1. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 1 by Dr. Romulo A. Virola during the “Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations” Bohol,Philippines, 15-18 October 2007 The Philippine Tourism Satellite Account (PTSA) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Bohol, Philippines, 15-18 October 2007

2. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 2 I. Introduction II. The PTSA and the International Systems and Standards III. Sources and Methods IV. Some Results and Highlights V. Limitations VI. The Way Forward - including Expansion to Subnational TSA - including Expansion to Subnational TSA VII. Concluding Remarks Contents Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

3. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 3 I. Introduction Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

4. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 4 Introduction I. Introduction  Philippine tourism and the economy  The warmth, wealth and wonders of the Philippines as driver to economic growth: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations an archipelago of wonders vast mountains and volcanoes tell of great legends shimmering waters and a tropical lure travelers all year round has fusion of culture and arts enhancing the uniqueness of the Filipino offers world-class facilities and services

5. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 5 Introduction I. Introduction  Philippine tourism and the economy  What the indicators say about our country’s tourism industry? Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations From January to July 2007, international visitor arrivals already hit 1.8 million mark! July visitor arrivals increase by 11.26% Five million visitors targeted in the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) for 2010 achievable

6. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 6 Introduction I. Introduction  Philippine tourism and the economy  … and how about the performance of tourism related services as reported in the national accounts of the Philippines? Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Gross Value Added (GVA) of Hotels and Restaurants more than doubled its growth in Q2 2007 to 9.8 percent from 4.0 percent of the same period in 2006! Recreational Services grew by 7.5 % in Q2 2007 compared to just 0.6 % in Q2 2006!

7. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 7 Introduction I. Introduction  Philippine tourism and the economy  …some more indicators! Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Transportation and Communication continues accelerated growth: Air transportation services in Q2 2007 surpassed its performance a year ago with a hefty growth of 13.8 percent owing to vigorous promotions by domestic airlines and tourism-related promotion activities

8. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 8 Introduction I. Introduction  How about Central Visayas?  Indicators from the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) 2006 estimates: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Region VII is among the five largest regional economies, with a share of 7.1 % of the entire economy, next only to NCR, Region IV-A, Region III and Region VI

9. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 9 Introduction I. Introduction  How about Central Visayas?  Indicators from the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) 2006 estimates: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations However, in Services, where the bulk of Tourism industries can be found, Region VII ranks 3 rd after NCR and CALABARZON! In Transportation, Communication and Storage (TCS), it ranks 4 th for the entire Philippines and the highest among Visayas and Mindanao Regions! It is 2 nd in Private Services, next to the National Capital Region (NCR)!

10. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 10 Introduction I. Introduction  Other highlights of Tourism related sectors of Region VII Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Private Services continues to rise!

11. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 11 Introduction I. Introduction  Other highlights of Tourism related sectors of Region VII Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Transportation, Communication and Storage also showed consistent upward trend!

12. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 12 Introduction I. Introduction  On interpretation of the statistics from the previous slides: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Tourism characteristic activities came mostly from the two major sectors mentioned: private services and transportation, communication and storage (TCS)  Private services include hotel and restaurant services, and recreational services while TCS includes transportation

13. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 13 Introduction I. Introduction  On interpretation of the statistics from the previous slides: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  However, it should be noted that the two sectors mentioned include other services which are not, to a large extent related to tourism industry

14. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 14 Introduction I. Introduction  What is  What is Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) ? The PTSA is one of the satellite accounts developed by the NSCB to measure the contribution of tourism to the Philippine economy. Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The PTSA, tourism indicators and the economy

15. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 15 Introduction I. Introduction  What is  What is Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) ? Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations patterned after the tourism satellite account (TSA) developed by UNSD, UNWTO, OECD and EUROSTAT, and approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission  The PTSA, tourism indicators and the economy

16. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 16 Introduction I. Introduction  Importance of the PTSA it provides a comprehensive set of information on tourism that facilitates its analysis in the context of macro-economic accounts tourism is still embedded somewhere in the different sectors of the national accounts Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The PTSA, tourism indicators and the economy

17. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 17 Introduction I. Introduction  Components of the PTSA it cuts across many sectors of the economy: Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Accommodation services (hotel, motels, lodging houses etc) Food and beverage serving activities (restaurants, canteens, etc) Transportation services (air, land & water) Travel agencies and other reservation service activities Cultural activities Sports and recreational activities Retail services of tourism goods (such as souvenirs)  The PTSA, tourism indicators and the Economy!

18. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 18 Introduction I. Introduction  Development of the PTSA Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The Philippines efforts in developing the TSA –1988: NSCB and DOT research study to explore the contribution of tourism to the Philippine economy using the input-output approach (IO) – tourism accounted for 2.8 percent in 1987 –1996: DOT, WTTC & NSCB collaborated closely to develop a SAT in the country –travel and tourism accounted for 8.7 % in 1997

19. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 19 Introduction I. Introduction  Development of the PTSA Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The Philippines efforts in developing the TSA –December 5, 1996: NSCB and DOT signed a MOA to support the development of SAT –January 27, 1997: the IAC on DSAT was created –1997: DOT, WTTC and NSCB conducted a study using the simulated satellite accounting approach

20. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 20 Introduction I. Introduction  Development of the PTSA Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The Philippine efforts in developing the TSA –1999: NSCB and DOT forged a project that pursued the initial compilation of the PTSA covering the years 1994 and 1998 –2001 (February): the Philippine experience in developing tourism satellite account was presented in a joint UN-ESCAP/WTO workshop in Thailand

21. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 21 Introduction I. Introduction  Development of the PTSA Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The Philippine efforts in developing the TSA –2001 (October): the paper “Measuring the Contribution of Tourism to the Economy: The Philippine Tourism Satellite Account” was presented during the 8 th National Convention on Statistics

22. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 22 Introduction I. Introduction  Development of the PTSA Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The Philippine efforts in developing the TSA –2005: NSCB Executive Board Approve the NSCB Resolution Number 4 series of 2005 “Approving and Adopting the Philippine Tourism Classification System” –2006-2007: draft estimates, 2000-2005 –2006-2007: Efforts towards the measurement of health and wellness tourism in the Philippines

23. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 23 II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

24. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 24 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSA  International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) –Prepared by the –Prepared by the United Nations Expert Group on Tourism Statistics (EGTS), UNWTO and UNSD –Latest version – version 5

25. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 25 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSA  International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) –It aims to present a system of definitions, concepts, classifications and indicators that are internally consistent, and that facilitate the link to the conceptual framework for the integration of tourism statistics, the tourism satellite accounts (TSA), as well as to other conceptual frameworks, such as national accounts, balance of payments and labor statistics

26. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 26 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSA  Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework (TSA:RMF) –Developed by the Commission of the European Communities, OECD, UNWTO, UN –Presents a common conceptual framework for the design of tourism satellite account

27. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 27 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSA – TSA:RMF –It builds upon the consistency of other statistical framework and provides an additional resource to link tourism statistics to the standard tables of the SNA from a functional perspective. –This instrument increases the consistency among the different data sources that are used, thus, it is then possible to estimate a series of variables that are required to establish more accurately the economic contributions of tourism and its links to the rest of a national economy.

28. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 28 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The System of National Accounts (SNA)  Central framework for the compilation of national accounts  Flexibility to extend the system to the so- called functionally-oriented satellite accounts  international standard accounting system used by the Philippine System of National Accounts (PSNA)

29. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 29 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The System of National Accounts (SNA) - - Philippine System of National Accounts (PSNA) - measures the economic performance of the country - compilation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) - compilation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)

30. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 30 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA) - flexible and can be expanded to satellite accounting (I.e., health, environment, education, tourism) - for tourism (PTSA), the estimates cut across different sectors of the economy (mentioned in the previous slides) - travel is estimated in the PSNA as part of export/import of non-factor services

31. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 31 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA) - can be broken down into subnational accounts - compilation of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure (GRDE) of the 17 administrative regions of the Philippines

32. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 32 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA) - compilation of Gross Provincial Domestic Product (GPDP) - on going cooperation project between NSCB and provincial government of Guimaras for the estimation of provincial product account - moving towards the computation of Gross National Happiness (GNH)

33. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 33 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The Balance of Payments (BOP)  BOP focuses on the description of the economic relationship between residents and non-residents.  It comprises transactions associated with international tourism.

34. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 34 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  The Balance of Payments (BoP)  In BOP, tourism correspond to the component “Travel” – in two dimensions: - Travel credits cover goods and services…acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy; - Travel credits cover goods and services…acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy; - Travel debits cover goods and services… acquired from other economies by residents during visits to other economies - Travel debits cover goods and services… acquired from other economies by residents during visits to other economies

35. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 35 The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards II. The PTSA & the International Systems and Standards Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Related Major Macroeconomic Frameworks  Input Output (IO) Account  provide basis to establish the benchmark production account for tourism  primary data source in computing tourism ratios used to estimate tourism value added

36. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 36 III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

37. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 37 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Data Sources  Derived statistics: (NSCB) National Accounts, Input-Output Accounts  Surveys: (DOT) Annual Visitors Sample Survey, Sample Survey of Regional Travelers in Accommodation; (NSO) Labor Force Survey  Census: (NSO) Census of Philippine Business and Industries  Administrative data: (DOT) Statistical Report; (DBM) General Appropriations Act, Annual Reports of the General Government

38. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 38 Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Supply and use of tourism goods and services Shows the output of tourism industries vis-a-vis the consumption expenditures of tourists  Conceptual Framework Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods  Physical/non monetary indicators explain the impact of tourism through non- monetary indicators such as tourist arrivals, length of stay, types of accommodation and means of transport availed by the tourists

39. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 39 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Compilation Methodologies  Tourism consumption expenditure Derived by summing up visitor consumption expenditure, government consumption expenditure (expenditures of government agencies identified to be providing collective tourism services), and gross fixed capital formation.Derived by summing up visitor consumption expenditure, government consumption expenditure (expenditures of government agencies identified to be providing collective tourism services), and gross fixed capital formation.

40. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 40 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Compilation Methodologies  Value added of tourism industries (VATI) Estimated from the Use and Make Matrices of the IO tableEstimated from the Use and Make Matrices of the IO table Production output of the characteristic tourism industry is taken from the industry by commodity make matrixProduction output of the characteristic tourism industry is taken from the industry by commodity make matrix Intermediate inputs and value added components were lifted from the commodity by industry use matrixIntermediate inputs and value added components were lifted from the commodity by industry use matrix

41. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 41 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Compilation Methodologies  Ratio of tourism demand to tourism supply (tourism ratios) Total supply of tourism characteristic products to meet the demand of tourism consumption were derived from the commodity by commodity matrix of the IO tableTotal supply of tourism characteristic products to meet the demand of tourism consumption were derived from the commodity by commodity matrix of the IO table

42. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 42 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Compilation Methodologies  Tourism employment Employment generated by tourism industries was sourced from the Labor Force Survey (LFS)Employment generated by tourism industries was sourced from the Labor Force Survey (LFS) Employment data from the Census of Philippine Business and Industries (CPBI) and Statistical Report of DOT were used for disaggregating by type of tourism activitiesEmployment data from the Census of Philippine Business and Industries (CPBI) and Statistical Report of DOT were used for disaggregating by type of tourism activities

43. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 43 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Compilation Methodologies  Non-monetary indicators sourced from the survey results and statistical report of DOTsourced from the survey results and statistical report of DOT

44. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 44 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  PTSA Tables

45. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 45 Sources and Methods III. Sources and Methods Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  PTSA Tables

46. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 46 IV. Some Results and Highlights Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

47. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 47 Some Results and Highlights IV. Some Results and Highlights Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations 19% 2% 12% 5% 21% 41% 18% 27% 5% 18% 31% 2%  Tourism Consumption Expenditures in the Philippines by Type of Services, 1994 and 1998 (At Current Prices)

48. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 48 Some Results and Highlights IV. Some Results and Highlights Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Tourism Consumption Expenditures in the Philippines as a Percent of PCE and Export, 1994 and 1998 (At Current Prices)

49. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 49 Some Results and Highlights IV. Some Results and Highlights Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Tourism Share to Capital Formation and Government Expenditures, 1994 and 1998 (At Current Prices)

50. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 50 Some Results and Highlights IV. Some Results and Highlights Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Estimated Value Added of Tourism Industries (VATI) in the Philippines, 1994 and 1998(At Current Prices)

51. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 51 V. Limitations Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

52. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 52 V. Limitations V. Limitations Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)  Conceptual issues  Frequency and distance dimension of the concept of usual environment  Operational issues  Computation of tourism share/TVA  Frequency of compilation  Data Limitations  Coverage  Data gaps

53. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 53 V. Limitations V. Limitations Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

54. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 54 V. Limitations V. Limitations Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

55. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 55 V. Limitations V. Limitations Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

56. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 56 VI. The Way Forward Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

57. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 57 VI. The Way Forward  Refinements in Estimation Methodology Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Adopting the approved Philippine Tourism Statistical Classification System in classifying tourism industries  Compilation of PTSA estimates for the most recent years (2000-2006)  Maximize the use of available data  Study the result of the Household Survey on Domestic Visitors

58. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 58 VI. The Way Forward Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  Maximize the use of available data  Evaluate the data from the DOT Regional and Provincial Offices  Enhancing the scope and coverage  Highlighting the emergence of tourism products such as Health and Wellness tourism  Expanding the PTSA to Subnational TSA

59. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 59 VI. The Way Forward Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007) Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations  The IRTS recommends to limit the subnational statistics to two different types of levels:  the region, identified as the administrative unit corresponding to the first level of territorial disaggregation of a country in terms of its political and administrative organization, e.g., Region VII  The local tourism destination, treated as a sub-regional territory with substantial tourism activity, e.g., Bohol

60. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 60 VII. Concluding Remarks Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

61. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 61 VII. Concluding Remarks VII. Concluding Remarks  Coordination and collaboration mechanisms in the PSS must be strengthened further  Enhance the role of local government units (LGUs) in the generation of data relevant to the PTSA and the entire tourism statistics  Concerned data compiling government agencies like the DOT, NSCB and the NSO should try harder to collect and disseminate the necessary tourism statistics Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

62. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 62 VII. Concluding Remarks VII. Concluding Remarks  households, establishments and data source agencies from government must show greater willingness and to provide support to data collection efforts  tourism planners from both the private sector and government should develop the capacity to use statistics in their decision- making and policy formulation  government and the private sector should develop the ‘political will to invest in statistics’ Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)

63. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 63 Visit the National Statistical Coordination Board at URL : www.nscb.gov.ph www.nscb.gov.ph Email: info@nscb.gov.ph info@nscb.gov.ph Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)