Management and Coordination of the Philippine Statistical System ROMEO S. RECIDE Director Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Philippines Philippines By:

PSS is highly decentralized.....  organizations involved in statistics were born out of the needs for -- evidence-based planning and decision- making across various administrative units in the government bureaucracy at national and sub-national levels

PSS is highly decentralized.....  organizations with different goals and sub- goals  National Statistics Office  Bureau of Agricultural Statistics  Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics  Government Departments  Statistical Research and Training Center  Academe

PSS is highly decentralized..... And thus...  need for coordination to: -- minimize duplication -- minimize duplication -- promote coherence & efficiency -- promote coherence & efficiency in the conduct of statistical activities in the conduct of statistical activities

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)....  EO 121 tasked the NCSB as the agency responsible for horizontal coordination with the various statistical organizations within the national government’s administrative hierarchy, and  EO 135 mandated the NSCB to be responsible for vertical coordination within the local statistical systems.

Powers and Functions of NSCB Prescribe uniform standards and classification systems in government statistics; Prescribe uniform standards and classification systems in government statistics; Promote and maintain an efficient statistical system in the government; Promote and maintain an efficient statistical system in the government; Formulate policies on all matters relating to government statistical operations; Recommend executive and legislative measures to enhance the development and efficiency of the system, including the internal structure of statistical agencies; Recommend executive and legislative measures to enhance the development and efficiency of the system, including the internal structure of statistical agencies; Establish appropriate mechanisms for statistical coordination at the regional, provincial and city levels; Establish appropriate mechanisms for statistical coordination at the regional, provincial and city levels; Approve the Philippine Statistical Development Program;

Allocate statistical responsibilities among government agencies by designating the statistics to be collected by them, including their periodicity and content; Allocate statistical responsibilities among government agencies by designating the statistics to be collected by them, including their periodicity and content; Review budgetary proposals involving statistical operations and submit an integrated budget for the PSS to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); Review budgetary proposals involving statistical operations and submit an integrated budget for the PSS to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); Review and clear, prior to release, all funds for statistical operations; Review and clear, prior to release, all funds for statistical operations; Develop, prescribe, and maintain appropriate frameworks for the improvement of statistical coordination; and Develop, prescribe, and maintain appropriate frameworks for the improvement of statistical coordination; and Prescribe uniform standards and classification systems in government statistics. Prescribe uniform standards and classification systems in government statistics.

Structure of the NSCB (Board)....  Composed of undersecretaries of 20 different Departments, heads of National Statistics Office and Statistical Research and Training Centers and Secretary General of NSCB Technical Staff Chaired by the Director-General of NEDA  Chaired by the Director-General of NEDA  Vice Chaired by Undersecretary of DBM; With Representatives from private sector and Local Government Units ( thru their organizations)  With Representatives from private sector and Local Government Units ( thru their organizations) The NSCB meets every quarter.  The NSCB meets every quarter.

Under EO 121, NSCB Technical Staff is tasked to... - provide technical and secretariat support to the NSCB; - serve as the statistical clearing house and liaison for international statistical matters; - perform other functions as may be assigned by the NSCB and as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Executive Order perform other functions as may be assigned by the NSCB and as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Executive Order 121 The NSCB Technical Staff... - headed by a Secretary-General who is an ex-officio member of the NSCB

 The Standards and Classification Systems e.g., e.g., Philippine Standard Occupation Classification (PSOC); Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC); Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC); and Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC); Philippine Standard Occupation Classification (PSOC); Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC); Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC); and Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC);  The Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS) – a process thru which all surveys and censuses to be conducted are reviewed and approved before they can be conducted. Mechanisms for statistical coordination.....

 The Policy Resolutions of the NSCB – a compilation of policy issuances of the NSCB as the highest policy-making body on statistical matters;  The Philippine Statistical Development Program – a five-year rolling blueprint of statistical activities to be undertaken by the PSS that articulates the data requirements of the Philippine Medium-Term Development Plan;  The System of Designated Statistics (SDS) – a mechanism laid out thru EO 352 that lists the most critical and essential statistical activities and statistics that should be generated by the PSS;

 The Interagency Committees and Technical Working Groups to address specific/sectoral statistical issues with representation from concerned groups, including the academe and the private sector;  The Statistical Frameworks – frameworks and indicator systems such as the System of National Accounts (SNA), Statistical Indicators on Philippine Development (StatDev); Mechanisms for statistical coordination.....  The Subnational Statistical Coordination Committees – multi- sectoral committees formed at the subnational level to provide direction in the development of subnational statistical systems with guidance from policy issuances of the NSCB;

 The Government Statistics Accessibility Program (GSAP) to promote best practices in information dissemination -- dissemination of Advance Release Calendars, -- development and maintenance of metadata on PSS products  The conduct of statistical advocacy activities e.g. e.g. -- National Statistics Month (every October); and -- National Statistics Month (every October); and -- National Convention on Statistics (held every three years) -- National Convention on Statistics (held every three years) Mechanisms for statistical coordination.....

As a coordination tool the NSCB Technical Staff is engaged in the compilation of the national accounts; - the NSCB Technical Staff is engaged in the compilation of the national accounts; - the NSCB Technical Staff is also undertaking the estimation of poverty statistics; and - both the national accounts and poverty statistics are designated statistics.

Issues regarding coordination of the PSS…  representation and participation in the Board  presence of NSCB Technical Staff only in 10 out of 16 regions  lack of clear guidelines in managing the processes and outputs of IACs, TCs, TFs

Recent developments the NSCB created a Special Committee to review the PSS; - the NSCB created a Special Committee to review the PSS; - the Special Committee has submitted its recommendations in the form of draft statistics legislation; and - draft bills are being debated in the Senate and Lower House of Congress. *Reorganization with creation of a Statistical Advisory Council. *Reorganization with creation of a Statistical Advisory Council.