PSA STARTS REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN BELOW 5 YEARS OLD TO PHILIPPINE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (PHILSYS)

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) now implements the registration of children below five (5) years old to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). The registration activity in Quezon province for children started on February 13, 2024 at the PSA Fixed Registration Center in Lucena City and the twenty-six (26) municipalities/city with mobile registration.

Children need to be accompanied by their PhilSys-registered parents or guardian who must have PhilSys Card Number (PCN) prior to the registration. Only the demographic and front-facing photograph will be collected during PhilSys registration.

Children's complete biometric information such as iris and fingerprint scan shall be initially captured once they reach the age of five. Successful registrants were also issued ePhilIDs on the same day so that they can readily use the same as a valid proof of identity and age.

Based on the result of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), there were   about 230,679 children below 5 years old in Quezon as of May 1, 2020. The same number will be the target registrants to PhilSys.

The PhilSys provides an inclusive, secured and sustainable national identification system to Filipinos. PhilSys shall primarily be established to provide valid proof of identity for all citizens including children below five years old.

For the list of accepted documentary requirements to PhilSys registration, the public may visit https://philsys.gov.ph/supporting-documents/.

Vanessa O. Rabuel

PSA QUEZON EMPLOYEES JOINED THE FIRST QUARTER NSED FOR 2024

PSA Quezon personnel joined the First Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on March 25, 2024 pursuant to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Memorandum No. 13 and 20 s. 2024. The NSED is a nationwide initiative aimed at raising preparedness during earthquakes.

Prior to the earthquake drill, an orientation was conducted to educate and provide essential and practical survival tips to PSA Quezon staff and discuss the evacuation process. During the shaking indicated by an alarm, every staff executed the duck, cover and hold inside the office. Moreover, the PSA Quezon staff evacuated the office wearing the hard    hats and assemble in the designated evacuation site.

Provincial Statistics Officer Airene A. Pucyutan, strongly advocates for the disaster safety and earthquake preparedness and awareness of every employees in the agency. This quarterly exercise allows the agency to review the emergency plan during disasters as well as the public service continuity plan of PSA Quezon.

Patricia Faye V. Misula

MARCH 2024 LABOR FORCE SURVEY

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Quezon Provincial Statistical Office conducted the Third Level Training for March 2024 Labor Force Survey last 04-05 March 2024 at the Conference Room of PSA, 3rd Floor Pacific Mall, ML Tagarao St., Lucena City, Quezon. This nationwide survey of households being conducted by the PSA provides data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population.

Generally, all sample households in the sample housing unit were interviewed using the Computer Assisted Personal interview (CAPI). Quezon province and Lucena City had a combined workload of 165 households/housing units. Lucena City had a total workload of 66 households/housing units while the rest of the municipalities in Quezon had 99. The enumeration phase covered the period 08 - 27 March 2024. Five (5) hired statistical researchers were assigned to their respective areas to enumerate the sample households selected for the province.

Strict supervision was employed by the Provincial Statistical Office to ensure the higher response rate and quality of data being collected. The information collected from respondents were treated with utmost confidentiality as mandated under Section 26 of the Republic Act 10625.

Jerissa P. Milo