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Corrections in the names of three local government units (LGUs) were reflected in the Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) in the first quarter of 2009. These corrections were done based on the requests made by the concerned LGUs through the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the National Statistics Office (NSO) and as agreed upon in the interagency Technical Working Group on Geographic Classification and Technical Committee on Statistical Standards and Classifications of the NSCB.
Total approved foreign direct investments (FDI) approved by the Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) declined significantly by 79.2 percent to PhP 21.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008 from a high level of PhP 102.6 billion in the same quarter a year ago. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) will conduct a Users’ Forum on the 2006 Poverty Statistics for the Basic Sectors and the 2006 Child Development Index (CDI) on 25 June 2009, 8:30 a.m. at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City. The generation of the 2006 poverty statistics for eight basic sectors, namely: 1) women; b) youth; c) senior citizens; d) urban poor; e) migrant and formal sector workers; f) farmers; g) fishermen; and h) children, is in accordance with NSCB Resolution No. 11 Series of 2007, Approving the Methodology for the Generation of Poverty Statistics for the Basic Sectors, which institutionalizes the generation of poverty statistics for the basic sectors through the NSCB.
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The Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) presents in time-series, historical information about the country’s macro and micro environment. These statistics are taken from the surveys and censuses conducted by statistical agencies, the records of administrative and regulatory agencies of the government, as well as the data compiled by local and international organizations. |
The NSCB Annual Report presents the agency’s accomplishments during the year and all other relevant information about the NSCB such as the agency profile, summary of outputs, significant achievements, manpower and financial resources and the listing of its Technical Staff and The Executive Board. |
| StatWatch |
GDP Growth |
0.4% 3.8% |
| GNP Growth (1st Qtr 2009) (Annual 2008) |
4.4% 6.2% |
Poverty Incidence |
26.9% 32.9% |
| Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (2006) |
15,057 |
Headline Inflation Rate |
3.3% |
Population |
92.23 M |
Geo-Political Subdivisions |
17 81 136 1,495 42,008 |
The NSCB Central Office Tel. No. (632) 895-2767 Updated 01 July 2009 |
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