PSA QUEZON IMPLEMENTS PHILSYS REGISTRATION ON WHEELS (ROW)

The Philippine Statistics Authority - Quezon expanded its effort to ensure the inclusion of all Filipinos to Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by utilizing the Registration on Wheels (RoW) strategy. Registration team used vehicles to saturate areas with remaining unregistered population and reach all far-flung and geographically
isolated barangays with potential unregistered individuals.

The RoW activity in Quezon province started during the last quarter of the previous year and is still on-going in several cities/municipalities. Specifically, RoW teams were currently roving in the barangays of 21 municipalities and cities of Quezon covering the four districts of Quezon.

There were also PhilSys on-site registration services in schools, institutions and selected government agencies to cover all unregistered population. Likewise, ePhilIDs were issued to successful registrants on the same day so that they can readily use the same as a valid proof of identity in any transactions with the government and private institutions. Meanwhile, PhilSys Fixed Registration Center located at the 3rd Floor Pacific Mall, Lucena City remains for walk-in applicants.

Vanessa O. Rabuel

PSA QUEZON RUNS SECOND VISIT OF FIRST BIENNIAL FIES

PSA Quezon conducted the Second Visit of 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) in January 2024. It was the 20th series of FIES and first conduct of the biennial FIES, which was previously conducted every three (3) years since 1985. FIES is the main source of data for the estimation of the official poverty statistics that will serve as inputs in improving the socio-economic conditions of the Filipino people
through the policies and programs of the government. FIES is a rider survey to the January 2024 Labor Force
Survey (LFS).

Meanwhile, LFS is a monthly and quarterly nationwide survey of households conducted by the PSA to measure
the current state of the Philippine labor market. Data gathered in this survey will be used to calculate national and regional key employment indicators.

There were 2,546 sample households/housing units in Quezon to be covered for these surveys, adopting the 2023 Geo-Enabled Master Sample. These were located in thirty (30) sample municipalities and two (2) cities of the province.

With this, PSA Quezon hired eighty-eight (88) Statistical Researchers (SRs) and ten (10) Team Supevisors for the conduct of the said survey that run from January 8 until January 31, 2024. Computer Assisted
Personal Interviewing (CAPI) data collection method was employed for these surveys using android tablets.

Provincial Statistics Officer Airene A. Pucyutan of PSA - Quezon enjoined everyone, especially the sample households to support these statistical activities by providing accurate and complete information to the authorized data collectors of PSA. The information collected shall be treated with utmost confidentiality as mandated under Section 26 of the Republic Act 10625. Those who refused to reply to the said surveys, however, shall be imposed with the penalty of imprisonment and a heavy fine as stipulated under Section 27 of the same law.

Patricia Faye V. Misula

2022 COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING SYSTEM (CBMS) DATA TURNOVER CEREMONY

Quezon Provincial Statistical Office successfully turned over the data from the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) to the local government of Pitogo and Real. The municipalities of Pitogo and Real were among the LGUs who funded the conduct of their 2022 CBMS roll-out. The ceremonial activities were held last January 5 in Pitogo, and January 16 at Real. These noteworthy events were made possible and realized as a result of the collaborative efforts of the PSA and the local government and its constituents.

Attending officials included the Municipal Mayor, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Department Heads and LGU personnel. RSSO 4A Chief Statistical Specialist Benigno F. Perido, and Provincial Statistics Officer Airene A. Pucyutan and other PSA staff.

CBMS in the municipality of Pitogo had a total of 5,104 responding households with a total of 20,738
individuals. Meanwhile, there were 8,103 responding households with a total of 32,559 individuals covered in the CBMS in Real. Senior Statistical Specialist Margarita G. Cada presented the highlights of the results from the Household and Barangay Profile Questionnaire which included the basic services such as
electricity, internet, water, toilet facilities, safety, food insecurity, and disaster preparedness, among
others. The LGU can now use the data derived from the CBMS for program planning and policy formulation, according to SrSS Cada.

Mayor Dexter L. Sayat of Pitogo, and Mayor Diana Abigail D. Aquino of Real expressed their heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to PSA and everyone who had contributed to the success of the 2022 CBMS activities during their acceptance message in the data turnover ceremonies in their respective municipalities.

Ma. Del Z. Rosales