RSCC I Resolution No. 11, s.2006

REQUESTING THE NSO TO COLLECT DATA FROM MAJOR/KEY ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE REGION IN THE CONDUCT OF THE  QUARTERLY SURVEY FOR PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

WHEREAS,  Executive Order No. 352 designated the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) as the agency responsible for the  generation of  estimates on national accounts with disaggregation up to the regional level;

WHEREAS,  regional accounts or GRDP estimates are used as basis by government planners and decision makers in planning, monitoring and evaluation activities with the end goal of introducing plans, programs and policies that will improve the region’s economic performance, and by the private sector  for business-related concerns, thus, GRDP estimates should be realistic;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 121 designated the National Statistics Office as  the agency responsible for the  generation of  general purpose statistics which include data on  the business establishments operating within the country;

WHEREAS,  one of the establishment-based surveys being conducted by the NSO is  the Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) which aims to provide data on the structure and level of economic activity in an area;

WHEREAS, results of the QSPBI are used by the NSCB as inputs in the estimation of national and regional accounts and by other data users  as bases in the  formulation of plans and  policies,  and in market research and feasibility studies;

WHEREAS, it has been  observed that some of the major/key establishments in the region are not included as samples of the QSPBI;

WHEREAS, the RSCC, as the highest policy-making body on statistical matters in the region, has been mandated to resolve problems and issues relating to subnational statistics;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to request the NSO to collect data from major/key establishments in the region in the conduct of the QSPBI;

RESOLVED, FURTHER, to request the NSO to collect data from major/key establishments  in the region,  even if these could not be officially included as QSPBI  samples,  for submission to the NSCB.

APPROVED, this 27^th day of July 2006, San Fernando City, La Union.