CLINCH Central Luzon Information Chronicle

The Official Newsletter of Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office III

April—June 2019 Ref. No. 2019-NL-Q22019-050

Central Luzon’s Economy

Grows by 7.1%

The Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office (PSA-RSSO) III reported the 7.1 percent growth economic performance of the region in 2018 on 25 April 2019 at SACOP Ephatha, Brgy. Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. PSA RSSO III Regional Director Edgardo G. Pare announced that Industry remained to be the major driver of the economy of the region which contributed 48.6 percent to its total economy in 2018 followed by Services and Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry, and Fishing (AHFF) with 37.6 percent and 13.8 percent shares, respectively. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) III Regional Director Leon M. Dacanay Jr. delivered the implications of the economic performance of the region. He highlighted that though it grew at a slower rate, the region still sustained its significant share to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country, which is third among the regions with the highest share to the total GDP of 6.2 percent. The annual reporting of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was simultaneously done by 17 regions every last Thursday of April at exactly 10:00am.

This issue also features the following:

Quarter 2 2019 CL-RSC Meeting

2018 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics Data Dissemination Forum

Quarter 1 2019 Regional Data Review of Agriculture-Based Surveys

Second Quarter 2019 CSS Results

2019 Brigada Eskwela

121st Independence Day

2018 PSA Awards

We, the Philippine Statistics Authority, commit to

deliver relevant and reliable statistics and efficient civil

registration services to our client and stakeholders.

We adhere to the UN Fundamental Principles of

Official Statistics in the production of quality

general-purpose statistics and commit to deliver civil

registration services in accordance with the laws, rules and

regulations, and other statutory requirements.

We endeavour to live by the established core

values and corporate personality of the PSA and adapt the

appropriate technology in the development of our products

and delivery of services.

We commit to continually improve the effectiveness

of our Quality Management System to ensure equitable

development towards improved quality of life for all.

PSA

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Customers’ Satisfaction Improves

by 6.8 Percentage Points The Customer Satisfaction Rating in June 2019

was recorded at 80.8 percent, a 6.8 percentage points

increase from 74.0 percent in June 2018. The pattern of

the observations for the year 2019 is the same with that

of last year - increasing from first quarter to second

quarter. The first two quarters of the year are

considered as peak season in securing Civil Registry

Documents (CRD).

Most of the respondents said that they were satisfied with the services provided by the outlet. Specifically, 42.2 percent and 29.5 percent were satisfied and very satisfied, respectively. Moreover, approximately one in every two respondents was satisfied with the outlet’s employees service while two in every five respondents chose the very satisfied option. The outcome regarding the satisfaction on the policies/signs is relatively positive given that only 2.1 percent and 0.7 percent said that they were dissatisfied and very dissatisfied, respectively. Furthermore, 36.3 percent of the respondents were very satisfied with the facilities provided by the outlet and 45.3 percent said that they were satisfied. Also, most of the respondents (52.7 percent) chose the satisfied option regarding the overall contentedness they felt when they visited the outlet. In addition, 28.1 percent of the clients ticked the very satisfied option.

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CRS Volume of Transactions

Drops by 33.41% The Civil Registry System Outlet in San

Fernando, Pampanga is one of the biggest PSA Serbilis

Outlets in the country in terms of volume of transaction .

The outlet is processing about 5,000 transactions and

accommodating more than 1,000 public clients on a

daily average.

The months of April, May, and June or the second

quarter of every year is considered peak period due to

notable increase in the volume of transactions during the

said quarter.

For the second quarter of 2019, the volume of

transactions dropped by 34.41 percent from 398,996

transactions during the same period in 2018. The

recorded decrease was brought about by the

unprecedented network failures, transferring the

processing of some BREQS clients to Zambales Outlet,

and the implementation of first 1,000 cut-off during the

said period.

Moreover, April has been recorded to be the most

lenient month every second quarter during the past four

years contributing only 27.52 percent of the total

transactions.

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CL-RSC Holds Q2 2019 Quarterly Meeting

The second quarter meeting of the Central Luzon-Regional Statistics Committee (CL-RSC) was conducted last 11 June 2019 at NEDA III Conference Room, DMGC, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. NEDA III Regional Director Leon M. Dacanay Jr. presided the meeting. The following items were included in the agenda:

Presentation and Approval of RSC Resolution No. 1 Series of 2019: Approving the Schedule of the Regular Meeting of RSC

Interim Population Projection Estimates

Central Luzon Regional Development Plan and Results Matrices Midterm Update 2017-2022

1st Quarter 2019 Regional Economic Situationer

Presentation of Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) Concepts and Definitions

Presentation of City/ Municipality

Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Indicators and Basis of Ranking the Cities/Municipalities

Presentation of PSA Board Resolution No. 1, Series of 2019: Enjoining National and Local Government Entities to Establish Statistical Units and/or Positions

Presentation of the Highlights of 2018 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics

PSA Reports 2018 First Semester

Official Poverty Statistics

In line with the release of the Highlights of the 2018 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics, PSA RSSO III spearheaded a data dissemination forum on 11 June 2019 at NEDA III Conference Room, DMGC, Maimpis, City of San Fernando Pampanga. Regional Director Edgardo G. Pare presented the data on poverty focusing in Central Luzon (CL) and its seven provinces. According to the report, 7.8 percent of the families in the region were poor during the first semester of 2018. Poverty incidence among the population was observed the highest at 21.4 percent in both provinces of Aurora and Zambales.

Moreover, the food threshold in the region was valued at Php1,511 on the average to meet the monthly basic food needs wherein 3.2 percent of Filipinos in CL were found to be below the food threshold. The said data dissemination forum coincided with the second quarter 2019 meeting of the Central Luzon - Regional Statistics Committee which was attended by the members of the committee.

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The conduct of Q1 2019 Regional Data Review (RDR) of agriculture-based surveys in Central Luzon has been more comprehensive with the presence of Central Office (CO) officials including ANS Divina Grace Del Prado, CSS Ermina Tepora, SvSS Josephine Albino, and SrSS Precious Sumabat on 16 April 2019 at PSA RSSO III Training Room. The visit of CO officials primarily aimed to personally observe the conduct of RDR in the region since CL has been considered as top producer of various agricultural commodities of the country. Moreover, CL’s regional and provincial focal persons took advantage of the opportunity to raise the concerns and issues that are frequently being encountered from the enumeration period up to the data review and validation which was answered by CO officials. Some of the issues that were raised included the rebasing of the survey designs, budgetary requirements, bugs in the processing systems, and other future plans and developments that will improve the process of data review. The first part of RDR was held on 04-05 April 2019 which focused on Fisheries and Other Crops while on the other hand, part 2 was conducted on 15-17 April 2019 which concentrated on Livestock and Poultry, Cereals, and Farm Price.

ANS Del Prado Visits Q1 2019 RDR

PSA CL Goes to Phil. Rice Research Institute

In accordance with the mandate of PSA to

generate the volume of palay production on a quarterly

basis, PSA Central Luzon team paid a study visit to the

Philippine Rice Research Institute on 24 May 2019 at

PhilRice Central Experiment Station Maligaya, Science

City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

Regional and provincial focal persons for cereals

together with CSSs and Regional Director Edgardo G.

Pare personally toured the facilities of PhilRice and

attended a lecture on the following: rice production,

factors affecting yield, farming practices, and seed varie-

ties and qualities.

The said learning session activity primarily aimed

to equip the technical staff of PSA both in the regional

and provincial offices with the proper knowledge and

deeper understanding on the production of palay. Also,

this is expected to further enhance the overall conduct of

surveys on palay including its data processing and

validation.

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PSA: Partnering for Change and Development

Tha annual Brigada Eskwela which signifies the

opening of another school year was supported by PSA

RSSO III staff last 25 May 2019 at San Vicente Pilot

School for Philippine Craftsman, City of San Fernando,

Pampanga.

With the vision of providing and ensuring a place

conducive for learning, the regional staff of PSA

performed a clean-up drive together with the teachers

and non-teaching personnel of the said school. The

office also donated cleaning materials such as doormats,

trash bins, water buckets, dustpans, and broomsticks.

This year’s Brigada Eskwela bears the theme:

“Matatag na Bayan Para sa Maunlad na Paaralan”.

PSA In Action: Brigada Eskwela ‘19

City of San Fernando Commemorates

Philippines’ Independence

Long live the Philippines’ independence!

This was exclaimed by the participants of the

Civic Military Parade during the commemoration of

121st Independence Day on 12 June 2019 by the City of

San Fernando.

Participants from different government agencies,

private organizations, and academes proudly walk the

parade of independence that commenced at the City hall

of San Fernando and ended at the Heroes Hall.

The activity became extra special with the parade

of different floats crafted by the participating agencies.

Each float showcased symbolisms that represented the

journey of the Philippines in its conquest towards

independence.

The annual activity is being organized by the

local government unit of the City of San Fernando. This

year’s celebration of Independence Day carries the

theme: “Tapang ng Bayan, Malasakit sa Mamamayan”.

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CL Bags Major and Minor Awards on PSA Awards

PSA Central Luzon successfully bagged various

awards during the 2018 PSA Awards Night held on

21 June 2019 at Heritage Hotel, Pasay City.

PSA Awards is an annual activity of the agency

aimed to recognize the hard work of its field offices in

different categories including Civil Registration

Services (CRS), Financial, Human Resource and

Administrative Service (FHRAS), Statistical Operations

(SO), Statistical Planning and Coordination (SPC),

Statistical Frameworks and Indicators System (SFIS),

Partnership and Linkages (PL), Information

Dissemination (ID), Top Five Best Regional Statistical

Services Offices (RSSOs), and Top 15 Best Provincial

Statistical Offices (PSOs).

The regional office was awarded with three

awards which included First Place in SFIS, Second

Place in SO, and Second Place in FHRAS.

In the same manner, the provincial offices of the

region also reaped the fruits of their labor. PSA

Zambales was recognized as Fourth Best PSO, Fourth

Place in SPC, and Fourth Place in PL.

Meanwhile, PSA Pampanga secured the Eleventh

Spot for Best PSO and Fourth Place in SPC. The

province of Tarlac also managed to enter the Ninth

Place for best PSO. Also, PSO Bulacan was recognized

as the Best Province in the category of SPC.

Nonetheless, the overall rankings of RSSO and its

seven provinces improved in 2018 as manifested by the

set of the awards received.

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