Chair:

Dr. Celia M. Reyes
Research Fellow II
Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Vice-Chairs:

Ms. Carmelita N. Ericta
Administrator
National Statistics Office

Dr. Romulo A. Virola
Secretary General
National Statistical Coordination Board

Members:

Dr. Zita V.J. Albacea
Professor, Institute of Statistics
University of the Philippines, Los Baños

Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert
Chief, Research Division
Statistical Research and Training Center

Dr. Arsenio S. Balisacan
Professor, School of Economics
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Dr. Corazon V. Barba
Director
Food and Nutrition Research Institute

Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales
Dean, School of Statistics
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Dr. Corrine Burgos
Head, Math and Statistics Computing Laboratory
Math Department
De La Salle University

Ms. Lina V. Castro
Director, Social Statistics Office
National Statistical Coordination Board

Ms. Estrella V. Domingo
Assistant Secretary General
National Statistical Coordination Board

Dr. Rene P. Felix
Professor, Department of Mathematics
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Ms. Josie B. Perez
OIC, Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office

Mr. Romeo S. Recide
Director
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

Dr. Ana Maria L. Tabunda
Professor, School of Statistics
University of the Philippines, Diliman

Ms. Ofelia M. Templo
Professor
Ateneo de Manila University

Mr. Philip Arnold Tuaño
Director, Macro Policy Unit
National Anti-Poverty Commission

Prof. Ana Maria Gloria S. Ward
Professor, Public and Alumni Affairs Office
University of Santo Thomas

Ms. Ma. Socorro V. Zingapan
Director, National Planning and Policy Staff
National Economic Development Authority

1. Review and assess the current issues and problems on the poverty statistics and other related indicators being produced by the Philippine Statistical System;
2. Study the methodologies and estimation procedures used in generating official poverty statistics and related indicators and recommend improvements that will strike a balance between the requirements of data users and the resources available to the NSCB and concerned data producers;
3. Recommend measures to ensure that the data requirements for poverty estimation are being produced by the concerned agencies; and
4. Provide expert advice in the development of an efficient system of poverty estimation, taking into consideration the best practices in the generation of official poverty statistics in different countries.

1. Recommendations/endorsement of the official concepts and definitions for the poverty sector (first set) thru NSCB Resolution No. 2 Series of 2007, Approving and Adopting Official Concepts and Definitions for Statistical Purposes of the Poverty Sector.
2. Recommendations/endorsement of the methodology for the advance estimation of the annual food and poverty thresholds thru NSCB Resolution No. 5, Series of 2007, Approving the Model-Based Estimation Methodology for the Annual Food and Poverty Thresholds.
3. Recommendations/endorsement of the methodology for generating poverty estimates for the basic sectors thru NSCB Resolution No. 11, Series of 2007, Approving the Methodology for the Generation of Poverty Statistics for the Basic Sectors
4. Recommendations on the following:

• NSCB-implemented project: Improvement of the Provincial Poverty Estimation Methodology
• NSO-implemented project: A Methodology for Predicting Annual Income & Expenditure Given One Round of the Family Income & Expenditure Survey (FIES)

Recommendations on the official poverty estimation methodology

PRIORITY 1

Recommendations on the following issues:

1. Estimation of poverty incidence using one-survey round of the FIES
2.  Appropriate criteria for nutritional adequacy
3. Reference families for the indirect estimation of non-food expenditure (or possibly, the direct estimation of non-food threshold)
4. Reliability of provincial poverty estimates/ level of disaggregation and implications in the ranking of provinces based on poverty incidence 
5. Recommendations/endorsement of the official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes of the poverty sector (second set)

PRIORITY 2

1. Documentation of the official poverty estimation methodology including issues raised and some researches/studies undertaken:
   • Definition of Terms
   • Sources of Data for Official Poverty Indicators
   • Official Poverty Estimation Methodology
   • Issues on the Official Poverty Estimation Methodology
   • Recommendations through the PIDS implemented project: Comprehensive Documentation & Analysis of Issues on the Official Poverty Estimation Methodology of the Philippines
2. Endorsement of the revision policy on the release of (preliminary and final) official poverty estimates
3. Comments on the following poverty-related project implemented by NSCB:       
   • Model-Based Estimation of Annual Income & Expenditure Based on the FIES First Round Results Towards Improving the Timeliness of Official Poverty Statistics
   • Intercensal Updating of Small Area Poverty Estimates

• Memorandum Order No. 08-03
  Creating The Technical Committee On Poverty Statistics