EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 352 - DESIGNATION OF STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL GENERATE CRITICAL DATA FOR DECISION-MAKING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 121, which was issued in January 1987, created the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) as the policy-making and coordinating body of the decentralized Philippine Statistical System;

WHEREAS, the NSCB, now an agency attached to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), has established a system of designated statistics in accordance with its mandate, that enables the identification and generation of the most critical and essential statistics required for social and economic planning/analysis based on approved criteria;

WHEREAS, the generation of said data requires the conduct of nationwide census and surveys and the maintenance/processing of administrative based records on a regular basis to allow for monitoring time series analysis and forecasting by policy-makers;

WHEREAS, the quality of these designated statistics needs to be continuously improved to address the needs of data users;

WHEREAS, the system of designated statistics is a dynamic process that allows for updating to keep attuned to the emerging demands of data users;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. The activities and statistics that have been designated by the NSCB, as Annexed to this Executive Order, shall be adopted by the government as the means of generating the critical and essential data for administrators, planners and policy makers in the government and private sectors.

Sec. 2. The implementing agencies shall provide the Office of the President, thru the NSCB the results of said censuses, surveys and administrative based reports on a regular basis and ensure the dissemination of the data to the general public in accordance with the designated time frame.

Sec. 3. The implementing agencies shall be responsible in carrying out the improvements in the design for generating designated statistics in accordance with their respective mandate.

Sec. 4. Any modification, addition or deletion from the above list shall be approved through a Board Resolution by the NSCB in accordance with its implementing guidelines. The NSCB is authorized to issue implementing guidelines consistent with the provisions of this Executive Order. It shall also be responsible for monitoring the system’s implementation to attain the objectives of this Executive Order.

Sec. 5. The NSCB shall regularly conduct adequate consultation with the data users and producers as a means of updating the lists of designated statistics to be responsive to the emerging needs of data users.

Sec. 6. The amounts necessary to carry out the provisions of this Executive Order shall be provided for in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) in the year following its approval and thereafter. However, immediate requirements to implement this Executive Order shall be taken from any available appropriations in the CY 1996 GAA, subject to the usual budgetary rules and regulations.

Sec. 7. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of July in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.

Designated Statistics

Designated Activity/ Implementing Frequency of Geographic Schedule of Data
Statistics Agency Conduct Disaggregation Dissemination

A. ECONOMIC SECTORS

I. Censuses/Surveys

1 Census of NSO Every five (5) National Two (2) years after the
Establishments years Regional reference year
(preliminary)
  Three (3) years after the
reference year (final)

2 Annual Survey of NSO Annual National Two (2) years after the
Establishments Regional    reference year
  (preliminary)
Three (3) years after the
reference year (final)

3  Quarterly Survey of NSO Quarterly National 45 days after the
Establishments     Regional   reference
quarterly (preliminary)
60 days after the
reference
quarter (final)

4  Monthly Survey of NSO Monthly National 45 days after the
Establishments-   reference month
Manufacturing

5   Annual Survey of NSO Annual Provincial One (1) year after the
Construction Projects of   City    reference year
Local Government Units    Municipal
(LGUs)

6  Labor Force Survey NSO Quarterly National Three (3) months after
Regional the reference quarter
Provincial
Key cities

7  Family Income and NSO Every three (3) National 18 months after the
Expenditures Survey years   Regional reference year
Provincial
Key cities

8  Census of Agriculture NSO Every 10 years National Six (6) months after
and Fisheries   Regional survey conduct
Provincial (preliminary)
Municipal  Two (2) years after
survey conduct (final)

9  Survey of Retail Prices NSO/BAS Monthly   National Five (5) days after the
of commodities Regional reference month
Consumer Price Index Provincial

— Agriculture BAS
— Non-Agriculture NSO

10 Survey of Retail Prices NSO Monthly National 35 days after the
of Commodities for the     Capital  reference month
Retail Price Index   Region

11 Survey of Wholesale NSO/BAS Monthly National 35 days after the
Prices of Commodities Capital reference
    Region   month

—  Agriculture BAS
—  Non-Agriculture NSO

12  Rice and Corn Survey BAS Quarterly National 40 days after the
  Regional     reference quarter
  Provincial

13  Backyard Livestock and BAS Quarterly National 45 days after the
   Poultry Survey  Regional reference quarter
   Provincial

14  Commercial Livestock BAS Quarterly National 45 days after the
   and Poultry Survey Regional reference
   Provincial  quarter

15  Palay and Corn Stocks BAS/NFA Monthly National 15 days after the
  Survey   Regional survey

  conduct (preliminary)
45 days after the
   survey conduct
   (final)

—  Household stocks   BAS
— Commercial stocks NFA

16  Commercial Fish Catch BAS Monthly National Two (2) months after
   Survey   Regional the reference month
   Provincial

17  Municipal Fish Catch BAS Marine-Every National Two (2) months after
   Survey other day Regional the reference month
   Provincial

Inland -    National Two (2) months after
Quarterly  Regional the reference quarter
Provincial

and Earnings Survey   Regional reference quarter for

    labor turnover statistics
   One (1) year after the
reference year for all
  statistics

1  Generation of  NSO Monthly National   One (1) quarter after the
Construction Statistics Regional   reference quarter
from Building Permit   Provincial
Forms Municipal

2 Generation of Foreign NSO Monthly National Monthly — 45 days
Trade Statistics Annual after the

  reference month
Annual — three (3)
months after
the reference year

the reference month
Annual — two (2)
months after reference
 year

districts)     Semestral — 45 days
    after the reference
quarter/semester
  Annual — 60 days after
    the reference year

 month
Annual — 60
days after the reference
 year

  months after
the reference year

11  Generation of Forest FMB Quarterly National Quarterly — Two (2)
   Resources Statistics   Annual   Regional months after the
  Provincial   reference quarter

  Annual — Six (6)
  months after the
   reference year

1  Estimation of the NSCB Quarterly National   60 days after the
National Accounts   Semestral reference period

Annual   National 30 days after the
  reference year

Annual Regional Six (6) months after the
   reference year

2  Preparation of the NSO & Benchmark National One (1) year after the
Input-Output Tables NSCB     every five (5)   release of the results
years; updates     of the NSO Census
in between of Establishments and
benchmark    modules
years

3  Compilation of the BSP Monthly National 30-45 days after the
Balance of Payments   Quarterly     reference period
Accounts   Semestral
Annual

4  Preparation of the Food NSCB Annual National Six (6) months after the
Balance Sheet    reference year

1 Poverty NSCB/TWG Every three (3) National Two (2) years after the
Thresholds/Incidence on Income years (Urban/Rural) reference year
Statistics Regional
(NSCB) (Urban/Rural)

— Methodology TWG on
Income
Statistics
(NSCB)

— Estimation NSCB

2  Consumer Price Index NSO Monthly National Five (5) days after the
Regional   reference month
Provincial

3  Wholesale Price Index NSO Monthly National 35 days after the
Capital reference month
Region

B. SOCIAL SECTORS

I. Censuses/Surveys

1  Census of Population NSO Every 10 years National  Before the end of every
and Housing Regional census year for
Provincial    population figures from
City   national down to
Municipal  barangay levels
Barangay 18 months after the
Urban-Rural  reference year for
other statistics.

2  Mid-Decade Census of NSO Every 10 years National Before the end of every
Population  Regional census year for
Provincial population figures from
City   national down to
Municipal barangay levels
Barangay
Urban-Rural  18 months after the
reference year for
other statistics

3   National Demographic NSO Every five (5) National One (1) year after the
Survey years   Regional reference year

4  Functional Literacy, NSO Every five (5) National  One (1) year after the
Education and Mass years  Regional reference year
Media Survey     Provincial


5   National Nutrition FNRI Every five (5) National One (1) year after the
Survey   years Regional reference Year

6  Regional Updating of FNRI Every two (2) National One (1) year after the
the Nutritional    years   Regional reference year
Status of Filipino
Children

7   National Health Survey NSO Every five (5) National One (1) year after the
years  Regional reference year
Provincial

8  Survey on Overseas NSO Annual National Six (6) months after the
Filipinos reference year

II. Administrative Data
Systems

1  Generation of Vital  NSO Monthly National Two (2) years after the
Statistics from the Civil     Regional reference year
Registration System Provincial
Municipal

2  Field Health Service HIS/DOH Monthly National One (1) month after the
Information System   Regional reference month
Provincial

3  Generation of Basic DECS Annual National One (1) year after the
Education Statistics     Regional reference year
Provincial

III. Statistical Indicators

1  Population Projections NSO/TWG After every National One (1) year after the
on census year Regional release of final
Population Provincial population figures
Projections   City
(NSCB)    Municipal
Urban/Rural

— Methodology TWG on

Population
Projections
(NSCB)

Maternal
and Child
Mortality
(NSCB)