolfo Quiroga PPDC CPDO/Reg 7 Mr. Nigel Paul Villarete CPDC USC-SMED/Reg 7 Ms. Enriqueta Reston Professor PPDO/Reg 7 Ms. Ma. Trinidad Casenas PPDC PPDO/Reg 7 Ms. Joy Gongob PPDC VSU/Reg 8 Mr. Remberto Patindol Associate Professor PPDO/Reg 8 Mr. Samson Nervez PDO NSCB/Reg 8 Ms. Evangeline Paran Head, Regional Division NSO/Reg 8 Ms. Mae Almonte Statistician III NEDA/Reg 8 Ms. Ma. Victoria Cuayzon Chief PPDO/Reg 8 Ms. Evelia Q. Martin PPDC NEDA/Reg 6 Ms. Ro-Ann Bacal RDO 12 12 Volume II: ANNeXeS List of Participants in the PSDP Assessment Fora Agency/LGU Name Position NSCB/Reg 6 Ms. Presentacion Penpillo Head, Regional Division PPDO/Reg 6 Mr. Roger Esto PPDC PPDO/Reg 6 Mr. Jimmy Baban PPDC CPDO/Reg 6 Ms. Marilyn Dacudao Statistician III BAS/Reg 6 Ms. Irene Olivarez RASO NSO/Reg 6 Mr. Norman Julag-ay Regional Director DTI/Reg 6 Ms. Cecilia Patriarca Staff UPV/Reg 6 Mr. Vicente Palinas Professor NSCB/Reg 6 Ms. Nelida Losare SCO IV NSCB/Reg 6 Mr. Felix Propetiado SCO CPDO/Reg 7 Mr. Nigel Paul Villarete CPDC DPWH/Reg 6 Ms. Delia Mabaquiao PPDO/Reg 6 Ms. Daren Mae Esto Adm Aide III NSCB/Reg 6 Ms. Ma. Cristina Armada SCO I National Consultation Forum on April 19, 2010 DAR Usec. Gerundio Madueño Undersecretary DENR Mr. Ariel Catindig Stat. III Ms. Teresa Legaspi Stat. II DOH Dr. Enrique Tayag Director, NEC DND Dr. Peter Galvez DOST Mr. Bernie Justimbaste Director DOJ Mr. Ryan Thomas Chief DTI Ms. Abegail Zurita OIC-Director DOE Ms. Rosanna Y. Tejuco SEC Ms. Violeta Infante Planning Specialist BIR Ms. Cynthia Lourdes Santos Chief, Statistics Division FNRI Dr. Jocelyn Juguan Supervising SRS IC Ms. Loran De Leon Chief PCW Ms. Ferly Enriquez Chief TESDA Mr. Leo Durante PUP Dr. Zenaida Sarmiento Dean MBC Mr. Michael Mundo Senior Research A WB Mr. Jason Alinsunurin WB Consultant 13 13 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 List of Participants in the PSDP Assessment Fora Agency/LGU Name Position PCU Mr. Francesca Alvarez Specialist NAPOLCOM Ms. Julieta P. Rañeses Acting Division Chief Ms. Jennifer Espejo Statistician Media Mr. Dennis Estopace Reporter AIM-Policy Center Ms. Lai-Lynn Barcenas Associate Director Atty. Lourdes Sereno Executive Director Ms. Sophia Sereno Researcher Ms. Erika Norwood Researcher Forum with Development Partners on April 15, 2010 AusAID Mr. Warren Turner Ms. Lea Neri Ms. Bernadette Cariaga ADB Ms. Dalisay Maligalig Ms. Tess Mendoza IFC Ms. Lindsay Lim Ms. Charlene Dy Japan Embassy Mr. Kohei Noda CIDA Ms. Narcisa M. Rivera European Commission Mr. Reynaldo Cancio USAID Mr. Gil Dy-Liacco WB Mr. Butch Rufino WB Ms. Maribelle Zonaga WB Mr. Eduardo Banzon WB Mr. Lawrence Tang WB Ms. Rashiel Velarde WB Ms. Yuko Okamura Forum With Legislative Staff on April 20, 2010 SEPO Mr. Merwin Salazar Director Mr. Peter Turingan Ms. Ma. Kathreen del Rosario Mr. G.H. Ambat Ms. Jamie Lyn Duque 14 14 Volume II: ANNeXeS List of Participants in the PSDP Assessment Fora Agency/LGU Name Position STSRO Mr. Rodelio Dascil Director General Ms. Erlinda Aguja Director Ms. Julieta Fontiveros Director Ms. Elvira Crudo Director Mr. Xerxes Nitafan Director Committee Affairs Bureau Mr. Eduardo Garvida Director House of Representatives Mr. Manuel Aquino Mr. Byron Bicenio Ms. May Chelly Adasa CPBRD, HoR Ms. Elsie Gutierrez LRS, HoR Mr. Claro Alcantara Mr. Rother Banastao Mr. Jose Farrales Mr. D. Goboled 15 15 16 Annex 5. Feedback from Stakeholders Summary of Issues and Concerns Raised in Meetings with Data Users NEDA Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Average assessment of Average assessment Undertake Better incentives to data quality of the national of accessibility of the measures to reduce motivate technical accounts, LFS, FIES, I-O national accounts, friction among staff. is satisfactory. LFS, FIES, IO is better members of PSS. than five years ago. Need to improve Data release calendar timeliness of the national is very satisfactory. accounts, LFS, FIES and other economic indicators. Metadata/technical notes and feedback Need data on: mechanism are 1. Retail sales and satisfactory. inventory by type of commodity Need to consider 2. Corporate revenues automatically giving and profits by type of copy of PUFs to NEDA revenue source as a major data user ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 3. Personal income by (without waiting for a industry letter every time). 4. New business registration by nature of Electronic copy of business and economic indicators capitalization publication and I-O 5. FIES, LFS tables are requested. disaggregated by urban, rural, provincial Need to have readily available technical assistance/services to data users. 16 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development In the statistical framework, we suggest specifying the title of the publication/press release/report for easier access of data. This will be very helpful for users especially for those who are not familiar with all the materials available. This would also facilitate data gathering for researchers and policy makers. Development partners and legislative staff Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Data needs: Need a consolidated Need to harmonize Profile of human Tactics to list of available common set of resources in the PSS overcome Loans to GDP ratio, statistics accessible in indicators among to be presented so as budget environment and natural the website. donors. to determine what constraints or to resource accounts. type of assistance is increase budget. Issue on statistics Weak link between needed. Time-use survey in order being quoted by planning, budgeting, Use of external to estimate the international monitoring and institutions, contribution of women to organizations from evaluation. similar to the GDP. unofficial sources. outsourcing. Statistical agencies More local level data Issue on reluctant need to designate Strengthen especially in Mindanao. behavior of data one technical person linkages producers to share as liaison to between NSCB GIS-based data. available data legislative offices. and DBM. 17 17 Volume II: ANNeXeS 18 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Disability statistics. LGU data should also Identify legislative Need to budget Vulnerability statistics. be shared with champions. computer soft national government wares. Realized investments to agencies. Conduct orientation be emphasized in reports for the new staff of not only approved Data sharing among Congress and investments. agencies is very weak Senate committees despite executive after election. How much data can be orders (EO 53, EO filled by LGUs. LGU data 646). Work first with can be tapped and LEDAC on standardized to come up Need for a unified legislative with national aggregates. health statistics proposals. publication- currently, Frequency and timeliness users gather data from of some data such as various sources. FIES Lack of data from BIR to determine impact of revenue measures to Households. Lack of data on tax from professionals and kind of tax deductions. ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Data on climate change, areas affected by disasters. Data from Dangerous Drugs Board and PDEA conflicting. Data on small and medium enterprises not updated. Lack of data on budget 18 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development versus expenditure. Some data are being manipulated in order to get funds. Problem with performance-based budgeting is on data discrepancies. Comparability of data (stat agencies should be the one adjusting). Need quarterly data on: non-merchandise exports at current and constant prices, breakdown of investment/gross domestic capital formation to public and private, investments in infrastructure, public and private, private sector spending on social sectors, e.g., health, education. Sub-national institutions Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Need local level data on: There is a lull of There is also a Need to reorient In general, no LGUs have feedback after need to institutions on the increase in funds but need population, employment, requests have been capacitate the coordination manpower but assistance on FIES, migration, data from sent to central offices. LGUs to be able framework at the turnover is not a what and how to 19 19 Volume II: ANNeXeS 20 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development FHSIS, BEIS, CBMS, to generate and sub-national level. problem. do on statistics. poverty, high risk/disaster- Should have more utilize data at prone areas, HDI, life web-based their level. The whole process Lack of statistician expectancy, literacy, mechanisms. should include more positions at LGUs. gender. consultations with RLAs, LGUs and There is a need to Concern on reliability of other stakeholders strengthen the IMR data, comparability of at the regional and structure of the sub- data from CBMS. local levels. Budget national statistical should be provided system in terms of for consultation expansion in size of meetings and statistical agencies advocacy activities. and upgrading of statistical positions, NEDA Region 7 creation of statistical pushing for NSCB positions in RLAs and presence in the LGUs. region. Summary of Concerns of Data Producers NSCB ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Quality of data on the Computers are 4 yrs Not all regions have Needs technical How to have one All vacant positions Limited national accounts is old NSCB units assistance on strategic planning could not be filled resources for somehow affected by strategic session among the due to rationalization advocacy reduced manpower Need for an integrated There is a need to planning, statistical agencies plan, difficulty of complement. database generate better budgeting, hiring. Need resources statistics for the basic resource How to have a for upgrading of Shorter time for analysis Technical assistance sectors (e.g. mobilization, unified stand on the Reduced number of server, training, and validation. needed for new server indigenous peoples policy- rationalization plan staff doing the PSNA- R & D (such as configuration due to or IPs). development, among statistical from 40 to 11 full time estimating Example of data expanded database. program agencies. staff . poverty based 20 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development requirements of the There is a need to management, on one round of revised PSNA: generate statistics at project Only 3 staff have FIES). - Valuation at basic prices a lower level of management, more than 20 yrs (NSO is still at producers disaggregation (e.g. monitoring and experience on the price). Labor Force Survey evaluation, national accounts. and Family Income document and -Supply and use table and Expenditure data Two have 8 yr (data support are not that Survey) in order to management, experience. good; staff need training). respond to the need survey design. -Chain volume measures. of users. Needs additional staff - Retail sales index. Needs training for to institutionalize the Preparation of data analysis and small area poverty Regional Statistical report writing. statistics. Development Programs to take into Only 7 staff to consideration local monitor 19 sectoral situations and to align programs and PSS- statistical wide programs. activities/processes with other Heads of regional administrative divisions are only SG processes like 22, below division budgeting, public chief and this is too investment low a rank to programming, etc. effectively lead the coordination in the Need to increase region. They statistical formulate policies, appreciation of local provide technical chief executives. assistance to local government units, There is a high and coordinate with demand for more national and regional timely local level agencies. poverty statistics. Need to augment staff in the regions, only 4-5 per region at present 21 21 Volume II: ANNeXeS 22 NSO Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Building permit data- Can do more There is a need for Needs additional DBM did not problem is on data methodological NSCB to strengthen staff due to provide budget for collection from LGUs; studies with more coordination with increase in the the listing of many still use manual people. SEC and other data number of sectors establishments procedure due to lack of sources to be able to and industries. since it was automated system. update list of construed to be a establishments. Needs higher level new activity. technical staff who will do the analysis, research and report writing. Delay in delivery of Unpreparedness of Technical Inadequacy of LFS, budget can outputs and overlapping users to interpret small assistance senior level cover only 2 of activities during census area level estimates. needed in positions Stat 3 rounds, deficiency time. communication, positions and up, is funded from Due to limited staff, statistical report lag behind in FIES or rider there is less time for writing. doing analysis, surveys. systems development reports; before and for report writing. there was an R & Needs budget for D unit. forum and No integrated database seminars are more yet. Inadequate effective in making number of users more ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Need to acquire more systems analyst prepared. GPS and hand-held and programmers computers to use for relative to the Space problem- still the Labor Force number of renting; 2 hectare Survey/FIES. activities. lot in QC used as space for issuance Fast turnover- in 3 of birth certificates. yrs, there were 10 who left. Need to include other NSO activities in designated 22 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development statistics like APIS. BAS Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Constant challenges: Replacement of low Limited resources for: Needs more Few positions at Inadequate funds Updating sampling capacity computers, R & D. training on higher technical for statistical frame; printing machines, and forecasting, level. operations. improving sampling other ICTs. estimation, report designs; writing. Rat plan of DA not Proposed to more accurate technique yet approved. conduct of fund in crop yield estimation. Declining sourcing activities, technical Difficult to request both local and Need to be aligned with expertise on hiring because international donors. the global strategy on various aspects DBM thinks that agricultural statistics as of statistical BAS no longer Inappropriate formulated in the Asia operations. needs field offices working conditions Pacific Commission on separate from DA. of personnel in the Agriculture Statistics. Propose a operations centers . continuing conduct of in- Proposed house trainings improvement of and participation BAS offices in the in external operations centers trainings, both through adequate local and funding support. international. BLES Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Low response rate in the Cannot keep up with Needs more Need to fast track Six plantilla Has to compete for Occupational Wages fast changing manpower for R&D to training and positions were budget resources Survey due to reasons technology/ study for example the mentoring as scrapped in 2009 within DOLE which 23 23 Volume II: ANNeXeS 24 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development such as closure, change infrastructure. of imputation senior officers and all casuals has a budget ceiling in line of business, need procedure to near retirement had to retire. thus hardly any to distinguish the real compensate for the age. increase in non-response. non-response. maintenance and operating expenses; Need for a live business no capital outlay register through link ups since 2002. with NSO, BSP, DOLE, DTI, BIR, SSS, SEC, PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG to serve survey and other admin-based reporting systems. BSP Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Delay of data on imported services, data on tourist arrival, income tax returns (ITRs). ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Only some data on corporate sector from SEC are being consolidated; The SEC has started to implement its new financial reporting system. Data on real property sector are available only from the private sector. 24 Other departments/agencies Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Department of Education (DepEd) Low compliance from Meantime that the Needs training on No increase in private schools. Basic Education data analysis and budget; no budget Information System is report writing. for new or being enhanced, there developmental is no annual activities. publication and limited data are disseminated in the website. Department of Tourism (DOT) Need to improve No budget for timeliness of the NSO developmental Survey on Tourism. activities. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Need to have a method Only one Small budget; no for averaging data for statistician budget for printing of example on rainfall or position filled up. publication. temperature of various designated points. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) The BIR does not publish data on tax deductions on R&D. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 25 25 Volume II: ANNeXeS 26 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development Some taxpayers who go Problem in to the bank directly do not generating fill up the forms additional data – completely. cost of revising the The system can only computer system accommodate up to four digits of industry and occupational classification. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Still using the old PSIC. Statistical indicators on The staff need There are no Processing is the corporate sector are training on use of statisticians in the contracted to an Regional disaggregation not yet disseminated in statistical unit. external service is not yet following the the website. softwares. provider until data new one with CARAGA and ARMM as separate Provincial data is are uploaded into regions. available on a per the database. Hence Only one research request basis. additional data to be staff remaining. The Philippine Business encoded and Registry project led by processed will mean DTI should be pursued additional cost. to have a single platform ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 for business registration system. SRTC Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development No system yet NSCB to lobby Lack of training Due to austerity instituted to monitor funding support for staff to respond to measures and evaluate impact R&D of PSS. the training implemented for all 26 Data production Dissemination Research & Training Coordination Staffing Budget Development of trainings to client, demand from government agencies both individually and Link PSDP with clients. Very in 2005-2006, budget as an agency. No MTPDP. limited technical for training was given budget also to do staff for least priority. Thus, this. conducting limited number of research (only 3 training courses was The evaluation Stat III). conducted and process should relatively less number allow ample time for Needs additional of government agencies to provide staff as demand personnel participated the necessary has increased in the trainings disaggregated data. from 35 to 86 in conducted. 2009. Results of the Training fees can only evaluation must be Establish regular recover direct costs presented. positions for in- not the indirect costs, house thus other income are Inadequate trainers experts/research used to cover on small area fellows. deficiency. estimation and other specialized skills. Financing the conduct of trainings in the regions is a problem. Some research projects were delayed, most are not pushed through due to lack of funds. 27 Volume II: ANNeXeS 27 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 6. An Overview of the Philippine Statistical System and the Philippine Statistical Development Program I. The Philippine Statistical System (PSS) 1. Executive Order 121 (Reorganizing and Strengthening the Philippine Statistical System and for Other Purposes, January 30, 1987) provides for the present structure of the Philippine Statistical System. Section III defines the PSS as consisting of the ―statistical organizations at all administrative levels, the personnel therein and the national statistical program. This includes a policy-making and coordinating body, a statistical research and training center, a single general- purpose statistical agency, all ministries, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the national and local government and all government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries that are engaged in statistical activities either as their primary functions or as part of their administrative or regulatory functions.‖ Figure 6.1 illustrates the composition of the PSS. 2. The current PSS is composed of the following six major statistical agencies (MSAs): A. National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) – coordinates the PSS and serves as the policy-making body, and compiles the national accounts, input-output table, poverty statistics, human development index, leading economic indicators, food balance sheet, and other indicators. It also maintains the National Statistical Information Centers which serve as the one-stop shop for disseminating statistical information in the PSS. B. National Statistics Office (NSO) – collects general purpose statistics such as data on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry, prices, and households through periodic censuses and sample surveys such as the Census of Population and Housing, Census of Agriculture and Fisheries, Family Income and Expenditure Survey, Labor Force Survey, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry, and Survey of Prices. It also processes and compiles administrative-based statistics on domestic and foreign trade, business permits, and vital statistics from the civil registration system. C. Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – gathers data on farms, crops, livestock, poultry, other farm products, and fishery. D. Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – compiles statistics on wages, working conditions, occupations, unions, and other labor-related data. E. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) – compiles statistics on the financial and external sectors (e.g., money and banking statistics, balance of payments, international reserves, international investment position, foreign exchange, etc.) 28 28 Volume II: ANNeXeS through its Department of Economic Statistics, Supervisory Data Center, and the Department of Economic Research. F. Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC) – conducts non-degree training on statistics and research studies to improve statistical concepts and methodologies. 3. The NSCB, NSO, and SRTC are attached agencies of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for administrative purposes. The BLES and BAS are staff bureaus of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA), respectively. The BSP is a government financial institution and is autonomous in both human resource and financial aspects. 4. In addition to these MSAs, official statistics, mostly administrative statistics, are also produced by the different departments/agencies in the national government, the local government units, and government-owned or controlled corporations. 5. The NSCB’s Executive Board is the policy making body of the PSS and is composed of the director-general of NEDA as chair, an undersecretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as vice chair, all undersecretaries of the different national government departments, the deputy governor of BSP, the heads of the NSCB Technical Staff, NSO, and SRTC, and a representative of the local government and private sector. 6. At the sub-national level, coordination on statistics is conducted through the Regional Statistical Coordination Committees (RSCC) created by NSCB. Each region has an RSCC composed of the NSCB as the secretariat, NSO, NEDA, selected regional offices, provincial planning and development coordinators, city/municipal planning and development coordinators, and private sector representatives. The RSCCs in 9 out of the 17 regions of the country are more active because they are backed up by the NSCB regional divisions (RDs), which functions as the technical secretariat. These RDs of NSCB perform similar coordination mechanisms as the NSCB central office, produce gross regional domestic product (GRDP), and maintain one-stop shops for disseminating statistics to data users in the regions. 29 29 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Figure 6.1 The Philippine Statistical System Source: Management and Coordination Chapter, PSDP 2005-2010 II. The Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 7. The Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) provides the PSS vision, goals, key result areas, programs, activities, and projects for a period of six years. The PSDP is therefore the equivalent of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) as promoted by PARIS 21. 8. The Statistical Coordination Office (SCO) in NEDA, which is the predecessor of NSCB, started the PSDP in 1976. Since 1987, NSCB has spearheaded the preparation of four PSDPs beginning 1990-1992 (See Table 6.1, Features of the PSDPs prepared by NSCB). 9. As provided by Executive Order 121, one of the mandates of NSCB is to prepare and approve the PSDP. It is then endorsed by the President of the Philippines through a presidential proclamation, which adopts the PSDP as a statistical support to the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP). 10. The 2005-2010 PSDP was formulated in 2005-06 following these steps:  Creation and convening of an interagency steering committee on the PSDP  Formulation of the PSDP planning framework and thrusts  Submission of agency plans for statistical activities  Convening of inter-agency committees/technical working groups (new or existing) to formulate sectoral statistical development programs and indicative budgets 30 30 Volume II: ANNeXeS  Conduct of series of consultative meetings/forums with data producers, data users, and other stakeholders to review/comment on the draft PSDP  Approval of the PSDP 2005-2010 by the NSCB Executive Board and endorsement to the President 11. Each agency implements its statistical activities in accordance with its mandate. Coordination of these activities is carried out by NSCB through policies and standards and sectoral inter-agency committees, technical committees/working groups. Examples of standards are the system of designated statistics, survey review and clearance system, standard classification systems, and standard concepts and definitions. 12. The System of Designated Statistics (SDS) is a mechanism that identifies the most critical and essential statistics required for social and economic planning/analysis based on approved criteria. Executive Order 352 (July 1, 1996) approved the activities and statistics that have been designated by NSCB for adoption by the government. NSCB is authorized under EO 352 to modify the SDS based on its evaluation and monitoring and in accordance with basic statistical standards and in consultation with data producers and users. 13. The Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS) is a mechanism that evaluates the design and instruments of surveys or censuses sponsored and/or to be conducted by government agencies including government corporations at the national and/or sub-national level. 14. Standard Classification Systems are meant to ensure comparability and consistency among official statistics in the country and with international standard classifications. Examples of which are the Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC), Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC), and Philippine Standard Commodity Classification PSCC), among others. 15. Similarly, NSCB approves standard definitions of statistical terms. During 2005-2010, it has approved standard definitions of sectoral statistical terms. 16. The PSDP Monitoring Report from NSCB as of June 2009 shows the status of activities listed in the PSDP 2005-2010 as well as statistical activities implemented but not listed in the PSDP document. 17. Each committee convened by NSCB is tasked to evaluate major developments, issues, and challenges in its area or sector of concern. These developments and issues are documented as part of the PSDP document. In 2003 and 2006, NSCB initiated a performance measurement scheme (PMS) for the five MSAs. The PMS comes in questionnaire form where the agency makes an assessment of its outputs and capacity vis-à-vis the standards. 18. At the regional level, the Regional Divisions of NSCB coordinate a similar process of planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the statistical activities of regional offices and local government units. The Regional Statistical Coordination Committees set the thrusts based on the needs of the region. 31 31 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Table 6.1 Features of the PSDP 1990-1992; 1993-1998; 1999-2004; 2005-2010 Year Content Thrusts 1990-1992 Volume 1 – PSS-wide and sectoral chapters  Improve promotion and dissemination of discussing statistical coverage, major statistical products developments, issues and challenges, and  Institutionalize sub-national statistical system strategies/programs in textual form; 231  Upgrade statistical capability and linkages of pages. government institutions Volume 2 – contains a statistical calendar indicating activities, periodicity, and responsible agency and indicative budgets for three years by agency, summarized by type of activity and with analysis. 1993-1998 One volume that discusses PSS-wide and  Respond to the statistical requirements for sectoral frameworks, major developments, international competitiveness issues and challenges, and  Promote efficiency in statistical operations strategies/programs in textual form.  Balanced development of social and economic statistics PSS-wide concerns include sub-national statistics, research and development, human resource development, information management and dissemination, standards, methodologies and procedures; 229 pages; no budget section. 1999-2004 One volume that discusses PSS-wide and  Develop relevant national and local sectoral frameworks, major developments, indicators issues and challenges, and  Strengthen local statistical system strategies/programs in matrix form.  Develop innovative, relevant, and user- friendly services PSS-wide concerns include spatial and  Increase application of information regional development, research and technology development, human resource management  Promote culture of excellence, teamwork, and development, information management and entrepreneurial spirit and systems development, marketing and  Develop effective mechanisms, policies and user services, management and coordination; standards to address conflicts, gaps and 155 pages; no budget section. constraints  Enhance productivity 2005-2010 One volume that discusses PSS-wide and  Provide the government, private sector and sectoral frameworks, major developments, the public, quality statistics on economic, issues and challenges, and demographic, social, and environmental strategies/programs in textual and matrix conditions form.  Promote importance of official statistics in the PSS, with improved transparency to Matrix includes a column on policy maintain trust and confidence of users use/relevance of the statistical output.  Strengthen capacity of PSS to deliver products and services by developing its Annexes on indicative budgets by sector by human, capital and physical resources, and activity, consolidated list of training to be improving statistical infrastructure conducted, and consolidated list of research and studies to be conducted. 32 32 Volume II: ANNeXeS Year Content Thrusts PSS-wide concerns include sub-national statistics, research and development, human resource development, information management and dissemination, standards and classifications, management and coordination; 705 pages. 33 33 34 Annex 7. Assessment of the PSDP Process vis-à-vis the PARIS21 Guide to NSDS NSDS principles by PARIS21 PSDP Process Remarks Be nationally led and owned, with high- The preparation of the PSDP has a clear legal framework as Documented endorsements were obtained level political support. provided by Executive Order 121. The NSCB Executive during the design stage but during Board, as the policy making body of the PSS, approves the implementation, there was no mention of an Clear national ownership and leadership PSDP. evidence of a concrete political support from within the NSS and at the senior levels of top level in addressing the critical situation of government including support from the Being one of its regular functions, NSCB Technical Staff the statistical agencies emanating from Ministry of Finance. The system-wide initiates the preparation of the PSDP by first organizing a declining manpower resources. approach is likely to be most effective PSDP steering committee. This committee is composed of the where the initiative for the preparation of NSCB secretary general as chairperson, representatives from It has always been mentioned that the PSDP an NSDS has come from within the the NSO and other statistical agencies, and other data is formulated to support the MTPDP. government at a high level and where the producers and users. The committee formulates the vision, However, the PSDP has low priority in NEDA process has a clear mandate. thrusts and general strategies for approval of the Board. It and DBM. The current MTPDP does not creates technical working groups to assist in formulating the mention the PSDP. It would have been helpful programs/projects/activities in each area and sector. if the PSDP is mentioned as part of the MTPDP Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy. The PSDP approved by the Board is endorsed to the NEDA director-general who in turn endorses the PSDP to the President. The President signs a presidential proclamation enjoining all agencies in the government to adopt the PSDP and support its implementation. Be demand-focused and integrated into The PSDP takes into account the statistics needed in There is clear indication from the plans that national development policy processes, monitoring and evaluating the MTPDP and existing laws and the PSDP has responded to real demands taking account of countries‘ regional and national policies. Likewise, the country’s commitment to and international commitments. However, due ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 international commitments. support global programs such as the MDG, SDDS is to budget cuts and staff shortages, there are considered in the PSDP frameworks. still many plans that have not been pursued. Be developed in an inclusive and The PSDP preparation is a product of an inter-agency and Some agencies reported that consultation was consultative way. inter-sectoral dialogues and consultations with public and lacking and expressed their desire to be private sectors at national and sub-national levels. consulted in the next PSDP. Assess all statistical sectors and user Users’ needs are assessed at each sector level. The PSDP needs and provide a vision and strategic presents an analysis of the issues and challenges considering 34 NSDS principles by PARIS21 PSDP Process Remarks plan for national statistics. users’ demands and capacity of the statistical system. The PSDP then presents the vision, goals, key result areas and strategies. It includes chapters not only for PSS-wide concerns but also sectoral concerns. Set out a comprehensive statistical The programs and projects are spelled out in every chapter Statistical indicators have been identified to development program, which is prioritized identifying the priorities. A more detailed presentation is found monitor performance of PSS-wide concerns. and timetabled, to build capacity to deliver in the annexes that show the expected outputs, lead and However, the M&E report showed only status results, incorporating plans for implementing agencies, the implementation schedule by year of activities. Likewise, there was no update implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, but also flexible enough to and the indicative budget. A monitoring and evaluation plan is done on the PSDP. cope with change. also stated as part of the PSDP. Address institutional and organizational The PSDP does not only propose production of sectoral Specific gaps and constraints by agency may constraints and processes, including statistics but also operational concerns such as on not have been looked at due to the sectoral resources, for the sustainable management and coordination, human resource development, presentation of plans and budget. Sectoral development of statistical systems and research and development, information management, and approach may be relevant for planning data outputs. dissemination and the sub-national statistical system. production but planning for organizational systems such as resource management, data management, dissemination, HRD, require an agency-specific approach. An agency performance measurement scheme (PMS) in terms of statistical operations has been developed starting 2001 and conducted again in 2003 and 2006. It seems that the discussion of issues did not benefit yet from the PMS. The results of the PMS could have been an important input to the next PSDP. Build quality, fit for purpose, drawing on International standards such as the UN Handbook for best international practice and standards. Statistical Organizations, SDDS, DQAF, standard classification systems, sector statistics and other standards such as the system of national accounts have been used as guide in developing the PSDP. Build on what exists and is being A section of situational analysis that includes statistical developed and continue to satisfy developments for the past program period and emerging immediate needs for statistics during the issues precedes the formulation of the programs for the next NSDS process. six years. Thus, what are existing and what were improved 35 35 Volume II: ANNeXeS 36 NSDS principles by PARIS21 PSDP Process Remarks and/or established in the past are sustained. Changing user needs that are already known at the PSDP preparation are immediately considered in the process. Respond to user needs but be realistic Each committee planned based on a statistical framework and A lot of recommended activities are included about resources. actual demands. Users have been consulted on emerging in the PSDP but there is inadequate strategy needs. A list of priorities is stated in each chapter. to mobilize resources outside of regular appropriations. Based on the medium-term expenditure framework of the national government, increases in the regular budget may not be enough to cover developmental activities. Serve as a coherence framework both for The PSDP has been adopted by government agencies as the During implementation, however, as indicated international support for statistical unified framework for statistical development in the country. It in the monitoring report of NSCB, there were development and statistics programs was recognized by the Department of Budget and activities conducted and funded that were not across the national statistical system. Management for budgeting purposes as indicated in the listed in the PSDP. Most of the projects ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Budget Call. It has been presented to various forums for funded by donors were not listed in the PSDP. advocacy. Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 8. Milestones of the PSDP 2005-2010 I. Data production A. New primary data 19. New surveys and their periodic updates were conducted to respond to the needs of policy makers such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Surveys on Informal Sector (households- based), ICT, R&D Personnel, Domestic Tourism, Consumer Expectations, Consumer Finance, Functional Education, Literacy and Mass Media, Commodity Outlet, and Household Energy Consumption; surveys on agriculture such as the Survey on Liveweight Factors of Livestock and Poultry, Extent of Rice Land Conversion in the Philippines, Survey on Food Demand for Agricultural Commodities, Survey of Rice Mills in the Philippines, etc. B. New indicators 20. Indicators that were generated to address the demands of policy-makers include the Hunger Index, Child Development Index, Gender and Development Index, Poverty Incidence in Basic Sectors, Happiness Index, Philippine Labor Index, Job Displacements due to Global Financial Crisis, among others. Small area statistics of poverty incidence were also estimated based on the 2000 and 2003 FIES. C. Expanded data coverage 21. The coverage of regular surveys was also expanded. Examples are the inclusion of a module on violence against women in the National Demographic Survey, other tourism establishments in the Domestic Tourism Survey, and data on decent work and number of hours worked by children in the Labor Force Survey. The Wholesale Price Survey was expanded to cover other regions of the country aside from the National Capital Region. 22. Likewise, the industry coverage of the Annual Survey or Philippine Business and Industry and the Occupational Wages Survey was expanded. The surveys conducted by BLES have been integrated into the BLES Integrated Survey to avoid duplication and reduce response burden. D. Consistency with international standards 23. The Balance of Payments data have been updated following BPM5 and is now migrating towards BPM6. 24. In the 2003 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) report on data availability of the millennium indicators, the Philippines ranked first among the 11 countries in Southeast Asia and fourth among all of Asia and the Pacific. As stated in the report, out of the theoretical minimum of 767 data values (59 series x 13 years) that a 37 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 country can have, the Philippines has a total of 214 data values. In early 2005, the government came up with the Second Philippines Progress Report covering the period 2001-2005. The Second Progress Report presented the country’s situation beyond national averages through data disaggregated by sex and geographical location.1 25. The MDG Watch which shows data updates of MDG indicators is now available on the website of NSCB. 26. The IMF recognizes that although ―Data provision has some shortcomings‖, it is ―broadly adequate for surveillance‖ (Statistical Issues Appendix of the Article IV staff report February 2009). 27. According to the Summary of 2008 Observance Report on the Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2 Philippine dissemination policies in terms of timeliness and periodicity have been in observance of the SDDS since the time of subscription in 2001. The PSS exceeded the SDDS periodicity requirement for the data on central government debt. Likewise, the Philippines’ timeliness requirement of the following data exceeded the SDDS requirements: national accounts, employment data, consumer prices, central government debt, and merchandise trade. E. Improved timeliness and frequency 28. In the NSCB Monitoring Report of Designated Statistics as of 2007, the timeliness of survey and administrative-based statistics such as basic education, construction statistics from building permits, and metallic mineral statistics were improved. The automation of the Basic Education Information System has led to the improvement of timeliness. 29. In the meeting with DOH as part of this assessment, the streamlining of the process flow for the Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS) has reduced its time lag from three years to one year. A Data Quality Assessment System for the administrative-based data of the Department of Labor and Employment was implemented that led to the improved quality of the data. 30. The frequency of statistical publications/reports by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics has been increased. For example, a Quarterly Commodity Situationer in addition to the Annual Crop Statistics was produced. Semi-annual tables on Producers Price Index on Agriculture have been released. 1 Briefing Note on Evaluating Capacity Building Initiatives for Statistics for MDG Indicators, November to December 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 2 Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes (data ROSC) through which the IMF assesses in detail the quality of the statistical systems of its member countries 38 38 Volume II: ANNeXeS II. Information management and dissemination A. Advance release calendar 31. The use of the Advance Release Calendar (ARC) as a means of informing data users of upcoming statistics and to be more transparent of release schedules has been institutionalized in the PSS. From the NSCB website (nscb.gov.ph/sdds/calendar.asp/), users can access the ARC of all designated statistics as monitored by NSCB. B. Metadata, technical Notes 32. Metadata in the form of definitions, glossary, technical notes, answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and survey methodology are visibly posted and accessible in agency websites of all statistical agencies and departments like the Department of Finance and the Department of Tourism. C. Publications 33. There are numerous statistical publications currently produced in the PSS. New publications were produced such as the Compendium of Tourism Statistics and Compendium of Environment Statistics. A review of selected publications of statistical agencies in 2009 compared with the editions in 2004 showed that there are new data, tables, features that have been included. 34. A Directory of Government Statistical Services (DGSS) was developed by NSCB by combining the features of the former Inventory of Statistics Available in the Government and the Directory of Philippine Statistical Services. The DGSS is a useful tool for data researchers as it shows the contact points of data sources as well as the information on the kind, frequency, disaggregation, and release schedule of data being produced by an agency. D. Websites 35. All the websites of the six statistical agencies have been improved and now contain the following which are very useful to users:  Advance release calendar  Online databases  Metadata/technical notes  Feedback facility  Statistics update  Client/citizen charter  Analysis  Others useful to users – links,  Graphs sitemap, search, events, policies  Archive/historical data programs, and projects 36. Department websites like DOH, DepEd, and DOF also provide these features. 39 39 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 E. Online databases 37. Statistical databases of statistical agencies are now available online where users can search and select the variables and reference period and download the data including metadata. However, this service is for a fee.  NSCB - I-stats, Countryside in Figures (CIF), classifications, geographic codes, publication catalogue, MDG database, and sectoral statistics.  NSO – publication catalogue, data archive, PUF and license files, and selected survey results  BAS – Countrystat Philippines, Public Access Catalogue, Community Level Stat Info System, Rural Sector Statistics Information System  BLES – downloadable publications  BSP – downloadable publications F. Sub-national data 38. More sub-national data can be accessed thru the internet. The following geographic disaggregations are available in the agency websites:  NSCB – regional, provincial data in CIF, and provincial/city/municipal in RD websites  NSO – regional and some of the NSO Regional offices have websites where provincial data are available  BAS – regional and community-level  BLES – regional  DOH – regional, province, and city 39. The NSCB Regional Divisions have maintained regular publications (Regional Socio- Economic Trends, Countryside in Figures and Factsheets) purposely to disseminate sub-national data. 40. Based on the report of NSCB staff in the 17 regions, the most achieved result for the past five years were the increased awareness and appreciation on the need for quality statistics and the greater accessibility of local statistics from national and local data sources. G. Information centers, libraries, and focal points 41. All the statistical agencies maintain a library or information center where users can visit, search, and copy available data for their research. 42. The NSCB maintains the National Statistical Information Center as a one-stop shop of publications containing statistics and relevant information. 40 40 Volume II: ANNeXeS H. Data archiving 43. NSCB has PDF files for publications and has started digitizing/scanning old publications that have no electronic copy. 44. NSO and NSCB use open source software. I. Pricing policy 45. Prior to 2005, the NSCB Board issued a General Pricing Policy for the PSS in the delivery of statistical information and services. In this policy, designated priority statistics should be accessible for free via the agency website and for some special requests, the agency may charge a fee to recover the cost. During the period, NSCB issued a more specific policy on each type of service and user. J. Improved communication and public relations/services to users 46. As a form of maintaining a good relationship with the data-using public, the agencies have sustained the following in their websites: media corp, e-newsletter, what’s next/what’s new, errata, text messaging, RSS, chat facility, webmail, customer satisfaction survey (BLES), easystat in Filipino (BLES) and Users’ Guide. NSO has a radio program called ―NSO On the Air‖ and e-census where the public can request for birth certificates online. Factsheets/info bits/press releases are regularly disseminated. K. Data systems management 47. For NSO, in-house systems were developed for census and survey processes. Hand-held computers and GPS units were piloted on one survey and it plans to use them in the Labor Force Survey. 48. It also enhanced the Civil Registration Information System in collecting and processing data from local civil registrars, and the Decentralized Registry of Establishments System in collecting building permits data from LGUs and listing of establishments from the field offices. 49. The BAS has developed and utilized automated systems in data organization such as the Inland Fishing Information System (NFIS) and Retail Price Aggregation System. L. Advocacy to promote public awareness and appreciation on statistics 50. Each of the statistical agencies continued to conduct their own users’ forum or press conference every time a statistics update is released. The celebration of the annual National Statistics Month (NSM) has been sustained and coordinated by NSCB. Likewise, the National Convention on Statistics (NCS) was continuously held every three years. The next NCS will be conducted in October 2010. 41 41 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 III. Policies and standards 51. From 2005-2009, there were 79 resolutions issued by the NSCB Executive Board, which were intended to improve the following (Table 8.1):  Data collection methodology = 20 resolutions  Concepts and classifications = 21 resolutions  Info dissemination and services to users = 2 resolutions  Coordination including PSDP planning and budgeting = 31 resolutions  Human resource development = 1 resolution  Sub-national statistics = 2 resolutions  Others = 2 resolutions 42 42 Volume II: ANNeXeS Table 8.1 List of NSCB Board Resolutions 2005-2009 NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 2009 1 Approving the Retention of the Existing Composition of Three Technical Committees and Seven Interagency Committees and the Reconstitution and Renaming of One Interagency Committee 2 Approving the Synchronized Rebasing of Price Indices to Base Year 2006 3 Approving the Retention of the Existing Composition of One Technical Committee and One Interagency Committee, the Reconstitution of Three Technical Committees and One Interagency Committee, and the Reconstitution and Renaming of One Interagency Committee 4 Approving the Budgetary Thrusts of the Philippine Statistical System for CY 2010 5 Approving the Estimation Methodology for the 2006-Based Consumer Price Index for the Bottom 30 Percent Income Group Households 6 Approving the Methodology for Compiling the Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts 7 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes of Wholesale and Retail Trade and the Methodology in Computing Wholesale Trade Sales Index and Retail Trade Sales Index 8 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Gender and Development Sector – Batch 2 9 Approving and Adopting the Official Methodology for Generating Annual Labor and Employment Estimates 10 Approving the Recommendations of the Task Force on Flash Indicators to Measure the Impact of Global Crisis in the Philippines 11 Approving and Adopting the Modifications in the Designated Statistical Activities of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics and Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics – Batch 1 12 Declaring May 2010 as National Census Month 13 Endorsing to Congress, through the Department of Budget and Management, the Approval of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing Budget 14 Enjoining Agencies to Provide Assistance to the National Statistics Office for the Conduct of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing 43 43 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 15 Designating the National Statistical Coordination Board as the National Census Coordinating Board for the Conduct of 2010 Census of Population and Housing and for All Population Censuses Thereafter 16 Approving the Terms of Reference and Composition of the Regional, Provincial, City, and Municipal Census Coordinating Boards in the Conduct of 2010 Census of Population and Housing 17 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Environment and Natural Resources Sector - Batch 1 (Water Resources Subsector) 18 Recognizing and Enjoining Support totThe National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction being Implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development as a Tool to Identify Beneficiaries of Social Protection Programs 19 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Health and Nutrition Sector – Batch 3 20 Approving the Rebasing of the General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region to Year 2000 21 Approving and Adopting the Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Information and Communications Technology Sector - Batch 2 22 Approving the Data Items to be Included in the 2010 Census Of Population and Housing 2008 1 Approving the Retention of the Existing Compositions of Some Technical Committees, Interagency Committees and Task Forces 2 Approving and Adopting the Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for Information and Communications Technology Sector 3 Approving the Budgetary Thrusts of the Philippine Statistical System for CY 2009 4 Endorsing the Budget of the Philippine Statistical System for FY 2009 to the DBM 5 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Population Sector – Batch 2 6 Adopting the 2000-Based Producer Price Index for Manufacturing 44 44 Volume II: ANNeXeS NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 7 Adopting the 2000-Based Producer Price Index for Agriculture 8 Approving and Adopting the 2008 Philippine Standard Classification of Education 9 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Tourism Sector – Batch 3 10 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Health and Nutrition Sector – Batch 2 11 Enjoining Major Statistical Agencies and Other Data Producers to Generate Separate Data for Highly Urbanized Cities 12 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Poverty Sector – Batch 2 13 Approving and Adopting the Operational Framework for Counting Overseas Filipinos 2007 1 Authorizing the NSCB Technical Staff to Enter Into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Private Sector on Data Subscription Services 2 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Poverty Sector 3 Approving the Retention of the Existing Compositions of Some Technical Committees, Inter-Agency Committees and Task Forces 4 Creating a Special Committee to Review The Philippine Statistical System 5 Approving the Model-Based Estimation Methodology for the Annual Food and Poverty Thresholds 6 Declaring August 2007 as National Census Month 7 Approving the Terms of Reference of the Regional, Provincial, City and Municipal Census Coordinating Boards in the Conduct of the 2007 Census of Population 8 Enjoining Agencies to Provide Assistance for the Conduct of the 2007 Census of Population 9 Designating the National Statistical Coordination Board as the National Census Coordinating Board for the Conduct of the 2007 Census of Population 10 Approving the Budgetary Thrusts of the Philippine Statistical System for CY 2008 45 45 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 11 Approving the Methodology for the Generation of Poverty Statistics for the Basic Sectors 12 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Science and Technology Sector 13 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Education Sector – Batch 2 14 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Labor and Employment Sector 15 Renewing the Term of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines as Private Sector Representative to the NSCB Executive Board 2006 1 Approving and Adopting the Framework on the Provision of Statistical Products and Services of the Philippine Statistical System 2 Approving the Retention of the Existing Compositions of Some Technical Committees, Inter-Agency Committees and Task Forces 3 Endorsing the Supplemental Budget for the 2006 Census of Population and the 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey 4 Declaring November 2006 As National Census Month 5 Enjoining Agencies to Provide Assistance for the Conduct of the 2006 Census of Population 6 Approving the Terms of Reference of the Provincial, City and Municipal Census Coordinating Boards in the Conduct of the 2006 Census of Population 7 Adopting the Methodology Used in Generating the 2000 Census of Population and Housing-Based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections 8 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Health and Nutrition Sector 9 Approving the Budgetary Thrusts of the Philippine Statistical System for CY 2007 10 Designating the National Statistical Coordination Board as the National Census Coordinating Board for the Conduct of the 2006 Census of Population 11 Approving the Refinements in the Official Estimation Methodology for the 2003 Final Poverty Statistics and 2000 Back Estimates 46 46 Volume II: ANNeXeS NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 12 Approving and Adopting a Scientific Career System for Statisticians 13 Approving and Endorsing the Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 2005-2010 14 Approving and Adopting the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Education Sector 15 Approving and Adopting Six Formulas on the Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes for the Education Sector 16 Approving the Recommendations of the Task Force on the Measurement of Electronic Commerce 17 Approving the Methodology for the Generation of the Philippine Labor Index 2005 1 Adoption of the Methodology Used in Generating the 2000 Census of Population and Housing-Based National Population Projections 2 Approving the Designation of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) as the New Private Sector Representative to the NSCB Executive Board 3 Approving and Adopting the 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC) 4 Approving and Adopting the Philippine Tourism Statistical Classification System 5 Approving the Interim Modifications in the Official Estimation Methodology for the 2003 Poverty Statistics 6 Recognizing and Enjoining Support to the Community-Based Monitoring System as a Tool to Strengthen the Statistical System at the Local Level 7 Approving the General Policy on Revising the Data on Agricultural Production, Prices and Related Statistics of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics 8 Approving the Interim Methodology for the Revision of Electronics Import Statistics 9 Approving a Schedule for the Regular Meetings of the National Statistical Coordination Board 10 Addition of Representatives from the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC) to the Core Group of Resource Persons 47 47 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 NSCB Resolution Year Number Title 11 Approving the Planning and Budgetary Thrusts for Statistical Activities for CY 2006 12 Approving the Recommendations of the Interagency Committee on Gender Statistics Source: NSCB IV. Human resources development 52. Based on the SRTC Report (Table 8.2), there were 5,254 trained participants from 2009- 2010 which were geared towards improving data production, information dissemination, and sub-national statistics. 53. From 2005-2009, the number of trained participants more than tripled. About 21 percent of participants came from national government agencies other than statistical agencies, and another 20 percent from local government units. For LGUs, the demand increased tremendously, as indicated by the number trained in 2009 which is almost six times that in 2005. More than half of the trained participants work in the regions or outside central offices (Table 8.3). Table 8.2 Training Conducted By Key Result Area, 2005-2009 Training Program (List by PSDP Key Number of Trained Participants Result Area*) 2005 2006 2007 2008 Tab 8.4.1 TOTAL DP 260 107 618 278 453 1,716 ID 38 171 65 120 108 502 CD 57 99 251 358 854 1,619 SS/DP 288 101 0 354 674 1,417 TOTAL 643 478 934 1,110 2,089 5,254 DP= Data Production, ID= Information Dissemination, CD= Capacity-development, SS= Subnational Statistics 48 48 Volume II: ANNeXeS Table 8.3 Training Conducted By Key Result Area, 2005-2009 Category Number of Trained Participants 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL I. By type of institution a. Stat agencies 18 25 2 32 239 316 b. Other government 189 32 195 273 402 1,091 c. LGUs 127 39 0 115 731 1,012 d. Non-government/ private 8 2 29 32 26 97 e. International/foreign 0 34 24 27 165 250 f. Not Available for Disaggregation 301 346 684 630 522 2,483 Total 643 478 934 1,109 2,085 5,249 II. By work location a. Central office/Metro Manila 221 58 148 153 414 994 b. outside Metro Manila (show 121 74 102 327 1,149 1,773 break down by region) Category Number of Trained Participants 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL II. By work location CAR 0 0 2 2 6 10 Region 1 23 0 3 3 3 32 Region II 35 0 4 20 4 63 Region III 1 0 0 71 54 126 Region IV-A 1 0 40 113 645 799 Region IV-B 23 0 10 22 55 Region V 0 0 3 32 44 79 Region VI 30 37 3 13 5 88 Region VII 0 0 3 14 92 109 Region VIII 0 0 2 6 36 44 Region IX 0 0 2 7 3 12 Region X 0 0 3 3 38 44 Region XI 0 0 3 3 20 26 Region XII 0 0 3 4 6 13 Region XIII 0 0 5 1 7 13 ARMM 8 37 2 0 2 49 International 0 0 24 27 162 213 c. Not Available for Disaggregation 301 346 684 630 522 2,483 Total 2,769 2,558 3,043 3,447 5,243 7,025 49 49 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Table 8.4 List of STRC Trainings 2005-2010 Category/Training A. Training Conducted by SRTC for NGA: C. For Private Sector Statistical Analysis using STATA and SPSS Training courses for the PSSC Descriptive Statistics Decision Making with Data and Sampling Survey Design Design for Mapua Analysis of Admin-based Statistics Research Statistics for Notre Dame University Database Management Data Coding Using Excel D. Other Activities Conducted Effective Use of Excel and Powerpoint Appreciation Seminars for Statistical Reports Scholarships (funded from Reengineering Statistical projection and Forecasting the Govt Statistical Services Statistics for Project Monitoring Writeshops and Evaluation Apprenticeship program Use of the I-O Table Training Program for Congress Decision Making with Data E. SRTC Capacity-development Sampling Design for Surveys Training Manuals Exploratory data analysis Training Client Feedback Survey Statistics for Policy Analysis International Training Courses developed Econometric Modeling Training materials on census management Statistical Analysis with E-views application Updating of training manual Time series analysis as an alternative methodology for estimating value for missing data for NSO Design and Administration of Surveys Country course on the SNA B. Training Conducted by SRTC for LGUs Basic Statistics Basic Data Analysis and Report Writing Statistics for Development Planning Database Building CBMS Module Data Encoding and Digitizing Spotmaps Statistical Techniques for Forecasting of Receipts and Expenditures Workshop on the Reconnaisance and Assessment of Data Holdings Training of Trainors on Data Collection Source: SRTC 50 50 Volume II: ANNeXeS 54. The Philippine Statistical Association (PSA) also conducted training programs in partnership with the SRTC. 55. Each agency also conducted in-house training for their staff. The BAS for example, has trained a total of 504 participants in the whole Department of Agriculture as part of the department’s Integrated Statistical Capacity-Building Project. 56. Donors also sponsored study tours, training and scholarships on statistics and technical assistance to statistical activities. V. Research and Development 57. Through the SRTC, there were 25 studies completed from 2005 to 2009 mostly to improve statistical methodologies of the statistical agencies (see Table 8.5). 51 51 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Table 8.5 Research Projects Completed During 2005-2010 PSDP Implementing Project Cost PSDP Agency or Year Funding (In million Key Results Area Research Project Person Completed Source Pesos) Classification Development of Frame NSO and SRTC 2005 RGSSP- 0.741 SS in Pilot LGUs of the NSCB DRES (Development of Master Frame for Establishment Surveys) Framework and Mr. W. Tan – 2005 SRTC No additional PSS Strategies for SRTC outlay[2] Assessment of Statistical Human Resource Development Programs (in-house research) Measuring Ms. L. Elloso and 2006 SRTC No additional DP Vulnerability in the Dr. J. Albert both outlay Philippines of SRTC (in-house research) Development of a Ms. Bañados and 2006 RTP-NSCB 0 DP Methodology to NSCB Estimate the Philippine Capital Stocks and an NSCB- Based Total Factor Productivity Development of BAS and SRTC 2006 NSO 5.000 ID Databases for Census of Agriculture and Census of Fisheries (part of R&D for CAF mother project) Alternative NSO and SRTC 2006 RGSSP 0.675 PSS Approaches for Collecting Census and Survey Data in Urban High Income Areas Development of a Data BAS and SRTC 2007 BAS 0.500 ID Processing System of the Avian Population Survey Assessment of BAS, BAI and 2007 BAS 0.600 DP Supply and Demand SRTC and Market Structure of Broilers Broiler and Swine BAS and SRTC 2007 BAS 0.500 DP Information and Early Warning System 52 52 Volume II: ANNeXeS VI. Sub-national Statistical System 58. Based on the report of NSCB staff in the regions, the following were the major developments:  Poverty indicators and poverty maps were generated by several provinces and municipalities with technical assistance from NSCB using the GIS software donated by the UN Habitat. For example, in Regions 1 and 8, NSCB reported that all provinces (except Samar) have prepared poverty maps and are now in the stage of updating. These poverty maps will facilitate planning and decision-making by local executives.  More and more local governments have adopted the CBMS. In 2005, a DILG report indicated that 22 percent of the provinces have installed the CBMS. In Region 8 for example, 80 percent of the municipalities were implementing CBMS as of 2007. The Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2004-2010 targets 100 percent implementation of a core local poverty indicator monitoring system by 2010. The CBMS provides 14 core poverty indicators at the local level.3  New regional and provincial data/indicators on agricultural statistics conducted by BAS such as: Wholesale Price Monitoring of Animals (Catlle, Carabao, Hogs, and Goats) Barangay Profiling Survey in Region IV-A (Mindoro Provinces) and CAR, Aquaculture Farm Inventory and Profiling in Selected Regions, Marketing Structure Study of Milkfish in Selected Provinces and Metro Manila.  More LGUs conducted surveys of households: Sarangani, Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat conducted the CBMS; South Cotabato and Koronadal City conducted the 2009 Community Health and Living Standards Survey, etc.  The NSCB Executive Board issued Resolution No.11, directing statistical agencies to provide the data for highly urbanized cities separate from the province.  A new National Statistical Information Center was established by NSCB in Region 10 and two more in the provinces were put up by LGUs in Region 6. These initiatives will further improve the accessibility of statistics at the local level.  A Statistical Coordination Committee was organized in the province of Compostela Valley and a municipal committee in Saranggani. This is an indicator of the growing demand for timely and accurate statistics at the local level.  Continuing advocacy activities were conducted by NSCB in the regions which led to the increasing awareness and appreciation of data users at the sub-national levels. Examples 3 Philippine Development Forum Working Group on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Social Progress Poverty Monitoring in the Philippines: The Case for Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS), 2005 53 53 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 are the region-wide celebration of the National Statistics Month, local users forum, press releases, factsheets, etc. VII. Organizational Development 59. A bill entitled ―Reorganizing the Philippine Statistical System‖ or what is known as the ―Philippine Statistical Act of 2009‖ was deliberated in congress in 2009-2010. This is an offshoot of the Report of the Special Committee to Review the PSS that was created by the NSCB Executive Board in 2007. The main provision in the proposal is the creation of National Statistics Authority out of the existing five MSAs: NSO, NSCB, SRTC, BAS, and BLES. 60. The Department of Justice created a Statistics Division to address the demands of policy- makers for timely and relevant statistics. 54 54 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 9. Summary of SDDS Report on Philippine Observance, 2004 and 2008 Data Category 2004 2008 Remarks Real sector National accounts Timeliness exceeds Timeliness exceeds SDDS Same SDDS Production index Flexibility option for Flexibility option for Same timeliness timeliness Employment/unemployment Timeliness exceeds Timeliness exceeds SDDS Same SDDS Wages/earnings As relevant flexibility As relevant flexibility Same option for periodicity option for periodicity and and timeliness timeliness Consumer price index (CPI) Timeliness exceeds Timeliness exceeds SDDS Same SDDS Producer price index Flexibility option for Flexibility option for Same timeliness timeliness Fiscal sector General government operations Meets SDDS Short delay 2004 better on timeliness Central government operations Timeliness exceeds Long delay 2004 better on SDDS timeliness Central government debt Periodicity and Periodicity and timeliness Same timeliness exceed exceeds SDDS SDDS Financial sector Analytical accounts of the Meets SDDS Periodicity meets SDDS; 2004 better on banking sector Frequent long delays timeliness Analytical accounts of the Meets SDDS Periodicity meets SDDS; 2004 better on central bank Short delay timeliness Interest rates Meets SDDS Meets SDDS Same Stock market Meets SDDS Meets SDDS Same External Sector Balance of payments Periodicity exceeds Periodicity exceeds SDDS Same SDDS International reserves Meets SDDS Reserve template meets 2004 better on periodicity requirement, timeliness official reserve assets- short delay Merchandise trade Meets SDDS Periodicity meets SDDS; 2004 better on Occasional short delays timeliness International investment position Meets SDDS Meets SDDS Same External debt Meets SDDS Periodicity meets SDDS; 2004 better on Short delay timeliness Exchange rates Meets SDDS Meets SDDS Same Addendum Population Meets SDDS Meets SDDS Same Source: SDDS Observance Reports, IMF website (www.imf.org) 55 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 10. Assessment of Designated Statistics on Timeliness Legend: BM- better or improved in 2007 compared to 2004, and still meet prescribed timeliness BN- better or improved in 2007 compared to 2004, but still doesn’t meet prescribed timeliness WM- worsen in terms of timeliness in 2007 (2004 time lag is better), although still meet prescribed timeliness WN- worsen in terms of timeliness in 2007 (2004 time lag is better) and still does not meet prescribed timeliness SM- same timelag in 2004 and 2007, and still meet prescribed timeliness SN- same timelag in 2004 and 2007, and still doesn’t meet prescribed timeliness No Title 2004 2007 Performance 1 Survey of LGU Ahead delayed WN; Construction discontinued Projects 2 Employment, First sem Included in WN nd Hours and delayed, 2 the BLES Earnings Survey sem ahead Integrated (EHES) survey 3 Seasonally- Ahead Last Adjusted conducted in Monetary 2005 Aggregates 4 National Health Integrated Survey (NHS) with NDS to become National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 5 Inventory of Delayed Delayed, BN National Roads from annual and Bridges to monthly 6 Commercial Fish Quarterly Same SN Catch Survey instead of 7 Municipal Fish monthly, Catch Survey ahead 8 Occupational Ahead Ahead BM Wages Survey 9 Mid Decade Not Census conducted in 2005 due to budgetary constraint; conducted in 2007 56 56 Volume II: ANNeXeS No Title 2004 2007 Performance 10 LFS Ahead Ahead SM 11 FIES Ahead Ahead 12 CAF Ahead for agriculture; delayed for fisheries 13 Foreign Trade Ahead on Ahead on SM, SN exports, exports, delayed on delayed on imports imports 14 Seasonally Met Ahead BM Adjusted Data Series 15 Poverty Ahead Met SM Threshold/ Incidence 16 Financial Statistics Ahead Ahead SM a. Analytical accounts of the banking sector b. External sector Ahead Ahead SM b.1 International reserves and Delayed Delayed SN foreign currency b.2 External debt 17 Visitor Ahead on Ahead on SM, SN Arrival/Departure visitors, visitors, delayed on delayed on outbound outbound residents residents 18 QSPBI On time On time SM 19 Retail Prices On time On time SM 20 CPI On time On time SM 21 Backyard, On time On time SM Livestock and Poultry Survey 22 Commercial On time On time SM Livestock and Poultry Survey 23 Palay and Corn On time Delayed WN Stocks Survey 24 Farm Prices On time On time SM, prices Survey paid by farmers no longer collected 25 Nutrition Survey Ahead Met WM 57 57 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 No Title 2004 2007 Performance 26 Updating of Ahead (2001 Met WM Nutritional Status updating of Children released July 2002) 27 National On time On time SM Accounts 28 Balance of On time for On time for SM, SN Payments (BOP) total, delayed total, on details delayed on details 29 Seasonally On time On time SM Adjusted National Accounts 30 Survey of Wholesale Prices - Agriculture On time On time SM - Non-agriculture Delayed Delayed SN (2003 met) 31 Census of Delayed Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) 32 Annual Survey of Delayed Delayed SN Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) 33 MSE/MISSI Delayed Delayed SN 34 Retail Prices ofGeneral Delayed Delayed SN Construction Delayed Delayed SN 35 Census of Delayed Population and (2000) Housing (CPH) 36 NDHS Delayed N 37 Functional Delayed N Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) 38 Overseas Ahead Ahead SM Filipinos survey 39 Construction Delayed Ahead BM Statistics from Building Permits 40 Wholesale Price Delayed Delayed SN Index (WPI) General WPI Delayed Delayed BM Construction 41 Population Delayed SN 58 58 Volume II: ANNeXeS No Title 2004 2007 Performance Projections 42 Mortality Delayed TWG to be N Indicators reconstituted 43 Literacy Rate Delayed Delayed SN 44 Rice and corn Delayed Delayed SN survey 45 Seasonally Delayed Delayed SN Adjusted Palay Production 46 Seasonally Delayed Delayed SN Adjusted Prices 47 Customs Delayed Delayed SN Collection Statistics 48 Land holdings Met Delayed WN and land transfer 49 Basic education Delayed Ahead BM statistics 50 I-O Tables Delayed Delayed SN 51 Food Balance Delayed Delayed SN Sheet 52 Vital Statistics Delayed Delayed SN from Civil Registration 53 Internal revenue Ahead Ahead SM collection 54 NG Cash and Ahead Ahead SM Treasury Operations Statistics NG Public Debt Delayed Delayed SN 55 Forestry Ahead for Ahead for SN Resources semestral, semestral, not quarterly not quarterly 57 Mineral Statistics Metallic Met Ahead BM Non-metallic Delayed Delayed SN 58 Land Area Delayed Delayed SN 59 Power/Energy Ahead but Delayed WN Production and quarterly only Consumption 60 Field Health Delayed, Delayed SN Service annual only Information System (FHSIS) TOTAL (Source: 2002-2007 NSCB Monitoring Report) Notes: Number of designated statistics that met prescribed timeliness = 30 Number of designated statistics that did not meet prescribed timeliness = 34 59 59 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Of the 30 that met, 5 were better in 2007 than in 2004, 2 have deteriorated, and majority is of the same status. Of the 34 that did not meet, one has improved, 2 have further deteriorated, and the rest are of the same status. 60 60 Annex 11. Status of Data Availability for MDG Indicators (as of February 2010) Target Goal and Target Indicator For Monitoring Data Available Source Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 1. Halve the proportion of people 1. Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 NSCB whose income is less than one dollar per day (for monitoring country poverty a day between 1990s and 2015. trends, indicators based on national poverty lines should be used, where available) 2. Poverty gap ratio (incidence x depth of 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 NSCB poverty) 3. Share of poorest quintile in national 1991, 1994,1997 and 2000, 2002, NSO consumption 2003, 2006 (computed using FIES results) 1. Halve the proportion of people who 4. Prevalence of underweight children 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, FNR suffer from hunger between 1990s under 5 years of age 2003 and 2015 5. Proportion of population below minimum 1993 and 2003 FNRI level of dietary energy consumption Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education 3 2. Ensure by 2015 that children 6. Net enrollment ratio in primary 1990 to 2007 (disaggregation by sex DepEd everywhere, boys and girls alike, will education; primary completion rate available only from 1996 to 1999) be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. 7. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who 1990 to 2007 DepEd reach grade 6 8. Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1990, 1994, 2000 and 2003 (simple NSO literacy) Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women 3. Eliminate gender disparity in primary 9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, 1993-2007; for tertiary- latest is 2005 DepEd and CHED and secondary education preferably secondary and tertiary education by 2005 and to all levels of education no later than 2015 10. Ratio of literate females to males of 15- 1990, 1994, 2000 and 2003 (simple NSO 24 year-olds literacy) 61 Volume II: ANNeXeS 62 Target Goal and Target Indicator For Monitoring Data Available Source 11. Share of women in wage employment in 1990-2008 NSO the non-agricultural sector 12. Proportion of seats held by women in 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 to 2007 Senate and House of national parliament Representatives Goal 4 Reduce child mortality 4. Reduce by two-thirds the under-five 13. Under-five mortality rate 1990-1995 and 1998, 2003, 2008 TWG on Mortality mortality rate between 1990 and (NDHS) and NSO 2015 14. Infant mortality rate 1990-1995 and 1998, 2003, 2008 TWG on Mortality (NDHS) and NSO 15. Proportion of 1 year-old children 1990-2007 DOH immunized against measles Goal 5 Improve maternal health 5. Reduce by three-quarters the 16. Maternal mortality ratio 1990-1995, 1998, 2006 (NDHS) TWG on Mortality maternal mortality ratio between and NSO 1990 and 2015 17. Proportion of births attended by skilled 1990-2007 DOH health personnel Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 6. Halt by 2015 and begin to reverse 18. HIV prevalence among 15-24 year old Not available (UNICEF has low and the spread of HIV/AIDS pregnant women high estimates for women, 15-24) 19. Condom use rate of the contraceptive 1993, 1995 to 2008 NSO prevalence rate 20. Number of children orphaned by Not available (UNAIDS has estimates HIV/AIDS of cumulative number as of 2001) 7. Halt by 2015 and begin to reverse 21. Prevalence and death rates associated Prevalence rate: 1990 to 2007 DOH the incidence of malaria and other with malaria Death rate: 1990 to 2003 major diseases 62 Target Goal and Target Indicator For Monitoring Data Available Source 22. Proportion of population in malaria risk Not available areas using effective malaria prevention and treatment measures 23. Prevalence and death rates associated Prevalence rate: 1990 to 2007 DOH with tuberculosis Death rate: 1990 to 2003 24. Proportion of tuberculosis cases 2001-2006 DOH detected and cured under directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Integrate the principles of 25. Proportion of land area covered by 1990 to 1997, 2003, 2006 DENR sustainable development into forest country policies and programmes to reverse the loss of environmental resources 26. Ratio of area protected to maintain 1990 to 2006 DENR biological diversity to surface area 27. Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1 Not available (World Bank estimates) GDP (PPP) 28. Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) CO2 emission not available EMB, DENR and consumption of ozone-depleting (UNFCCC-CDIAC) has estimates CFCs (ODP tons) from 1990-1998); ozone-depleting (1990-2006) 29. Proportion of population using solid fuels 1990 and 2000 (Census of NSO Population) 9. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of 30. Proportion of population with sustainable 1990, 1998 to 2000; 2002 and 2004 NSO people without sustainable access to access to improved water source, urban safe drinking water and rural 10. By 2020, achieved a significant 31. Proportion of urban population with 1990, 1999 to 2000; 2002 and 2004 NSO improvement in the lives of at least access to improved sanitation 100 million slum dwellers 32. Proportion of households with access to 1990 and 2000 NSO secure tenure (owned or rented) 63 63 Volume II: ANNeXeS 64 Target Goal and Target Indicator For Monitoring Data Available Source Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development 11. Develop further an open, rule-based, 33. Some of the indicators listed below are Not applicable predictable, non-discriminatory monitored separately for the least trading and financial system developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked countries and small island developing states. 12. Includes a commitment to good 34. Official development assistance Net Not applicable governance, development, and ODA, total and to LDCs, as percentage poverty reduction - both nationally of OECD/DAC donors' gross national and internationally income. 35. Proportion of total bilateral, sector- Not applicable allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation) 13. Address the special needs of the 36. Proportion of bilateral ODA of Not applicable least developed countries OECD/DAC donors that is untied 37. ODA received in landlocked countries as Not applicable proportion of their GNIs 38. ODA received in small island developing Not applicable States as proportion of their GNIs 14. Address the special needs of 39. Proportion of total developed country Not applicable landlocked countries and small island imports (by value and excluding arms) ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 States from developing countries and LDCs, admitted free of duties 40. Average tariffs imposed by developed Not applicable countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries 41. Agricultural support estimate for OECD Not applicable countries as percentage of their GDP 42. Proportion of ODA provided to help build Not applicable trade capacity (OECD and WTO are 64 Target Goal and Target Indicator For Monitoring Data Available Source collecting data that will be available from 2001 onwards) 15. Deal comprehensively with the debt 43. Total number of countries that have Not applicable problems of developing countries reached their HIPC decision points and through national and international number that have reached their HIPC measures in order to make debt completion points (cumulative) sustainable in the long term 44. Debt relief committed under HIPC Not applicable initiative, US$ 45. Debt service as a percentage of exports 1990-2008 BSP of goods and services 16. In cooperation with developing 46. Unemployment rate of 15-24 year olds, 1990-2008 NSO countries, develop and implement each sex and total (an improved strategies for decent and productive measure of the targets is under work for youth development by ILO for future years) 17. In cooperation with pharmaceutical 47. Proportion of population with access to Not available (WHO has estimates for companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs on a 1995 and 1997) affordable, essential drugs in sustainable basis developing countries 18. In cooperation with the private 48. Telephone lines and cellular subscribers Telephone lines: 1990 to 2008 NTC-DOTC sector, make available the benefits per 100 population Cellular subscribers: 1991 to 2008 of new technologies, especially information and communications 49. Personal computers in use per 100 Not available (ITU has estimates for population and internet users per 100 personal computers from 1990 to population 2001 and for internet users from 1994 to 2001) Source: The Philippine Millennium Development Goals (www.nscb.gov.ph/stats/mdg) Summary: Total indicators = 48 Applicable = 36 Not applicable = 12 Not available = 6 With updates from the first report in 2005 = 23 65 65 Volume II: ANNeXeS ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Annex 12. Human Resources in the Five Major Statistical Agencies4 Staffing level 61. All five major statistical agencies (MSA 5) exhibited negative growth in employment compared to 5-6 years ago. Among the statistical agencies, NSCB suffered the highest percentage reduction between 2004 and 2010 at 35 percent. NSO and BAS also saw a reduction by at least a fifth of their manpower. This reduction occurred in a period where the total number of positions in the national government increased by two percent. Budgeted positions in the five major statistical agencies have declined and now sum to only 0.3 percent of the total budgeted positions in the national government in 2010 (Table 12.1). Table 12.1 Staffing Summary in Major Statistical Agencies 2004 Percent (before 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 change EO 366) 2004-10 NSO 3,020 2,796 2,796 2,783 2,660 2,535 2,403 -20 NSCB 173 152 152 148 141 141 112 -35 SRTC 25 25 25 25 23 21 24 -4 BAS 1,087 1,000 987 928 901 867 767 -29 BLES 51 43 42 38 39 41 44 -14 Total 5 MSA 4,356 4,016 4,002 3,922 3,764 3,605 3,350 -23 Total NG 1,118,073 1,117,853 1,108,513 1,115,651 1,130,772 1,139,113 1,139,116 2 5 MSA as 0.39 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.29 percent of NG Source: GAA for NSO, NSCB, SRTC; Agency for BAS and BLES; DBM Staffing Summary for total NG 62. The staffing level for the MSA 5 was adversely affected by EO 366 issued in 2004. The executive order provided for the formulation of a rationalization plan by each national government agency. The major statistical agencies have submitted their rationalization plans, but except for SRTC and BLES, they have not yet been approved to date. 63. Section 7 of the Executive Order generally barred agencies from hiring and filling up vacant positions pending approval of the rationalization plan. Exemptions have been requested yearly by the statistical agencies but it has taken quite some time for DBM to approve the requests pending its review of the justifications submitted. In the last two years, DBM appears to be in no hurry to review and approve the rationalziation plan as it anticipates the passing of the bill in congress seeking to reorganize the Philippine Statistical System. 4 Lack of more detailed data on various aspects of human resources in the PSS has constrained the team from doing a more detailed assessment. As of June 18, 2010, the assessment team is still waiting for data from BSP and other MSAs. BSP explains that while the data has been prepared, it is still waiting for legal clearance to share the data given its autonomous status. 66 66 Volume II: ANNeXeS 64. However, even before EO 366 was passed, the budgeting rules as provided in the budget call allocated only the amounts needed for the positions that were filled up as of the end of the immediately preceding year. As many positions were not filled up due to a variety of reasons, the number of budgeted positions for the statistical agencies has been decreasing annually as shown in Table 12.1. A much reduced manpower complement for the statistical agencies in the medium-term is expected as the EO sets the limit of the rationalization plan to the number of filled positions. 65. All five major statistical agencies reported that they have had difficulty in hiring qualified staff. Existing qualification standards require above average academic and work experience and yet the salaries are much lower compared to those in government corporations and the private sector. This explains the high number of vacancies in recent years. 66. To address the adverse implications meantime, DBM initiated a circular5 which allows agencies to hire job order contractors to be funded from funded vacant positions and savings in MOOE up to 1.5 percent of total MOOE but not beyond June 30, 2010. All statistical agencies have availed of this as a stop-gap measure but this is clearly not sustainable especially in national accounts compilation where long experience is required. 67. The research and statistics divisions in other departments have less of a problem. For these non-MSA agencies, the statistics function is mostly lodged in the planning office of the department or agency. Based on the consultations with some departments such as DepEd, DOT, DENR, DOST, DOH, BIR, and SEC, the number of positions in these units has also declined due to the rationalization plan, but the outcome has not been as drastic as those experienced by the five major statistical agencies. 68. The BSP, like other government financial institutions, has its own internally-generated resources and does not depend on government appropriations. As such, it was able to expand its statistics units and was able to pursue new activities such as the conduct of the Consumer Expectations and Consumer Surveys, and upgrading of the monetary survey and the balance of payments following the latest international standards. Salary grades and experience 69. The current structure of the five major statistical agencies is heavy at the bottom and light at senior technical levels. While useful in the past, this pyramid structure has become obsolete in recent years as more skills are required at senior technical levels rather than in junior levels. For example, there is now less need for enumerators as this can be outsourced and given advancements in technology, and more need for senior statisticians with the analytical skills to develop survey instruments, provide more analysis of data, and answer technical questions of 5 Joint DBM-DOLE Circular 1-09 dated March 23, 2009 and reiterated/clarified under DBM Circular Letter 2009- 13 dated December 18, 2009. 67 67 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 users. Currently, the number of specialist level positions (Salary Grade 15 to 24)6 is inadequate compared to the growing demand. 70. Due to the advancements in technology and the greater demand for data analysis and dissemination, NSO and BAS have expressed the need for more high level technical positions. As Table 12.2 shows, these agencies have a small portion (8 and 7 percent, respectively) of specialist positions compared to NSCB, BLES, and SRTC. These agencies estimate that the number of specialist positions that are budgeted (not necessarily filled) needs to be doubled to allow them to meet the demand for more useful statistics. Overall, this amounts to a quadrupling of staff in senior technical levels. Table 12.2 Number of statistical positions by salary grade from SG 15 to 24, 2010 Agency SG SG SG SG Total Total Share of 15/16 18/19 22 24 authorized total for agency agency NSO 117 42 12 78 249 3,020 8 NSCB 36 29 10 10 85 173 49 SRTC 0 5 2 2 9 25 36 BAS 34 28 8 9 79 1,087 7 BLES 8 9 4 4 25 44 57 Total 195 113 36 103 447 4,349 10 Note: NSCB Statistical Coordination officer is classified under SG 11, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 24 71. At NSCB, the need to upgrade the level of the regional division heads to SG 24 was also identified. At present, they are assigned to SG 22. The regional divisions are implementing NSCB programs and activities at the sub-national level, coordinating with and providing technical assistance to heads of regional offices and planning offices of various LGUs that generate statistics. Hence, it is deemed that SG 22 is low compared to their responsibilities of coordinating statistical activities in the region and interfacting with director-level officials of other agencies. Educational Attainment and Seniority 72. The number of staff in the five major statistical agencies with graduate degrees accounts for about 16 percent (508 out of 3,220 staff) of the total workforce (Table 12.3). While this is not low per se, a cursory review of the degrees reveal that some graduate degree holders have degrees other than statistics, such as development economics or business administration. Very few have doctorate degrees in statistics or related courses such as demography. As about 90 6 Positions at SG 15/16 are called Statistician II or Statistical Coordination Officer III. These positions are at the specialist level. Positions at SG 18/19 are called Statistician III or Statistical Coordination Officer IV and these are at the senior specialist level. Positions at SG 22 (Statistician IV or Statistical Coordination Officer V) and 24 (Statistician V or Statistical Coordination Officer VI) also serve as Assistant Division Chief and Division Chief, respectively. 68 68 Volume II: ANNeXeS percent of these graduate degree holders have been in service for more than 10 years now, institutional memory and in-depth experience in the statistical agencies is deemed adequate although there is risk of erosion of this number, as seen in NSCB in the last five years. If and when the number of senior statisticians is increased, the number of graduate degree holders would likely follow and be sustained. 69 69 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Table 12.3 Educational attainment and seniority <2 2 to 4 5 to 9 10 + Total Percent of grand total Graduate degree 7 7 39 455 508 15.8 NSO 1 4 28 300 333 10.3 NSCB 0 1 3 34 38 1.2 SRTC 3 1 2 1 7 0.2 BAS 0 1 6 117 124 3.9 BLES 3 0 0 3 6 0.2 Undergraduate 35 113 415 1,670 2,233 69.3 degree NSO 12 66 304 1,150 1,532 47.6 NSCB 7 7 14 49 77 2.4 SRTC 5 2 1 9 17 0.5 BAS 36 93 445 574 17.8 BLES 11 2 3 17 33 1.0 Below undergraduate degree 33 9 53 384 479 14.9 NSO 33 9 49 368 459 14.3 NSCB 0 0 2 11 13 0.4 SRTC 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 BAS 0 0 1 3 4 0.1 BLES 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 Grand total 75 129 507 2,509 3,220 100.0 NSO 46 79 381 1,818 2,324 72.2 NSCB 7 8 19 94 128 4.0 SRTC 8 3 4 10 25 0.8 BAS 0 37 100 565 702 21.8 BLES 14 2 3 22 41 1.3 Share of graduate degree holders by agency NSO 2.2 5.1 7.3 16.5 14.3 NSCB 0.0 12.5 15.8 36.2 29.7 SRTC 37.5 33.3 50.0 10.0 28.0 BAS 0.0 2.7 6.0 20.7 17.7 BLES 21.4 0.0 0.0 13.6 14.6 Source: NSCB, NSO, SRTC, BAS, BLES 70 70 Volume II: ANNeXeS Annex 13. Financial Resources in the Five Major Statistical Agencies Overall budget 73. Financial resources for NSCB, NSO, SRTC, BAS, and BLES (henceforth called the five major statistical agencies [5 MSAs]) have generally declined in real terms in the last several years. From P980 million in 1997, new appropriations less the budget for the census for the 5 MSAs declined by 12 percent to reach P860 million in 2010 (Figure 13.1). Factoring in the census, the budget fluctuates between about P1 to P2 billion in real terms (Figure 13.2). 74. In the current PSDP period (2005-2010), the budget of the 5 MSAs less the census amounts to about 0.10 percent of the national government budget or about 0.024 percent of GDP. These are lower compared to the previous PSDP period (1999-2004) which saw an average budget equivalent to 0.14 percent of the national government budget or 0.030 percent of GDP (Figures 13.3 and 13.4). 75. A major factor for this decline is expenditure compression in the national government. Between 1997 and 2006, national government primary expenditure declined by 4 percentage points of GDP (16.2 to 12.2 percent of GDP) as a result of the severe revenue shortfalls which amounted to about 4 percentage points of GDP. Although primary expenditure gradually rose to 14.9 percent of GDP by 2009, priority in budget hikes was given to infrastructure, social services, and special purpose funds. Figure 13.1 Figure 13.2 Total PSS Nominal and Real Appropriations (with census), in billion PhP 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 PSS ( Nominal) PSS ( Real) Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act 76. The largest declines were seen in NSO, NSCB, and SRTC. Being attached bureaus of NEDA, these agencies, unlike BAS and BLES, which are staff bureaus of DA and DOLE, 71 71 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 respectively, are unable to supplement their resources from their mother agency. Moreover, as the three agencies are grouped under general public service sector in the sectoral classification of the budget, they are the government’s least priority when it comes to budget hikes. In the last decade, most budget increases, if any, have mostly benefited the social and economic sectors, which includes BAS and BLES. However, economic and social programs would have little impact on development targets if statistics that underpins them are limited. Hence, there is a need to also increase the budget for statistics even if it falls under the category of general public services. Figure 13.3 Figure 13.4 PSS Share to Total NG Appropriations, PSS Share to GDP 0.4 0.06 0.3 0.05 0.3 0.04 0.2 0.03 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.0 0.00 PSS (with Census) PSS (without Census) PSS (with Census) PSS (without Census) Source: General Appropriations Act and Source: General Appropriations Act and Fiscal Statistics Handbook Fiscal Statistics Handbook Budget gap 77. The five major statistical agencies generally receive an approved budget that is far lower than their initial proposals and this gap has been growing over time. Figures 13.5 and 13.6 show that on average, DBM approves only about 78 percent of the original proposed budget of the 5 MSAs and this amount is further cut by Congress to about 76 percent.7 These numbers, however, mask the true budgetary needs of the 5 MSAs. Since the statistical agencies have to comply with DBM’s budget ceilings, they are unable to propose their true budgetary needs to deliver their outputs at the minimum acceptable standards. Current estimates put this additional amount to 7 Every year, each agency is given a budget ceiling. The very low rate (37%, 38%) of government approval on the proposed budgets in 2005 and 2006 is mainly due to the disapproval of the proposed budget for the Mid-decade Census of Population and Housing which was approved only in 2007 at the sole initiative of Congress. 72 72 Volume II: ANNeXeS between P0.6 and 1 billion pesos depending on the level of reform that is envisaged. For the Philippines to meet its development targets, such as growing by 7 percent and reducing poverty incidence to less than 20 percent, investing in statistics is crucial. For a start, this budgetary gap needs to be filled quickly. Figure 13.5 Figure 13.6 Gaps in the Proposed Budget of the Ratio of Proposed Budget of the PSS vs as PSS vs as approved by DBM and approved by DBM and Congress, 150 Congress, in Billion PhP 2 100 1 0 50 (1) 0 (2) DBM Approved less PSS Proposed DBM Approved to PSS Proposed Congress Approved less DBM Approved Congress Approved to DBM Approved Congress Approved less PSS Proposed Congress Approved to PSS Proposed Source: MSAs, National Expenditure Program Source: MSAs, National Expenditure Program and General Appropriations Act and General Appropriations Act Budget by expense class 78. By expense class, personnel services account for at least 70 percent of the budget. Its share generally falls during census years where maintenance and other operating expenses dominate and are mostly used to fund the hiring of census enumerators (Figures 13.7 and 13.8). Outside census years, the MOOE budget, which also includes the budget for research and development, is quite small. Capital outlay is insignificant except during census years where equipment, mostly information technology equipment, is purchased to aid processing of the census data. Outside census years, this is very small and most statistical agencies either do not have any equipment improvement or must rely on donors for funding. 73 73 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Figure 13.7 Figure 13.8 PSS Appropriations by Expense Class (in Shares of PSS Appropriations by billion pesos) Expense Class 4 100 4 3 80 3 60 2 40 2 1 20 1 0 - PS MOOE CO PS MOOE CO Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act Budget of each MSA NSO 79. The NSO is the largest of the five MSAs and accounts for over 85 percent of the budget during non-census years on the average (Figures 13.9 and 13.10). As with the rest of the statistical system, the NSO budget has generally been falling in real terms (Figures 13.11 and 13.12). In terms of line item, the NSO budget includes a growing share of locally funded projects (Figures 13.13 and 13.14). Locally-funded projects are normally used to fund non-recurring surveys and census such as the FIES and CPH. However, in recent years, as a means to get more funds without exceeding the DBM ceiling for regular line items, some surveys, though recurring, such as the ASPBI, have been proposed and approved under locally funded projects. However, such a move while beneficial in the short-run is not sustainable as the budget for this is non- recurring while the activity is intrinsically recurring. In other words, NSO would have to request this item every year and there is no guarantee that it will be funded. A better approach would be to lobby for the inclusion of these recurring surveys in the regular budget so that in the future, these items are automatically funded. 80. A large chunk of the NSO budget is directed to census and survey operations (75 percent) while the balance is directed to civil registration operations. The budget for civil registration has mostly been flat while the budget for survey and census operations have generally been falling in real terms (Figures 13.15 and 13.16). As a result, NSO is having a hard time in meeting its mandate of producing surveys and censuses at the minimum acceptable quality. For example, the budget for the Labor Force Survey (LFS) is only enough for two rounds. However, NSO is mandated to produce four rounds of the LFS. To make ends meet, it has to re-align funds for other purposes to the LFS and in some occasions, it resorted to cutting the sample size, reducing 74 74 Volume II: ANNeXeS additional rounds of checks to ensure accuracy of the statistics, or releasing the final output late. In general, budget cuts have affected not the quantity of surveys, but the quality of these surveys. To improve the timelines and accuracy of official statistics, the budget for statistical operations need to be increased to meet minimum acceptable standards. Figure 13.9 Figure 13.10 Nominal Trends in PSS Shares of PSS Appropriations Appropriations, in Billion PhP 1.2 100 90 1.0 80 0.8 70 60 0.6 50 0.4 40 30 0.2 20 - 10 0 NSO (w/o Census) NSCB NSO (w/o Census) BAS NSCB BLES SRTC BAS BLES SRTC Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act Figure 13.11 Figure 13.12 NSO Appropriations, with and without NSO Appropriations, with and without Censuses, in Current Prices, (in PhP billion ) Censuses, in Constant Prices (2000=100), (in 3.5 PhP billion ) 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 With Census Without Census With Census Without Census Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act 75 75 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Figure 13.13 Figure 13.14 Regular Appropriations, Locally and Share of Regular Foreign Funded Projects , NSO (in Appropriations, Locally and Foreign billion pesos) Funded Projects , NSO 100 3.5 3.0 80 2.5 2.0 60 1.5 40 1.0 0.5 20 0.0 0 REGULAR LFP FAP REGULAR LFP FAP Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act Figure 13.15 Figure 13.16 Nominal Appropriations on Statistics Real Appropriations and Civil Registration Operations of on Statistics and Civil Registration NSO (less Censuses) , in PhP Billion Operations of NSO (2000=100), less 1.0 Censuses , in PhP Billion 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - Statistics Operations less CPH and CAF Statistics Operations less CPH and CAF Civil Registration Operations Civil Registration Operations Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act NSCB 81. The budget of NSCB suffered the worst decline. From P115 million in 1998, the budget fell to P83 million in 2010. In real terms, this translates to a decline of 61 percent over the same period (Figure 13.17). Between 1998 and 2001, its budget was supplemented by several large foreign assisted projects such as the project to improve the system of regional accounts (Figures 13.18 and 13.19). This large foreign assisted project was largely the answer to the diminishing 76 76 Volume II: ANNeXeS budget for research and development in NSCB and more broadly the statistical agencies. Without regular government appropriations for statistical development, statistical agencies such as NSCB have to rely on donor funding for their statistical development budgets. When the project closed in 2002, the budget fell by 42 percent and this gap for statistical development has not been funded out of the regular budget. As a result, key products of NSCB, such as the system of national accounts, have not been improved. In particular, the reduced budget for statistical operations and the removal of the budget for statistical development has resulted in late implementation and release of the revised and rebased series of national accounts. Weaknesses in the national accounts have adversely affected the government’s development planning process. Weaknesses in poverty statistics have also affected the design of better poverty alleviation programs. To improve the growth and poverty reduction prospects of the Philippines, there is an urgent need to fill in the budgetary as well as the human resource gaps in NSCB for it to improve its statistical inputs on growth and poverty. Figure 13.17 NSCB Appropriations, in Current and Constant Prices (2000=100) in PhP 140 Millions 120 100 80 Intentionally Left Blank 60 40 20 0 Real Nominal Source: General Appropriations Act 77 77 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Figure 13.18 Figure 13.19 Regular Appropriations, Locally and Share of Regular Foreign Funded Projects , NSCB (in Appropriations, Locally and Foreign million pesos) Funded Projects , NSCB 140 100 120 80 100 60 80 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 REGULAR LFP FAP REGULAR LFP FAP Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act SRTC 82. SRTC has seen one of the largest budgetary increase in recent years. From P7 million in 1997, its budget increased to P33 million in 2009, albeit coming from a very low base (Figure 13.20). As a research and training institute, it relies solely on regular appropriations to finance its operations. There are no foreign or locally funded projects in the last decade (Figure 13.21). The gap in research and training has been growing at astonishing rate given the large interest of local government units in statistical training and the need to meet growing international standards. However, SRTC has not been able to fill this gap given its resource constraints. Although it charges a nominal fee for its training, 4th to 6th class provinces and municipalities are unable to afford its training programs. Moreover, there is a need for further research in improving statistical products such as design of survey instruments and sampling to cover more areas. These have largely been constrained by the limited budget. To enable SRTC to contribute to the development needs of the PSS, it is imperative that its budget be increased to meet the growing demand for statistical research and training. 78 78 Volume II: ANNeXeS Figure 13.20 Figure 13.21 SRTC Appropriations, in Current and Regular Appropriations , SRTC (in Constant Prices (2000=100) in PhP million pesos) Millions 40 40 35 30 30 25 20 20 15 10 10 0 5 0 Nominal Real REGULAR Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act BAS 83. As an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, it is responsible for the maintenance of key indicators in agriculture sector, particularly on farms, crops, livestock, and fisheries. Approximately 8 percent of PSS budget goes to BAS, second only to NSO. BAS also receives a similar proportion of the total DA budget (Figure 13.22). Its appropriations in nominal terms had risen constantly over the last decade from P189 million to P272 million. In real terms, however, it had declined by 31 percent in the same period (Figure 13.23). BAS purely relies on budgetary funding and has received little from donor agencies. In terms of expense class, personnel services account for 86 percent of the total appropriations on the average, with the rest on MOOE. Very little capital outlays (CO) were appropriated for the agency in the last 12 years (Figure 13.24). The squeeze in MOOE and CO has largely prevented BAS from upgrading its products and services. 79 79 ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 Figure 13.22 Figure 13.23 Share to BAS to Total DA BAS Appropriations, in Current and Appropriations Constant Prices (2000=100) in PhP 10 Millions 9 350 8 300 7 250 6 5 200 4 150 3 100 2 50 1 0 0 Real Nominal Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act Figure 13.24 Figure 13.25 Shares of BAS Appropriations, by Share of BLES to total DOLE Budget Expense Class 1.2 100 1.0 80 0.8 60 40 0.6 20 0.4 0 0.2 0.0 PS MOOE CO Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act BLES 84. BLES had replaced SRTC as the smallest MSA of the PSS in terms of budgetary allocations. As the key agency mandated to compile and analyze statistics on wages, working conditions, occupations and other labor-related statistics, it has less than 0.5 percent of total 80 80 Volume II: ANNeXeS DOLE budget (Figure 13.25). In nominal terms, the budget increased slightly from P21 million in 1997 to P29 million in 2009. In real terms, it had suffered a decline of 35 percent in the same period (Figure 13.26). The agency had received no funding from donor agencies to help it deliver and improve the quality of employment statistics it produces. Personnel services dominate appropriations in the agency, with very little capital appropriations to date (Figure 13.27). . Figure 13.26 Figure 13.27 BLES Appropriations, in Current and BLES Budget by Expense Class Constant Prices (2000=100) in PhP 100 Millions 90 30 80 70 25 60 20 50 15 40 30 10 20 5 10 0 0 Real Nominal PS MOOE CO Source: General Appropriations Act Source: General Appropriations Act 81 81 82 Annex 14. Other Recommendations Strategies Lead and Period of Remarks implementing Implementation agency/ies 1. Continue exploring ways of effective public/private partnership. All agencies 2011-2016 One possibility is for the Philippine Statistical Association to take over the coordination of the holding of the National Convention on Statistics and National Statistics Month activities in the future. 2. Revisit and rationalize coordination in order to achieve greater NSCB with inputs 2010-2016 impact despite limited resources of NSCB; NSCB has started from agencies something in this context like having the agency chairs inter- agency committees. It may need further to try segmentation of stakeholders and issues as to nature and need in terms of level of coordination- bilateral, multilateral, vertical and horizontal. 3. Develop and implement an outcome-based Monitoring and NSCB with inputs 2011 Evaluation System for the PSDP by improving on the from all agencies Performance Measurement Scheme. 4. Improve the programming of activities to be more reasonable All agencies 2010-2016 given level of resources and to conduct their own monitoring. ASSESSMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2005-2010 5. Improve timeliness and quality of collection and processing of All field offices and 2011-2016 sub-national data that will feed into national statistical data LGUs systems. 6. Look into the data quality and sustainability of LGU data DILG with technical 2011-2013 systems such as the CBMS. assistance from statistical experts 7. Strengthen coordination with agencies regarding the NSCB 2011-2016 Particularly for derived indicators provision/sharing of data needed in the production of such as National Accounts, MDG designated statistics/indicators. indicators 82 Strategies Lead and Period of Remarks implementing Implementation agency/ies 8. Review its standards on timeliness and frequency of data in NSCB with inputs 2011 view of changing demands from data users and international from stakeholders standards 9. Improve administrative-based records/reporting systems in order NSCB to share the guidelines; DOH to generate relevant and timely statistics. Agencies and LGUs 2011-2016 can share its experience; DOT has a project on Statistical Capacity- Building or LGUs to improve tourism statistics 10. Coordinate the formulation of a ten year plan and expenditure NSCB in consultation 2010 framework for household-based and establishment-based with statistical surveys and censuses to avoid duplication, overlap. agencies 11. Issue a policy on rider and donor-driven surveys/studies in order to address emerging needs that were not foreseen NSCB 2011 earlier without hampering the timeliness of designated statistics 12. Continue documenting and validating relevance on the use of NSCB can share its experience existing and proposed statistics as basis for adding or deleting Statistical agencies Continuing from the data collection design 13. Continue the good practices that have been started such as the All agencies Continuing NSCB Board to get commitments of dissemination of advance release calendar, metadata, statistics departments not yet practicing page, public relations, and communication strategies 14. Improve timeliness of feedback to users Agencies Continuing 15. 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