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January 30, 2008
NSCB Releases 2nd Edition of CIF Ilocos Sur
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Regional
Division (RD) I announces the release of
the second edition of the
“Countryside in Figures (CIF): Ilocos Sur (2007 edition). ” This is in line
with NSCB’s commitment to provide relevant and more disaggregated statistics at
the local level.
The publication contains relevant statistics/indicators
comparing the performance of the 32 municipalities and two (2) cities of the
province of Ilocos Sur. Comparisons
among the cities/ municipalities of the province were made easier with the use
of GIS technology in the data presentation.
Computer-generated thematic maps were included in some of the sectors.
The CIF: Ilocos Sur
is a useful statistical portfolio for local planners, investors, and other groups
interested in Ilocos Sur as a venue for investment and development. Through the CIF, the Local Government Units
(LGUs), the national government and other key stakeholders can determine the
appropriate intervention programs that should be introduced in the province,
city and municipalities to improve the conditions of the people.
This second edition
of the CIF: Ilocos Sur contains indicators with provincial and
city/municipal disaggregation for the following sectors: general information,
governance, finance, income and prices, agriculture, infrastructure, tourism,
transportation and communication, education, health and public order. For indicators with municipal
disaggregation, the municipalities were ranked from highest to lowest to
determine the municipalities with the best and worst conditions. The rank of the province
nationwide/regionwide was also included for selected indicators.
The publication was made possible through the joint efforts
of the NSCB RD 1 and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, specially
the Provincial Planning and Development
Office (PPDO).
The CIF: Ilocos Sur
is the provincial version of the “The Philippines Countryside in Figures”, an
annual publication of the NSCB Central Office which presents the latest
available general information and statistical indicators on governance, family
income and expenditures, labor and employment, etc. of the 79 provinces and
selected cities in the country.
The publication is
now available at the National Statistical Information Center (NSIC) library,
which is open to the public for free from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mondays to
Fridays. The NSIC is a one-stop shop of
statistical information and services managed by the NSCB. The NSIC Region 1 Branch is located at 2/F
L.M. Chan Bldg., 663 Quezon Avenue, San Fernando City, La Union. Personal copies of the publication (printed
or CD-ROM) can also be acquired at the NSIC Bookshoppe at a very minimal
price. Orders for the CIF: Ilocos
Sur can be made on-line at http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru1/subscription.htm.
IRENEA B. UBUNGEN
Head, NSCB Regional Division I