Country Report on Support to Statistics 2015
Philippines, 2015
Reference ID
PHL-PSA-CRESS-2015-v01
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Statistical Policies and Programs Division
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- Data files
- CRESS_Q3
- CRESS_Q1_and_Q2
- CRESS_Q5
- CRESS_Q4
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Categories
Value | Category |
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Capacity building support for the management and enhancement of the BLES labor statistics database to include decent work indicators. | |
Conduct of Forum on Local Level Statistics on Children and Discussion on the Generation of Local-Level Statistics on Children | |
Implemented in adherence to the International Household Survey Network so as to assist statistical agencies which are often struggling to develop and implement efficient survey programs | |
Implemented in recognition of the need to improve the Pilippine System of National Accounts (PSNA) and migrate to the 1993 Ssystem of National Accounts (SNA) | |
Implemented in the Philippines due to: (1) growing public sector demand for statistics, indicators and information on sustainable use of natural resources to suitably inform development planning and policy analysis; (2) perceived perceptible impact of increased sustainability of natural resources to the poor and thus economic growth; and (3) "the Government of the Philippines (GoP) has a high latent capacity in NCA from previous initiatives, while academic and private organizations have the necessary skills for ecosystems accounting", as noted by World Bank . | |
Implemented in view of the following: (1) decentralization of decision-making and program implementation in the country; (2) need to augment the limited funding support provided by the government to ensure that all stages required to complete the SAE of poverty are undertaken, i.e., need for the generation of 2006 and 2009 SAE of poverty | |
Implemented in view of the objective of the WGDSA, i.e. "to establish a system of sharing, regular dissemination and communication of ASEAN Community goals-relevant statistical information, including a community mission-based statistical dissemination and communication towards promoting transparency and wider use of statistics and improved governance and accountability in ASEAN through policies, guidelines, and procedures; and to improve capacities in information development and analysis, dissemination and communication of statistics in support of policy and program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and improved governance and accountability in ASEAN"" | |
Implemented to resolve the problems faced by the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) as well as the issues highlighted in the assessment report of the PSS, which include: (a) growing needs for statistics; (b) declining resources for statistics; (c) negative effects of the government's rationalization plan on PSS human resources; (d) problems in national accounts and household data; and (e) need to improve data dissemination and utilization for the local government units. | |
The project is undertaken to improve quality and timeliness of rice crop area and production estimates and forecasts through the use of alternative or supplemental data support system through remote sensing or the use of satellite data. | |
The projects aims to improve the welfare of the farmers thorugh the use of statistics and is composed of three (3) components:; a. Production and Marketing Analysis Service (PMAS); b. Farm-Based Data System: Farm Record Keeping/Processing (FRKP), Analysis and Utilization Data; c. Characterizing Farmers of the Philippines | |
This is a FAO-assisted project which is a web-based information system on food security that would enhance food security planning, implementation, and evaluation through improved organization, analysis and dissemination of relevant data and information in the country. | |
This technical assistance will address:; 1) stress testing methodolgy and modelling tool for assessment of the financial positions of large banks under various scenarios; and; 20 bank failure prediction modeling for estimating probability of failure which will assist in more accurately assessing fund adequacy | |
Undertaken as part of a global series of workshops on data dissemination and communication that aims to provide a forum for sharing national practices and experiences in the dissemination of statistical data and metadata | |
Undertaken in view of the following: (a) the recognized importance of statistics in informed decisionmaking and adequate policy choices particularly in motivating inclusive growth in developing nations such as the Philippines; (b) increasing efforts in non-official data production to satisfy data needs; (c) need to update the business model of official statistical producers; (d) use of new IT tools, compliance to basic open data standards, and implementation ofthe Philippine Statistical Development Program; and (e) political and economic agenda towards reduced income inequality and inclusiveness of economic growth in the Philippines. | |
Undertaken in view of the perceived importance of the measurement of contribution of non-profit institutions and volunteer work in the economy | |
Undertaken so as to respond to the UN High Level Panel of Eminent Persons providing advice on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, which called for a data revolution that seeks “to ensure that the statistical information needed to eliminate poverty and to monitor development progress is available to the right people, at the right time, and in the right format”.;Implemented in order to support the formulation of a road map for a data revolution as part of the lead up to the UN General Assembly in September 2015 where the Post 2015 development agenda is expected to be agreed and launched. | |
Undertaken to improve the responsiveness of official statistics on matters relating to the natural hazards and threats to national security, as well as the vulnerability of the households and communities in the country; Implemented in recognition of Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.