The Ministry of Trade
        The Ministry of Labor
        The Ministry of Education and Culture
        The Ministry of Agriculture
        The Ministry of Natural Resources
        The Central Bank of the Philippines
        The National Census and Statistics Office
        The National Grains Authority
        The Bureau of Agricultural Economics
        The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
        The Bureau of Forest Development, and all
        Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies and
        Government Instrumentalities, including    government-owned and controlled corporations
        involved in the statistical activities of the Government

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2.     All government agencies planning to undertake new large scale surveys are enjoined to consult with the NEDA, provided that survey with a sample size of less than 500 may be reviewed by the NEDA on a post factum basis.  

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In order to remove or minimize confusion in the use of related statistics produced by government agencies, the following instruction is added to LOI 521:  

8.     The NEDA, thru its Statistical Coordination Office, shall issue such directives as are necessary to agencies concerned to effect proper allocation of statistical functions and responsibilities including the discontinuance of producing and/or publishing particular statistical series (a) already regularly produced, which may be considered either duplicative or of very low reliability, or (b) still planned to be produced by agencies concerned.

Since 19.07.98.