PSA strengthens implementation of data system in Surigao Sur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur (PIA) -- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Surigao del Sur recently turned over the implementation of the 2022 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) to the local governments of Carmen and Cagwait in this province.
PSA
Provincial Director Ruel Dres handed over the CBMS containing the up-to-date
and accurate household and village data of the municipalities of Carmen and
Cagwait to Mayors Jane V. Plaza and Glenn Batiancila, respectively.
Both
local chief executives extended their gratitude to PSA as they received the
CBMS data, stating, “The comprehensive and accurate data of CBMS are useful for
planning and development programs in our locality. The data also provided the
poverty status of the LGU, as some communities experienced hunger due to food
shortages due to low income of their family members.”
Dres said
the local government can use the CBMS data for policy making and implementation
of various priority, appropriate development programs and interventions as it
contains core indicators on health, nutrition, housing, water and sanitation,
education, income, employment, and peace and order.
“The data
will aid the local government in making sustainable and appropriate actions to
perform well in the core indicators and ensure the general development of the
citizens, especially since the CBMS will be integrated with the Census of
Population as funded this year by the PSA,” he added.
To
institutionalize the CBMS, the PSA in Surigao del Sur plans for its full
implementation and expansion, especially for the remaining local government
units that have not expressed commitment to the program.
According
to Lovervelle Olaco, statistics specialist, “Ten of the 19 LGUs of the province
committed to implement the 2022 CBMS, such as Bayabas, Carmen, and Tandag City,
that are funded by the PSA, while Bislig City, Cagwait, Carrascal, Madrid,
Lianga, San Agustin, and Tago are funded locally by the respective LGUs,
including the salaries of the enumerators during the data gathering and
implementation.”
Local chief executives of Carmen and Cagwait, officials of the Philippine Statistics Authority in Surigao del Sur and key personnel joined the turnover of the 2022 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) to the respective local government units. (Photo of PIA-SDS)
Accordingly,
the remaining LGUs in Surigao del Sur that have not received comprehensive CBMS
data will still have to undergo data review and validation.
Republic Act No. 11315, entitled “An Act Establishing a CBMS and Appropriating Funds,” was signed into law on April 17, 2029 by then-President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. (NGPB, PIA-Surigao del Sur)
