Central and Regional Coordination
- The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) is the central policy and coordination body for all statistical matters nationally and locally
- Regional Statistical Coordination Committees (RSCCs) serve as intermediaries between NSCB and LGUs
- NSCB institutes Regional Statistical Coordination Units (RSCUs) as RSCC secretariats
- RSCCs empowered to handle regional/local statistical concerns; national issues escalated to NSCB
Statistical Coordination Mechanisms
- Provinces and cities submit five-year statistical calendars for approval starting 1993
- LGUs must submit survey designs and questionnaires 90 days before field operations for technical review and clearance by NSCB
- Clearance numbers printed on surveys, renewed every two years or upon changes
- RSCCs regularly review the quality of data from LGUs for accuracy and timeliness
Production of Local-Level Statistics
- National Statistical Office (NSO) remains primary agency for general statistics
- LGUs continue generating local statistics derived from administrative reports aligned with national agencies
- NSCB designates responsibility for generating subnational statistics between national and local governments
- LGUs generate specific data not available from national activities, in coordination with RSCCs
Consolidation and Consistency of Data
- NSCB formulates statistical concepts, definitions, and methodologies with RSCC input, recognizing local needs
- A designated national agency consolidates local data into official databases post RSCC review
- Designated national agencies participate in RSCCs to ensure consistency across geographic levels
- NSCB designates regional agency to maintain one-stop-shop databases accessible to all LGUs
- LGUs encouraged to establish their own databases for local planning
Technical Assistance and Capability Building
- NSCB can deputize personnel to assist LGUs, with LGUs paying service fees
- LGUs may assist national agencies on data gathering; national agencies to compensate LGU personnel
- NSCB, Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC), and Local Government Academy (LGA) to develop statistical manpower programs for LGUs
Guidelines on Population Certification
- NSO issues certifications on actual census data and official NSCB demographic estimates
- Census year certifications based on census counts; intercensal years based on official projections
- Certification dates tied to census reference date or mid-year estimates
- Population certification ranges can be issued specifying low and high projections
- Smallest geographic certification: barangay for census counts, city or municipality for estimates
- LGUs conducting off-census population counts require NSCB approval and NSO technical supervision
- Provincial or Regional Census Officers issue certifications for census counts; NSO Administrator for estimates
Transition and Implementation Measures
- National agencies to continue administering local statistics until end of 1992 with LGU personnel support
- From 1993 onward, LGUs take charge consistent with Section 2(b) guidelines
- NSCB and agencies to conduct orientation and training for LGUs funded by Local Government Academy
Enforcement, Amendments, and Severability
- NSCB and RSCCs tasked with ensuring efficient implementation
- NSCB authorized to amend guidelines as necessary
- Invalidity of any provision does not affect the enforceability of remaining provisions
Effectivity
- Executive Order effective immediately upon signing on November 6, 1993