The Regional Statistical System (RSS) consists of statistical organizations at all administrative levels in the region, the personnel therein, and the statistical development program. It also includes a policy making and coordinating body, a statistical research and training center, a single general-purpose statistical agency, and all the bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the regional and local governments and all government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, that are engaged in statistical activities either as their primary functions or as part of their administrative or regulatory functions.

It shows therefore that data-gathering production activities in the government are undertaken by different agencies. In order to harmonize and integrate the statistical data produced by these agencies, as well as to enhance the efficiency of the overall statistical system, planning, coordination and policy formulation are needed. These functions are important in priority setting such that the limited government resources are allotted to the more important activities relative to the demands of data users.

The RSS is an important part of the national statistical system. Its development is crucial to the overall development of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) which needs to be more responsive to government and to the general statistical needs of the country. Following the structure of the PSS, the RSS has likewise been decentralized, with statistical operations and activities undertaken by all government offices/unit at that level.

There are four major elements that comprise the development of the RSS toward meeting the users’ demand for data:

1. statistical planning and coordination
2. data production and dissemination
3. human resource development
4. research and development.

It is along these strategic concerns that the assessment of the statistical system and development programs is based.

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