Kalinga municipalities join 20 poorest in 2003 Two municipalities of Kalinga Province were among the country’s twenty poorest municipalities in 2003 based on the latest Small Area Poverty Estimates of the National Statistical Coordination Board. The Municipalities of Tanudan and Tinglayan were ranked 2nd and 12th nationwide for having the highest poverty incidences, with 88.06 percent and 82.14 percent respectively. Two more Kalinga municipalities, Pasil and Pinukpuk are among the twenty poorest in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
(Read more...) [POSTED 29 SEPTEMBER 2008]
Poverty worsens in CAR between 2003 & 2006
As per the latest estimates of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the poverty incidence of families in CAR rose from 25.8 percent in 2003 to 28.8 percent in 2006. In magnitude, the total number of poor families grew by 20.8 percent and stood at 87,050 families in 2006. Similarly, poverty incidence of population, which is the proportion of poor individuals to the total population in the region, increased from 32.2 percent in 2003 to 34.5 percent in 2006. In magnitude, the total number of poor individuals grew by 13.9 percent to reach 506,823individuals in 2006. (Read more...) [POSTED 31 March 2008]
Calendar of releases of statistical outputs now available!
Every start of the year, the NSCB collects and consolidates the calendar of releases of statistical outputs of the different government agencies. This 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. (Read more...) [POSTED 19 March 2008]
PRESS RELEASE Four (4) new sections in NSCB-CAR website The National Statistical Coordination Board – Cordillera Administrative Region (NSCB-CAR) created new sections in its regional website http://www.nscb.gov.ph/rucar featuring special interest statistics and the latest information on the region. (Read more...) [POSTED 02 JAN 2008]
MDG Watch now online! NSCB-CAR compiled the various MDG indicators of the region and prepared the MDG Watch that features the paces of progress of the region in terms of each of the available MDG indicators.Click here to load the MDG Watch of CAR.
[POSTED 17 DEC 2007]
The Municipality of Balbalan in Kalinga Province is the fourth municipality to be featured in the NSCB-CAR web site. Rediscover the municipality endowed with captivating natural and rugged beauty. [POSTED 13 DEC 2007]
2007 NSM CAR
Celebration highlights Highlights of the 2007 celebration of the
National Statistics Month (NSM) of the Cordillera Adminsitrative Region
(CAR) can now be downloaded. Click
here to download the PDF file.
[POSTED 29
NOV 2007]
Special tables on CAR tourism statistics
now online!
In recognition of the contribution
of tourism in the economic development of the region, the NSCB-CAR
has prepared a special section on the regional website featuring
selected tables on tourism statistics. The new web pages contain
available provincial and city tourism data collected by the
Department of Tourism-CAR. Click here to
load the pages or click on the Statistics section button on the
right navigation panels. [POSTED 20 Nov
2007]
The Countryside in Figures,
2007: Province of Ifugao The CDROM version of the
Countryside in Figures, 2007: Province of Ifugao (1st Edition) is
now available. CIF Ifugao presents various indicators and the rankings of
the province and its municipalities. This edition also features special
maps of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators available on the
municipal level. [POSTED 20 NOV 2007]
2004 & 2006 Poverty Maps
of Ifugao Province In line with the government's
poverty reduction program, the National Statistical Coordination
Board (NSCB), in cooperation with the Provincial
Government of Ifugao, has been implementing a Poverty Mapping
activity which aims to identify the poor areas in the province as measured
by selected socioeconomic indicators. The maps may be useful for local
executives, planners and other officials in identifying what and where
poverty alleviation programs and projects may be implemented.
The 2004 & 2006 poverty
maps can now be availed of in CDROM.
[POSTED 25 OCT 2007]
2007 Regional Social &
Economic Trends- CAR The Regional Social and Economic
Trends (RSET) continues to be the only regular publication in the region
that presents annual multi-sectoral data.
The 2007 Edition highlights the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators available in
the region and a special feature on indigenous peoples (IP) statistics.
The 2007 RSET is now
available in CDROM. Please visit or contact us on how to avail of
the publication.
[POSTED
28 SEPT 2007]
Visit other links to the NSCB Central
Office web site (nscb.gov.ph)
The National Accounts of the Philippines
NSCB Online Databases
The Philippine Poverty Statistics
Philippine Standard Geographic Code Online
Philippine Countryside in Figures
Philippine Central Product Classification Online
Zip Code of the Philippines
Philippine Standard Industrial Classification
Online