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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM*
CONTENTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction The Philippine Statistical System Through the Years The Present Statistical System Recent Initiatives of the Philippine Statistical System Lessons Learned, Challenges and Opportunities
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* Philippine country paper prepared by the National Statistical Coordination Board and disseminated during the Seminar on the Evolution of National Statistical Systems organized by the United Nations Statistics Division in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Statistical Commission held on 23 February 2007 in New York, USA.
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM COUNTRY PAPER By The National Statistical Coordination Board, Philippines1
1. INTRODUCTION This country paper presents the history and existing features of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS). It also articulates the system’s recent initiatives as well as the lessons learned through the years and the challenges and opportunities currently faced by the system. The Philippines is one of many countries with a decentralized statistical system. The PSS has evolved through several stages in response to the prevailing political, economic and social policies of the government. The emphasis on development planning in later years led to the creation of research and statistics divisions in existing departments to provide for their data and information needs. As a result, a decentralized system emerged whereby statistical services are managed and supervised by the respective agencies with overall coordination by a national body. The present PSS is the result of a comprehensive review of the system that was undertaken in 1986 by a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral committee constituted by the Philippine government. The review was also undertaken in line with a government-wide reorganization which saw the need for necessary and proper changes in the bureaucracy in order to
CONTENTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction The Philippine Statistical System Through the Years The Present Statistical System Recent Initiatives of the Philippine Statistical System Lessons Learned, Challenges and Opportunities
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* Philippine country paper prepared by the National Statistical Coordination Board and disseminated during the Seminar on the Evolution of National Statistical Systems organized by the United Nations Statistics Division in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Statistical Commission held on 23 February 2007 in New York, USA.
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM COUNTRY PAPER By The National Statistical Coordination Board, Philippines1
1. INTRODUCTION This country paper presents the history and existing features of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS). It also articulates the system’s recent initiatives as well as the lessons learned through the years and the challenges and opportunities currently faced by the system. The Philippines is one of many countries with a decentralized statistical system. The PSS has evolved through several stages in response to the prevailing political, economic and social policies of the government. The emphasis on development planning in later years led to the creation of research and statistics divisions in existing departments to provide for their data and information needs. As a result, a decentralized system emerged whereby statistical services are managed and supervised by the respective agencies with overall coordination by a national body. The present PSS is the result of a comprehensive review of the system that was undertaken in 1986 by a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral committee constituted by the Philippine government. The review was also undertaken in line with a government-wide reorganization which saw the need for necessary and proper changes in the bureaucracy in order to
References: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) website (http://www.bsp.gov.ph) Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) website (http://www.da.bas.gov.ph) Executive Order No. 121 – Reorganizing and Strengthening the PSS and for Other Purposes, 1987. Executive Summary of the Phase 1 Report of Decentralization and the PSS Project, 1994 History of the PSS – http://www.ire.hit-u.ac.jp National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistical System – Composition, Organization and Coordination, 1980 National Statistics Office (NSO) website (http://www.census.gov.ph) National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) website (http://www.nscb.gov.ph) NSCB. Results of the 2003 Performance Measurement Scheme for Statistical Agencies and Other Data Producers. NSCB. October 2006. Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 2005-2010. NSCB. November 2002. The Philippine Statistical System: Problems, Issues and Prospects. Philippine Country Paper for High Level Forum on Statistical Capacity Building for ASEAN Countries, November 2002. Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC) website (http://www.srtc.gov.ph) 34