RSCC I Resolution No. 20, s. 2003

ENJOINING All Agencies and Local Government Engaged in the Generation of Statistical Information Units in the Region TO DISSEMINATE THEIR ADVANCE RELEASE CALENDAR OF STATISTICAL OUTPUTS/DATA

WHEREAS, Section 7 of Article III of the Constitution provides that “the right of the people to information on matters of public concern is recognized and that access to official records and documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as government research data used for policy development shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law”;

WHEREAS, by virtue of Executive Order Nos. 121 and 352 series of 1987 and 1996 respectively, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) designates the statistics that should be collected, compiled, processed and disseminated in accordance with the statistical calendar approved by the NSCB;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 135 series of 1993 provides for the establishment of a well-coordinated local level statistical system to ensure among others, the generation of reliable, credible and comparable data at the local level;

WHEREAS, NSCB Resolution No. 8 series of 1999 provides for the adoption of the General Standards on Statistical Information Dissemination (GSSID) which calls for decentralization of data dissemination in adherence to the Government Statistics Accessibility Program (GSAP) under NSCB Resolution No. 10 series of 1997;

WHEREAS, the RSCC is the policy-making body on statistics in the region responsible in formulating programs and policies to improve the subnational statistical system consistent with the policies issued by the NSCB Executive Board;

WHEREAS, one of the standards prescribed to improve timeliness and accessibility of government information is the dissemination of an Advance Release Calendar (ARC) that allows the data-using public ready and equal access to statistical data;

WHEREAS, ARC is a mechanism aimed at promoting transparency, timeliness and accessibility of government information by providing advance information to the public as to what and when official statistics will become available;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to enjoin all agencies and local government units in the region engaged in the generation of statistical information to disseminate their advance release calendar of outputs.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the attached terms of reference be followed in the preparation and release of the advance release calendar.

Approved this 8^th day of December 2003, San Fernando City, La Union.