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Statistically Speaking...
by Dr. Romulo A. Virola

ARE WE READY FOR ASEAN INTEGRATION?
(Posted 10 September 2012)

Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in case you did not know or remember, regional economic integration by 2015 is the major agenda! Among others, trade is expected to be facilitated and regional cooperation is expected to be strengthened. The European Union had been a model for the ASEAN integration, but with the financial woes now cracking the Eurozone, the integration strategies certainly need a reexamination. Are we in the ASEAN ready for the integration? In particular, what have we in the Philippines done to prepare ourselves? Will we be able to stand up, or will we wobble amidst the many challenges and opportunities that come with integration? Three years before the ASEAN integration (and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) reckoning) in 2015, it would be good to do some benchmarking. Where do we stand compared to our ASEAN brothers and sisters?

 

NSCB Renews Clearance of the Survey
on Overseas Filipinos
(Posted 07 September 2012)

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) has renewed the clearance for the conduct of the Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) on 29 August 2012 under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System. The SOF is a nationwide survey conducted every year by the National Statistics Office (NSO) aimed at: (a) obtaining national estimates on the number of overseas Filipinos, including overseas workers, and their socio-economic characteristics; and (b) providing estimates on the amount and mode of remittances received by their families. The 2012 SOF will be conducted on October 8-31, 2012 as rider to the October round of the Labor Force Survey of the NSO. 

 

12th National Convention on Statistics slated in October 2013
(Posted 05 September 2012)

The Philippine Statistical System (PSS), spearheaded by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), is now preparing for the 12th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) slated in October 2013.  The NCS, conducted every three years, aims to a) provide a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences in the field of statistics and for discussing recent statistical developments and prevailing issues and problems of the PSS; and (b) elicit the cooperation and support of statisticians and professionals in related fields from the government, academe, private sector, and civil society towards a more responsive statistical system.

 

Philippine Economy Posts 5.9 percent
GDP Growth in 2nd Quarter,
6.1 percent in First Half of 2012
(Posted 30 August 2012)

The domestic economy accelerated in the second quarter of 2012 to 5.9 percent from 3.6 percent recorded the previous year boosting the first semester growth to 6.1 percent from 4.2 percent.  The resilient Services sector remained the main driver of growth supported by the sustained growth of manufacturing and the rebound of construction.