DIRECTOR SALVADOR A. AVES IN BALI, INDONESIA FOR UNFPA, NACCA CONFERENCE

The United Nations Funding for Population Agency UNFPA invited heads of Statistical Offices worldwide for the “Needs Assessment Conference on Census Analysis” in Bali Indonesia on November 23, 24 & 25, 2011. Worldwide, UNFPA works with partners to address the root causes of gender violence and to offer locally appropriate solutions. UNFPA and its partners are supporting women and girls in eradicating violence through diverse initiatives

On November 24, Dr.Salvador A. Aves presented the Topic: “Uncovering The Wealth of Census Data: A Step Towards Breaking Inequalities and Vulnerabilities of Indigenous Population (IP) in the Philippines. The IP’s are the vulnerable to inequality of opportunities of being educated. Such data will serve as basis for the government planners in initiating plans for the upliftment of the educational status of the Indigenous People population in the Philippines.

Dr. Salvador A. Aves (standing 2^nd row, 7^th from Left) with the international representatives from 53 countries.

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REGION 10 XU STUDENT GRABBED 3RD PLACE IN 20TH PSQ

A freshman Electronics and Communications Engineering student from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University bested 16 other regional champions to give Zamboanga Peninsula its second national championship trophy in the Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ). The 20th PSQ was held last December 6, 2011 at the Assembly Hall of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Malate, Manila.

Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan, BS computer Science student, 16 year old Zamina Cagayan Sabenecio behind only one point together with Raoul Danniel A. Manuel of Region VI

No tie-breaking question was administered to break the tie for second place between Manuel and Sabenecio after applying the contest rule which states that in the event of a tie in the cumulative scores after the last round, the ranking of the contestants will be determined by their scores in the first round. Manuel, who was declared the second placer, got eight points in the first round while Sabenecio, who ranked third, obtained only seven points.

Director Romeo S. Recide of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics and Dr. Mercedes B. Concepcion of the National Academy of Science and Technology served as members. Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert, Senior Research Fellow of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies served as the quizmaster.

(R-L) Region 10 Ms. Zamina Cagayan Sabenecio beside Secretary-General Romulo A. Virola of the National Statistical Coordination Board chair ofthe Board of Judges, 2^nd placer Raoul Danniel A. Manuel Region 6, Champion Efren A. Medallo Region 9, 4^th placer Neil Jordan L. Chua Goy NCR, 5^th Robert Allan E. Buendia of CALABARZON and NSO Deputy Administrator Paula Monina G. Collado.

The PSQ is a nationwide search for young statistics whizzes that began in 1992 spearheaded by the National Statistics Office and the Philippine Statistical Association.

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R10 Populace Able to Set Aside for Savings

R10 Populace Able to Set Aside for Savings

Based on the results of the 2009 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the average family income and average family expenditures of all Filipino families in Region 10 was 165 thousand pesos and 139 thousand pesos, respectively. 

This means that Region 10 populace was able to set aside savings of 26 thousand pesos per year or 15.7 % of the average income. This was presented by NSO 10 Statistician  Janith Cabalang-Aves during the Data Dissemination Forum last June 22, 2011 at Grand Caprice Restaurant, Cagayan de Oro City. Aves also revealed that in every P1, 000 income, a large proportion or P377 was spent for food, P82 for housing, P62 for transportation and communication and P62 for education and medical expenses.

According to NSO 10 Regional Director, Dr. Salvador A. Aves, CESO V, the FIES is a vital input in the calculation of critical poverty data necessary to monitor the poverty incidence in the country.

Honorable Carmelita N. Ericta, NSO Administrator was the keynote speaker of the data dissemination forum. Mr. Tomas P. Africa, former Administrator of NSO and Mr. Linnito M. Pascual, Regional Head of the National Statistical Coordination Board presented papers using the FIES data. Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Regional Director of NEDA 10, Dr. Juanito Demetrio, Asst Regional Director of Commission on Higher Education 10 and Ms. Lordilie Enjambre, Executive Director, Oro Chamber of Commerce were the discussants.

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NSO R-10 Civil Registration Service Outlet Tops Nationwide

NSO R-10 Civil Registration Service Outlet Tops Nationwide

The National Statistics Office Region 10 Civil Registration Serbilis (CRS) outlet based in Cagayan de Oro City posted a 100 percent performance in the cumulative distribution of authenticated vital documents on births, deaths and marriages for the month of May 2011. 

It is the only serbilis outlet in the country that hits a 100 percent performance in the cumulative distribution of converted AU and CI transactions by outlet and POS-TO-PRINTING duration within 2 hours excluding payment, queuing and post-printing activities such as sorting/matching and releasing of the document.

For the month of May 2011, NSO R-10 had served 26,762 transactions from all over the region and even those coming from other regions. It may be recalled that NSO R-10’s Serbilis Outlet in Cagayan de Oro City has maintained this 100 per cent performance since June 2009.

It may be noted that among the different types of vital documents, the most requested are birth certificates which recorded a total of 16,886 for the month of May 2011, followed by marriage certificates with a total of 3,190 and death certificates which totaled to 401. It may be interesting to note that an emerging need for Certificates of No Record of Marriage, otherwise known as CENOMAR, has recorded an increasing demand among prospective brides and grooms to ensure that there is no legal impediment between the parties intending to contract marriage. 

For the month of May 2011, the request for CENOMAR reached a total of 3,158. CENOMAR is required by the civil registrars and the solemnizing officers before the issuance of a marriage license and the solemnization of marriage. With regard to the need for authenticated birth certificates, such documents are needed to support various transactions such as enrollment, application for board exam, passport/visa, insurance and other transactions. A total of 92,862 Civil Registry Security Papers were issued in the first quarter of 2011. RD SAA

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NSO 10 Office heads huddles 2009 aspbi 2nd Level Training

NSO 10 Office heads huddles 2009 aspbi 2nd Level Training

The 2009 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) 2nd level training focus mainly on Field Operation and Processing, for the efficient conduct of survey and processing of survey questionnaires for the first-ever 2009 Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines (STEP)

The conduction of ASPBI yearly is for updates of statistics on the number of establishments, employment, compensation, revenue, costs, fixed assets, capital expenditures, inventories and value added are presented by region and by industry group for easy reference of data users. These are disaggregated by employment size for establishments with average total employment (ATE) of 20 and over and ATE of less than 20. Information contained in this report is very useful to government and non-government agencies in formulating and implementing economic plans and programs.

NSO Central Office’s Industry and Trade Statistics Department (ITSD) personnel ( left photo) Ms. Jean C. Florendo Stat III and Ms. Myrly Lilia D. Cuachin Stat I,  came all the way from Manila to supervise the 2009  ASPBI 2nd Level Training. NSO 10 Regional Director Dr. Salvador A. Aves (right photo in white polo) along with the five Provincial Statistics Officer of Northern Mindanao gathered in the five day long training held at the conference Room of  NSO 10

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