In line with the commitment of the agency to provide local level statistics, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Statistical Services Office IV-A will compile, starting this year 2024, the Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA) of the region.  The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC)-Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Compilation of CALABARZON Tourism Satellite Accounts chaired by RD Charito C. Armonia of PSA IV-A convened last 21 March to discuss the activities and timetable for the TSA.   RD Marites T. Castro of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Vice Chairperson of the TWG, expressed her commitment and support to the undertaking together with the representatives of the Provincial Tourism Offices of the five provinces of the region.  Since the DOT will be one of the data sources for the project, RD Castro mentioned that this endeavor is a good step towards the improvement of the system and coverage of data collection of the agency to answer the need for more tourism data.    Also, knowing how robust its contribution to the economic performance of the region, we can come up with better plans to expand the sector like providing more infrastructure to where it is needed, and more appropriate capability-building activities needed to improve our human resources.  

It was also agreed that the Provincial Tourism Officers will help in gathering the needed data from their local counterparts at the cities and municipalities for the complete the compilation of the regional TSA.  

PSA representatives would be invited it was also agreed that the Provincial Tourism Officers will help in disseminating the needed data from their local counterparts at the cities and municipalities for the complete the compilation of the regional TSA.  PSA representatives would be invited to discuss about the TSA particularly on its objectives and the importance of the data to be provided by local tourism offices.

Data support of agencies and other offices for the compilation of the TSA was supported by RSC Resolution No. IV-A-05-2024 “Requesting all concerned government agencies, local government units, and private sector to provide data support in the compilation of the CALABARZON Tourism Satellite Accounts,” both signed by RD Agnes Tolentino of the National Economic and Development Authority IV-A.   Data support was also based on General Assembly Resolution NO. 2023-003 issued by the League of Provinces of the Philippines signed on 18 February 2023 by Gov. Dakila Carlo E Cua, National Chairman, and Gov. Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr., National President.

(SGD.)
CHARITO C. ARMONIA
Regional Director

KAJ/COB/BFP