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Mr. Edward Donald Eloja of PSA XII acknowledges the representatives of RCCB XII member-agencies and other guests present, while Ms. Musarapha Alim, representative of DILG XII; Chairperson and NEDA XII Regional Director Arturo G. Valero; and PSA XII Interim Regional Director Maqtahar Manulon listening.
Mr. Edward Donald Eloja of PSA XII acknowledges the representatives of RCCB XII member-agencies and other guests present, while Ms. Musarapha Alim, representative of DILG XII; Chairperson and NEDA XII Regional Director Arturo G. Valero; and PSA XII Interim Regional Director Maqtahar Manulon listening.

Koronadal City, South Cotabato (NEDA 12) – The Regional Census Coordinating Board (RCCB) XII appealed to member-agencies to back up the Census of Population (POPCEN) in August this year.

The RCCB XII convened member-agencies on April 22, 2015 for the orientation on the legal bases for the conduct of 2015 POPCEN and the data items to be included in this year’s census taking.

The orientation also underscored the roles and responsibilities of these agencies as specified in Board Resolution No. 07-2014 of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Regional Director Arturo G. Valero of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), who serves as the Chairperson of RCCB XII, presided over the meeting at Viajera Dine and Café in Koronadal City.

At the said meeting, RD Valero solicited the support and commitment of the member-agencies, including the private sectors in the successful conduct of the census in August.

“Your respective agencies may provide support in terms of coordination, publicity and information campaign, communication, security, health services and other logistic support for the census taking,” RD Valero remarked.

He also requested the agency heads to “support in the conduct of training, accommodation and transportation of the enumerators and supervisors to be hired.”

As provided for in Annex A of PSA Board Resolution No. 9-2014, the composition of RCCB may be expanded to include other representatives from government line agencies/bureaus and the private sector, as may be deemed necessary by the Board.

RCCB XII member-agencies’ representatives and other guests are listening to the presentations on the legal bases for the conduct of 2015 POPCEN and the data items to be included in this year’s census taking.
RCCB XII member-agencies’ representatives and other guests are listening to the presentations on the legal bases for the conduct of 2015 POPCEN and the data items to be included in this year’s census taking.

Hence, to enhance partnership between the private sector and the government in the conduct of POPCEN 2015, RCCB XII passed Resolution No. 2-2015, approving the inclusion of the following to become members of RCCB XII, namely: Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Philippine National Police (PNP), SMART, GLOBE, STI-Cotabato City Branch, Civil Registrar Associations’ Federation of SOCCSKSARGEN and Carlito Uy of the South Cotabato Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The 2015 POPCEN is the 3rd mid-decade census taking conducted in the country. The first one was conducted in1995 and the second was in 2007.

Like the previous censuses, this year’s POPCEN has a nationwide coverage. Enumeration period would run from August 1 to 30, 2015, with reference period of “as of August 1, 2015, 12:01 A.M.”

RD Valero conveyed his appreciation for the inclusion of an indicator which would indicate the magnitude of members of households who are overseas workers in this year’s POPCEN.

“This would facilitate the generation of more accurate statistics about the actual number of OFWs who come from the region,” he said.

The 2015 POPCEN aims to provide the country with updated population count and generate statistics on the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the population and important housing characteristics.

These statistics would be useful in the formulation of development plans and programs and in the allocation of resources at various geographic levels in the country. (EFRidao/DRD-NEDA XII)