NSCB Releases 2011 La Union Countryside in Figures in CD-ROM
In line with its commitment to provide relevant and more disaggregated statistics for strategic development at the local level, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) releases the Second Edition of The Countryside in Figures (CIF): La Union in CD-ROM.
The CIF: La Union aims to provide relevant and timely information about the province and to serve the need for more comprehensive statistics useful in planning, decision-making and policy setting towards effective governance and public service at the local level.
The publication contains provincial and municipal disaggregation of statistics from various sectors, such as general information, governance, agriculture, education, energy, health, income and prices, infrastructure, public order, tourism, and transportation and communication. It also provides indicators comparing the city and 19 municipalities of the province based on their socio-economic performance.
The second edition has 40 updated tables and included new indicators not found in the first edition released in 2005 such as the top performing local government units, good governance index, municipal poverty estimates.
The NSCB acknowledges the assistance of the Provincial Government of La Union, thru its Research, Evaluation and Statistics Division under the Provincial Planning and Development Office, in coordinating data collection at the provincial and municipal/city levels and the support of the various data producing agencies at the regional and local levels by providing the data inputs to this publication.
For inquiries and subscription, please visit or call, the National Statistical Information Center Region 1 Branch, 2/F LM Chan Bldg., 663 Quezon Ave., San Fernando City, La Union, Tel. Nos. (072)700-3035 /607-8923 or e-mail address nscbregion1@yahoo.com.
IRENEA B. UBUNGEN
Head, NSCB Regional Division I |
