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Philippine Statistical Development Program, 2005-2010local level as well as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in order to improve the country’sperformance and enhance the people’s quality of life at the national and subnational level.The increasing costs of conducting surveys coupled with the existing budget constraints of thegovernment has limited the conduct of national surveys down to the regional level only. Thus, there is ascarcity of complete and timely local statistics with provincial, municipal and barangay disaggregationduring intercensal period.Aside from the availability of local statistics, a major growing concern is the reliability and comparabilityof local data with the national figures. In the absence of national census and survey data at theprovincial level, more attention are now given on the LGU generated statistics as a source of informationin the integration of national and local development plans and programs. It is against this backdrop, thatthe statistical programs for the plan period 2005 to 2010 had been formulated.The following therefore are the priority thrusts and strategies on subnational statistical development forthe Plan Period 2005 to 2010:Establish and improve the local statistical planning and coordination structuresTo address the problem on insufficient and weak statistical coordination structures at the local levels,there is need to establish local statistical planning and coordinating structures at the provincial,municipal and barangay levels. Thus, one of the major thrusts in the PSDP 2005 to 2010 is to establishand improve the local statistical planning and coordination structures.Recommendations to improve the local statistical planning and coordination structures had beenconsidered in the ongoing Agency Rationalization Plan submitted by the statistical agencies to theDepartment of Budget and Management.Strengthen the implementation and development of statistical coordination mechanisms at the local levelWith the emerging demand for more local statistics at the provincial, city, municipality and evenbarangay levels, there is a need to bring regional statistical coordination at least down to the provinciallevels. Thus, another major thrust in the PSDP 2005-2010 is to strengthen the implementation anddevelopment of existing statistical coordination mechanisms at the local level by drawing in theparticipation of local government units. This is necessary to resolve the issues on duplicating statisticsat the local level, enhance the comparability and consistency of local and national data and ensure theadoption of statistical standards and sound statistical methodologies at the local levels.Among the statistical coordination mechanisms that need to be strengthened at the local level are asfollows: the statistical budget review system, forms and clearance system, adoption of standardconcepts, classification systems and techniques at the subnational level and development andimplementation of the subnational statistical development program.Sustain and improve the relevance, accuracy, timeliness and accessibility of local statisticsTo address the inadequate or lack of relevant, reliable, timely and accessible local statistics, there is aneed to implement programs that will sustain and improve the relevance, accuracy, timeliness andaccessibility of local statisticsEnhance and improve accessibility to and delivery of statistical information and servicesEnhance the statistical human resource development at the local levelsStrengthen implementation and monitoring of local statistical research and development effortsTo accelerate statistical development in the countryside during the medium-term, a four-prongedapproach shall be adopted to address four (4) main areas of concerns:• Strengthening of subnational statistical planning and coordination to accelerate statisticaldevelopment at the local level;• Improving and harmonizing standards on subnational data production and dissemination withthe national standards;6-12 Development of the Subnational Statistical System
Philippine Statistical Development Program, 2005-2010• Enhancing subnational statistical human resource development;• Embarking on more relevant and world class statistical research and methodologies.Some of the priority programs identified are the following:Establishment of NSCB Regional DivisionsEstablishment of NSCB Regional Divisions in Region II, III, IVB, VII, Caraga, ARMM and NCR. This willserve as the NSCB regional offices and technical secretariat of RSCCs. Budget proposals to establishan NSCB RD in these regions should be continuously integrated with the NSCB annual budgetsubmitted to the Department of Budget and Management for approval.The NSCB RDs shall likewise maintain and administer the regional branches of the National StatisticalInformation Center (NSIC) as a public service of the NSCB. The Center will provide a stop-shop ofstatistical information products and services that will cater to the information needs of stakeholders atthe local level.Estimation of Regional and Provincial/City AccountsDecentralized estimation of regional and provincial/city product and expenditure accounts and otherrelated accounts.Local/Small Area Poverty Statistics/Poverty MappingConduct of provincial poverty mapping, institutionalization of poverty mapping at the LGUs, andidentification of focal person/team on poverty statistics in every province to fast track data collection forupdating of the provincial poverty maps.Local Education StatisticsContinued and enhanced implementation of the Basic Education Information System (BEIS) at thesubnational level.Local Governance StatisticsEnhancement of Local Government Capacities for Performance Monitoring System (LGPMS).Local Health StatisticsConduct of consultation/data validation on health data between MHOs/CHOs and PHO. Continuousimprovement of the Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS).Generation of local statistics on emerging concernsGeneration of local statistics in support of the monitoring of the Millennium Development Goal (MDGs)and other emerging concerns such as Information and Communication Technology, Housing and LocalGovernance.Other statistical development programs:Strengthening statistical coordination through the expansion of the Regional/ Provincial StatisticalCoordination Committee (RSCCs/ PSCCs)Statistical coordination shall be strengthened and expanded during the period 2005 to 2010 through theexpansion or establishment of Regional /Provincial Statistical Coordination Committees (RSCCs/PSCCs) in the regions and provinces where these are not yet operational.Establishment of the system of designated statistics at the local level and adoption of standard conceptsand methodologiesThere is a need to implement or bring down the National System of Designated Statistics to the locallevel. (See Chapter 1 - Management and Coordination of the PSS)Development of the Subnational Statistical System 6-13
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