3rd Qtr - Philippine Statistics Authority

The Official Newsletter of the National Statistics Office
Volume XXVII Number 3
July-September 2004
NSO turns 64
In
her
message,
Administrator Carmelita N.
Ericta emphasized the need
for the employees to be more
technically and operationally
competent by coupling
public service with a dose
of
value for human
resource, productivity,
creativity
and
innovativeness, discipline,
professionalism, faith in
God, and integrity.
In line with the
celebration,
the NSO held
Administrator Carmelita N. Ericta delivers the keynote
address in the agency’s anniversary celebration in Quezon various activities aimed at
fostering teamwork and
camaraderie
among the employees. A
T he National Statistics Office
sportsfest
was held where the
reaffirmed its commitment to serve as
the primary repository of the country’s
facts and figures during the celebration
of its 64th Anniversary last August 19.
“The small things each individual
With the theme “NSO Going
does for his organization, when
Stronger at 64”, the event served as
summed up, can amount to something
venue for review of the agency’s
meaningful and significant.”
accomplishments and restatement of its
mission, vision and goals.
This passage held true as the Civil
Service Commission recognized
Regional Director Salvador A. Aves of
In This Issue
NSO Region 10 Cagayan de Oro City,
IRD hauls championship in
as one of this year’s “Lingkod Bayan”
Indoor Sportsfest > p. 2
awardees.
Information Resources Department
(IRD) emerged the overall champion.
Activities also included the launching of
the dream building contest, awarding
of winners in the slogan contest,
honoring the retirees, and a series of
livelihood and outreach programs.
2005 POPCEN Slogan Contest
Early this year, NSO launched the
2005 Census of Population (POPCEN)
Slogan Contest aimed at building and
promoting public awareness on the
conduct of the POPCEN. All NSO
employees were allowed to send
unlimited number of entries that would
convey the importance and impact of
2005 POPCEN.
Continued on p. 2
RD Aves receives “Lingkod Bayan” award
2nd NWCR highlights
enhanced public service > p. 3
Officials conduct Directors’ Conference
in Palawan > p. 5
Message from the
Administrator > p. 7
Pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika > p. 9
How to develop good relations
with your colleagues > p. 10
Photo Gallery > p.12
In honor of the recipients, a
musical
tribute
dubbed
as
“Parangal...Pasasalamat 2004,” was staged
at the AFP Theater, Camp Aguinaldo
in Quezon City last September 21.
Director Aves and the rest of the
honorees were conferred the award at
the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace
the following day.
As a “Lingkod Bayan” awardee,
Director Aves is entitled to an automatic
promotion or an increase in salary
equivalent to the next higher position.
President
Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo
congratulates Director Aves in a ceremony held
in tribute of the awardees in Malacañang.
Director Aves unselfishly devoted
27 years of his life as management and
technical person in administrative,
financial, statistical operations,
information technology, and civil
registration work.
A graduate of Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Laws, Master in Business
Administration and Ph.D. in Sociology,
he has proven to be a one-of-a-kind
Continued on p. 8
NSO REPORTER
July-September 2004
NSO ... from p. 1
Honoring the Retirees
Retirees who had been part of the
NSO family were also given due
recognition. Among them were Corazon
T. Torino, Faustina D. Lucas, Dorita T.
Dauday, and Samuel V. De Guzman of
the Civil Registry Department; Maria M.
Inarda of the DSSD; and Guillerma F.
Moje of the Information Resources
Department.
Mr. Val Salting of the Demographic
and Social Statistics Division (DSSD)
won the contest with the slogan,
“Kabilang Ako!” He was awarded a
cash prize of P10,000 and a certificate
of recognition.
Clean and Green Beautification
Contest
Launched in the first week of
August, the Clean and Green
Beautification Contest aimed to
promote cleanliness and appreciation of
the beauty of nature. Selected members
of various departments judged every
division to check whether they are
observing cleanliness in their respective
units.
Winners were announced and
given cash prizes during the anniversary.
Planning,
Management
and
Coordination Division bagged the
award for the greenest and cleanest
division. On the other hand, three
divisions of the Household Statistics
Department shared honors for second
and third places.
Book Donor Recognition
Administrator Ericta also took time
to express appreciation to a book
donor. Ms. Minerva Esquivias received
the plaque of appreciation in behalf of
Ms. Deagelia M. Peña, who donated the
Journal of the American Statistical
Association Volumes 83-95 and The
American Statistician Volumes 23-24
and 36-41. The books are valuable
reference materials that can be used by
NSO employees.
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decorative candle making, artificial flower
making and hair cutting.
Outreach Programs
In line with the agency commitment
to reach out to needy communities, it
gave financial assistance to the road
construction of Sitio Mangga Puti,
Cavite. Sacks of rice and canned goods
were also distributed to the people at
“Tahanan ni Maria” in Carmona, Cavite.
Livelihood Programs
Aimed at helping its employees
augment their meager income, the NSO,
together with the Union of Statistics
Employees (USE) and Census
Employees Multipurpose Cooperative
(CEMCO) spearheaded various
livelihood programs such as basic
“Dream Building” Contest launched
With a vision of putting up a
building that will distinguish NSO from
others, the office, in cooperation with
the Census Provident Fund, launched
the NSO Field Office Building Design
Contest.
Open to all NSO employees as
well as to students of engineering,
architecture, or drafting course, the
contest which will run till October 31
requires participants to submit in an 8
½” by 14" coupon bond at most, two
perspectives (architectural design) of
the proposed one-storey or two-storey
NSO building; small, medium and
large sized building with provisions for
a two-vehicle garage; cost estimate with
breakdown; and suggested materials.
A small-sized building must
accommodate 20 to 25 employees,
with conference/training room for 20
persons, and with library for 10 persons.
A medium-sized building,
however, must be good for 26 to 40
employees, with a conference/training
room which can house 25 persons, a
Civil Registry System (CRS)
processing room for five people and
five computers, a CRS waiting area
good for 50 persons, and a library for
15 persons.
On the other hand, a large-sized
building must be designed for 41 to 50
and five computers, a CRS waiting area
for 100 persons, and a library for 20
persons.
The winning entry for the onestorey building will receive P15,000
and a plaque, while the winner for the
two-storey building design will get
P20,000 and a plaque. Consolation
prizes will be given to the next two
best designs in each category.
Winners will be announced and
awarded during the CPFI General
Assembly in Manila on December 6,
2004.
July-September 2004
NSO REPORTER
2nd NWCR highlights enhanced public service
The NSO gathered the country’s
local civil registrars, local governemnt
officials and health personnel for the
2 nd National Workshop on Civil
Registration last August 3-5, 2004 in
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
The workshop focused on
sustaining an enhanced public service
through civil registration, stressed the
need for continuing education for civil
registration implementers and users,
specifically on new civil registration
laws, policies and corresponding
procedures for implementation.
To pave the way towards the
realization of this objective, the
workshop included a discussion on
new laws concerning civil registration
such as the Dual Citizenship Law (RA
9225) and Use of Father’s Surname
of an Illegitimate Child (RA 9255).
Also tackled were the new
guidelines for Civil Registration System
for Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous
Cultural Communities; Filipino
Muslims; and Children in Need of
Special Protection. The rules and
regulations on the implementation of
the Clerical Error Law (RA 9048) were
also reviewed and given particular
attention.
Meanwhile, the NSO looks
forward to faster service in its civil
registration processes with the
acquisition of the Batch Request
System (BREQS), a new system for
use of local government units and
other NSO provincial offices on the
issuance of civil registry documents.
The system seeks to link civil registry
document requests to the Civil
Registration System (CRS) through
electronic mail (e-mail).
United Nations Statistical Institute
for Asia and the Pacific (UNSIAP)
Director Tomas P. Africa presented a
module on management and
leadership. T his was meant to
reinforce and enhance the skills of
civil registrars in managing their civil
registry offices.
Secretary Angelo T. Reyes of the
Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) served as the
keynote speaker. Puerto Princesa City
Mayor Edward S. Hagedorn also
graced the affair.
Directors’ Conference in Palawan
Officials of the NSO led by
Administrator Carmelita N. Ericta and
Deputy Administrator Paula Monina G.
Collado participated in the two-day
Third Quarter Directors’ Conference
held last August 5-7, 2004 at the Legend
Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
Vital topics were presented and
discussed within the duration of the
conference. Directors Lourdes Hufana
of Civil Registration Department and
Patricia Inez Estaniel of General
Administration Department reported
the Memorandum of Agreement on
Batch Request Query System (BREQS)
for the Local Government Units.
Meanwhile, Director Estela de
Guzman of the Industry and Trade
Statistics Department gave an overview
of the 2004 Updating of the List of
Establishments (ULE). These were
followed by the presentation of Field
Awards Committee regarding the new
rules and criteria for the 2004 Field
Awards.
After which, the Administrator’s
Hour ensued.
Moreover,
former
NSO
Administrator and now UNSIAP
Director Tomas P. Africa lectured on
“Turning the Organizational Pyramid
Upside Down” and the “2Cs of
Leadership.”
Other topics presented during the
conference were “Processing of Census
Questionnaires” by Regional Director
Lilia Tandoc, and “The Assessment of
the Quality of C2K Data and Guidelines
on the Preparation of Regional and
Provincial Census Plans” presented by
Census Planning and Operations
Division Chief Mercedita Tia.
Discussed topics on the last day of
the conference dealt mainly on the 2005
Census of Population and Housing.
Director Josie Perez of the Household
Statistics Department presented the
Census Planning activities for POPCEN
2005.
On the other hand, Information
Resources Department Director
Valentino Abuan discussed the plans for
mapping activities. Socorro Abejo,
Chief of the Demographic and Social
Statistics Division ser ved as the
moderator during the open forum.
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NSO REPORTER
July-September 2004
NSO adopts austerity measures
In line with Administrative Order
No. 103 imposing mandatory costcutting measures on all national
government agencies, state colleges and
universities, and government-owned
and –controlled corporations, the NSO
is issuing Office Circular 2004-03 for
strict compliance of its employees
effective October 1, 2004.
Among these measures are:
• The suspension of all local
travels, except those undertaken in
connection with funded operations, and
those that are without cost to the NSO;
participation in trainings conducted by
agencies other than NSO, that will entail
additional costs; conduct of civil
registration related conventions/
workshops/forums/gatherings;
conduct of celebrations and cultural or
sports activities; conduct of the Field
Awards Night, and/or costs relating to
the awards; office transfers that will entail
additional costs; requests for increase in
cost of office rent and increases in the
cost of services, including security
services and photocopying services;
non-essential repairs on service vehicles;
non-essential and/or cosmetic repairs
of offices; purchase of furniture and
semi-expendable equipment; purchase
of non-essential supplies.
• At least 10 percent cut on
operation cost through–reduction of
overtime services except in the Civil
Registration Department and
employees performing work related to
the processing of trade statistics;
reduction of number of NSO
ITSD updates List of Establishments
The Industry and Trade Statistics
Department (ITSD) is currently
undertaking the 2004 Updating of
the List of Establishments (ULE).
The primary objective of this activity
is to capture “new” establishments
and update the status and
characteristics
of
“old”
establishments.
The 2004 ULE covers 13 major
industries in the Philippines. Areas
covered include urban barangays of
the 79 provincial capitals, 77 cities,
130 first class municipalities and pilot
areas in Arayat, Candaba and
Magalang in Pampanga.
Barangays covered are those
with relatively high concentration of
establishments and export processing
zones. Aside from the usual updating
activity, the 2004 ULE also involves
collection of additional information
to address the need of development
planners of Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs).
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Distribution of establishments
derived from the LE is used as input
to policy papers of the government;
compilation of the national accounts;
conduct of study on micro; small and
medium enterprises in preparation for
the implementation of SME
development plans; market research
studies and thesis; and marketing
plans/opportunities/prospects and
for identifying outlets for products of
establishments.
Results of this survey are also
being used as basis in monitoring and
analyzing current development in
regions and guide in the
implementation of government
projects, evaluation and rationalization
of the distribution and allocation of
the geographical budget of
government agencies.
The ULE field operations will start
in September 2004 and generation of
final LE statistical tables will be on May
30, 2005.
publications’ hard copy in which CD
versions will be considered; maximized
use of official vehicles; recycling of
paper for draft documents; reduction
in the use and purchase of supplies;
conservation of electrical consumption;
reduction in the number of
photocopiers in the agency.
• For Central Office personnel,
the following rules on flexi-time and
habitual tardiness will apply. Office
hours of field offices will remain the
same.
Flexi-time is reduced to the
following hours only. Grace periods are
limited to 30 minutes.
Office Hours
7:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
7:30a.m.-4:30p.m.
8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
8:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
Flexi-time
7:30a.m.-4:30p.m.*
8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
8:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.
* For employees at the Civil Registration
Department Only.
• Planning workshops may be
held but only within the NSO premises.
Conduct of the National Planning
Workshop is under consideration.
• All NSO vehicles are to be used
strictly for official use.
• Employees are reminded that
children are not allowed to remain at
the office, especially during office
hours. Per mission must first be
requested from the concerned
supervisor and the appropriate forms
accomplished, before the child may
be allowed to remain within office
premises.
• Heating of food already
cooked is allowed, however, cooking
within the premises is not allowed.
Water heating appliances must be used
wisely.
• Sleeping in the office premises
is not allowed unless authority has
been obtained from the Supervisor.
NSO REPORTER
July-September 2004
IRD hauls championship in Indoor Sportsfest
The Infor mation Resources
Department (IRD) hauled the overall
championship in the National Statistics
Office Indoor Sportsfest held last
August 9-18. The IRD team asserted
supremacy in three of the six events
besting the other five departments of
the NSO Central Office.
Delegates from the various
departments contested honors for
various indoor sports events that
included chess, scrabble, word factory,
badminton, dart and table tennis.
Tally of cumulated points for all the
events showed IRD’s dominance, while
the General Administrative Department
(GAD) and the Household Statistics
Do you know
that...
Filipino women have an average
of 3.5 children. Of this figure, urban
women have an average of 3.0 children
while rural women have 4.3.
Filipino
married
women
contraceptives use increased over the
last decade from 40 percent in 1993
to 49 percent in 2003. Majority of
Filipino women use modern family
planning methods (pill, female
sterilization, IUD, injectables,
diaphragm, foam/jelly, implants,
male/female condom and lactational
amenorrhea).
Pill and female sterilization are the
most common family planning
methods used. Most women in the 2539 age group used family planning
methods.
The most popular source of
family planning methods are:
government hospitals 25 percent;
barangay health stations 22 percent; and
rural health centers 20 percent.
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health
Survey (NDHS)
Department got runner-up honors,
respectively.
IRD topped the events in chess,
scrabble and badminton. It was 1st
runner-up in word factory and 2nd
runner-up in dart.
The champion chess team was
composed of Amador Trazo,
Emmanuel Julve, Noel Perez, Gene
Lorica, Elpidio Nogales and Nalwino
Billiones. While the tandem of Pepito
Escarian and Honeyleen Novilla
emerged victorious in the scrabble event.
IRD players - Dennis Sorino, Nalwino
Billiones, Flordelia Vizmanos, Cristina
Mabanes and Rosario Abragan
dominated their competitors in
badminton. Jeffrey Ocaya and Ethel
Cacatian’s team took runner-up honors
in word factory, falling short by a few
points for the top prize. On the other
hand, Froilan Lotho, Rodolfo Mendoza
and Cristina Mabanes’ teamwork
brought them 2nd runner-up honors in
dart.
The
Civil
Registration
Department with Ricardo Mutia and
Leila Niebla took home the top prize
in word factory. GAD was champion
in dart with its for midable team
composed of Roldan Pableo, Carlito
Esmero and Cora Tan. The Industry
and Trade Statistics Department team
of Rodante Paglinawan, Julieta
Parucho, Romeo Rodriguez and Claire
Maglente emerged first in the table
tennis category.
All winners were handed certificates
and cash awards by Administrator
Carmelita Ericta in NSO’s anniversary
celebration last August 19 in Quezon City.
NSO adopts ‘ILO Concept’
on unemployment statistics
The NSO is set to include
unemployment statistics based on the
International Labor Organization (ILO)
concept beginning with the July 2004
Labor Force Survey (LFS) results. The
ILO Concept shall be reported
alongside the current Philippine
definition of unemployment in the
September 15, 2004 NSO press release
and every quarter thereafter.
The ILO identifies the unemployed
as those (1) without work, (2) currently
available for work, and (3) seeking
work. While the Philippine Statistical
System (PSS) also adopts the ILO
definition, it does not include the second
criterion and provides for relaxation on
those ‘seeking work’ as practiced by
other countries in the ASEAN region
such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
in their national labor force surveys. The
move to release comparative
unemployment figures is in line with the
efforts of the PSS to improve the
existing Philippine definition in
accordance with international standards.
Redefining the Philippine concept
of unemployment requires refinement
in the LFS instrument, the very source
of employment data. Thus, the NSO
is currently in the process of revising
the LFS instrument to incorporate
necessary items to be able to cover all
the criteria set in the ILO standard.
As early as October 1999, the
NSO included unemployment figures
using the ILO concept as a regular
feature of the Integrated Survey of
Households (ISH) Bulletin, a quarterly
NSO publication that highlights the
final LFS results.
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July-September 2004
NSO REPORTER
Editorial Board:
Carmelita N. Ericta
Administrator
Paula Monina G. Collado
Deputy Administrator
Valentino C. Abuan
Director
Information Resources Department
Editorial Team:
Honeyleen N. Novilla
Editor-in-Chief
Vilma S. Malumay
Managing Editor
Reporters:
Menchie B. Cuerdo (IRD)
Evelyn F. Ogbinar (GAD)
Cristy A. Oliveros (AO)
Erlinda G. Silang (HSD)
Sheila Marie V. Moreno (IRD)
Marissa B. Grande (CRD)
Ethel M. Cacatian (IRD)
Roel Victor T. Cruz (IRD)
Artists:
Gerry I. Labatorio (IRD)
Arleenjun A. Agcaoili (IRD)
The NSO Reporter
is the official quarterly newsletter
of the National Statistics Office, with
address along R. Magsaysay Blvd.
Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines
Also downloadable
in portable document format
from the NSO website.
http://www.census.gov.ph/data/
aboutnso/nsoreporter
For your contributions, queries,
comments, and suggestions,
get in touch with us at:
(632)713-70-81/ 715-64-30
Telefax (632) 714-17-15
[email protected]
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Stronger and Better at 64
The National Statistics Office is 64 years old this year. This is tantamount
to sixty-four years of unparalleled service to the Filipino people through
data generation and civil registration advocacy. And as we take pride of this
momentous occasion, we are again challenged to pursue this legacy for the
years to come.
As the primary statistical arm of the government, the NSO had
unceasingly proven itself as a pillar to the government’s policy formulation
and development programs. From its birth as the Bureau of the Census and
Statistics in 1940 to being the National Census and Statistics Office in 1974
and eventually, as the National Statistics Office since 1987, the agency has
evolved to become a world-class provider of statistical and civil registration
products.
Through the various media – print, radio, and the electronic medium via
the Internet, the Agency has shown that it has successfully mustered and
disseminated the encapsulation of generations of our people, the Philippine
economy, and the social as well as other aspects of the Filipino nationhood,
among its other functions.
NSO has certainly come a long way. Thanks to our predecessors who
with their untiring efforts and dedication had improved the way we do
things. Today, we are able to hold our heads high with pride of our
competency and earned integrity. But we do not stop here. More so with
Administrator Carmelita Ericta’s leadership when we are brimming with
potentialities. All we need to do is continue proving and challenging ourselves.
Amidst the tides of time, we hold ground with a definitive stance and a
solid direction. We overcome the obstacles to come out only stronger and
better. Proof of our readiness for change and undying commitment to public
service.
NSO REPORTER
Message from the Administrator
Happy Anniversary to each one!
It pays to hear when one turns 64. It is a milestone
in one’s life. I am sure you will all agree with me that
we will still be sending greetings to the Filipino people
in the heart of our statistics, and the warmth of civil
registration services. We will not lock our doors to
change but rather continue making a difference in the
lives of our fellow Filipinos.
64 years and going stronger! We have come a long way from our
humble start in 1940. I am most honored to lead this agency for the past 3
years.
In celebrating our 64th anniversary, let us be grateful to our predecessors
for the outstanding heritage they have left us; to the management and staff
of NSO for the commitment and dedication to work and continue to be a
part of the NSO family; to the union of statistics employees (USE) for
continually working with management for the best interest of the rank and
file; to CEMCO and Provident Fund for continually supporting our
organizational goals; to our other partners for the tremendous support they
have given; to our critics who developed in us to seek and work for positive
change and similarly to our detractors who, in one way or the other, has made
us stronger, at 64.
And so I thank you, men and women of NSO. You have helped bring
us to where we are now.
But somehow, we need to pause because this is the right time to reiterate
our commitment in making a difference in the lives of the Filipino people,
the people for whom we give profound meaning to the statistics we generate
and whose future is linked to the civil registration services we provide. We
have laid out the 3rd Five Year Development Plan. I expect that each one of
you will establish your ownership of the plan. A cascading is programmed to
disseminate what NSO wants to achieve in the next five years and how all of
us will be able to do these.
This is also an occasion to count our blessings and look forward to
a brighter future for NSO in general and for the employees in particular.
At the moment, I am looking forward to a fruitful deliberation between
management and the union on the proposed Collective Negotiation
Agreement. I also encourage the union to take a proactive stance in the
preparations for a possible reorganization of the PSS in relation to the
draft bill on re-engineering. It should work synergistically with the
NSO working group that will look into the preparations that need to be
done.
Now is also the time to assess our agency, ourselves as part of the
management and staff of this agency.
We must ask ourselves, are we ready to face NSO’s tomorrow, at 65, at 66,
at 67 and so on?
Readiness is not only being technically and operationally ready to deliver
our performance commitments. We should be proud that we have, over the
years, developed to become technically competent and operationally ready at
all times, no matter what. We have the people, the doctrines of statistics and
civil registration, the weapon of technology and the dogma of networking and
coordination in an environment that is sometimes harsh and uncooperatagain,
are we ready to face tomorrow?
Readiness goes beyond being able to deliver. It is being able to act and speak
as one NSO family in delivering performance commitments. It is working and
synchronizing our acts together. It is capitalizing on our and others’ weaknesses
or limitations to initiate opportunities for change. Let not these weaknesses
July-September 2004
prevail to weigh us down. Knowing these weaknesses keep us stronger to act
and be ready for tomorrow.
Readiness is also performing our commitments with the right mind and
heart. It is dependent on the quality of our people, in the values each one
possesses and practices. These values are our inner voices and sources of strength
in being ready to face tomorrow. At this point, I would like to go back to our core
values in NSO.
· Commitment to public service;
· Value for human resource;
· Productivity; creativity and innovativeness;
· Discipline;
· Integrity;
· Professionalism; and
· Faith in God.
Our anchor in getting us ready for tomorrow comes from these core
values. These core values set the standard for our behavior. They serve to
remind us of the importance of the profession we have chosen, the oath we
took, and the demands placed upon us as members of civil service.
We do not have much problem relating to most of the core values we
have set. I would like to focus on one, that which gives NSO the unique
character and strength, the required cutting edge in our continual strive for
excellence in providing statistics and civil registration. And this is integrity,
integrity that emanates from within us in the statistics we generate and civil
registration services we provide.
It is doing the right thing honestly when nobody is watching. Integrity
is not something you carry with you only when you meet clients or walk
through your office door. It’s a way of living, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. Integrity is what allows you to sleep at night and what gets you going
in the morning. It means you deliver what is expected of you and you deliver
it the right way.
Integrity in the Philippine documentation, including our civil registry
documents, was raised. We have earned the respect of local, national and
international communities for this. Because we worked hard for it.
I will not allow anyone to put our integrity at stake. Recently, we hit
the airwaves and major dailies regarding cases of fraud. We have been on
TV in one of the segments of “Imbestigador”. There were fixers nabbed by
the police outside this outlet along East Avenue and was televised in “Bitag”.
Very recent is a case pursued by the NBI on the illegal manufacture and
possession of civil registry documents. Why do these fixers, fakers, and
whatever way you want to call them, thrive and even earn their living because
of NSO? Are they confident enough that they have connections inside?
Please ask yourselves why some of you are able to tolerate these “anays”
within our bureaucracy. I want all of you to be vigilant as we take action
against them. For the information of everyone, we are taking an active role
in ferreting out these “anays” within the organization. I count on each of
you to continue to preserve the integrity that we worked hard for, to make
us truly ready as we face the years ahead.
Next year, let us continue to be technically and operationally competent
coupled with a dose of commitment to public service; value for human resource;
productivity; creativity and innovativeness; discipline; professionalism; faith in
God; and more importantly, integrity.
With all these, we can be truly ready for the years ahead, especially so
as we continue to perform our commitment to the Filipinos through our
statistics and civil registration services.
I would like to end this message with a smile and with a hope that
we, as a family, will continue to go beyond what are expected from us,
beyond our mandates.
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NSO REPORTER
July-September 2004
NEWS TIDBITS
Unisys
Centera
acquires
EMC
Unisys Philippines, Ltd. recently
purchased from EMC Corporation
the Centera content addressed storage
(CAS) solution for NSO. The
procurement of EMC Centera is
aimed at accomplishing the objective
of archiving and was meant to
provide quick access to fixed content
data. Centera will enable NSO online
access to its digital database of civil
registry documents such as birth, death,
and marriage certificates and speed up
its retrieval.
Car mona becomes first
BREQS LGU partner
The NSO recently signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
with the local government unit (LGU)
of Carmona, Cavite for the
implementation of the Batch Request
System (BREQS) at the Local Civil
Registry Office in Carmona.
With the signing of MOA,
Carmona becomes the first BREQS
partner of the agency among the
LGUs.
2004 APIS conducted
In response to the demand for
timely statistics relating to poverty, the
NSO conducted the Annual Poverty
Indicators Survey (APIS) from July
8-31 as a rider to the July round of
the 2004 Labor Force Survey (LFS).
This is in lieu of the Family Income
and Expenditure Survey, which is
done alternately with the APIS every
three years
APIS provides social, economic
and demographic data on Filipino
families, which has been established
to be correlated with poverty
indicators for uses at the national level
by policy makers in their planning,
assessment and evaluation of the
various programs designed for the
poor.
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Officials joins 3rd Pamilyang OFWs-SMEs Expo
The NSO participated in an exhibit
held at the Megatrade Hall 2 of SM
Megamall in Mandaluyong City last July
16 to 18, 2004. The said event with the
theme, “Transforming the OFW
Families into SME Families” was held
in support of the Migrant Workers Day
celebration and was sponsored by
Pamilyang OFW-SME Network
Foundation, Inc. It was aimed to offer
job, livehood,investment and business
opportunities to overseas Filipino
workers
and
small/medium
entrepreneurs alike.
NSO had been invited as a servicepartner to promote its plans, programs
and projects. Since a courtesy booth had
been provided, NSO in cooperation
with UNISYS offered an on-line
application for birth, marriage and
death request via e-census. Brochures on
delayed registration, R.A. 9048
(Correction of Clerical Error),
CPFI reprints,
sells R.A. 9255 MOI
The Census Provident Fund, Inc.
(CPFI) was authorized by the National
Statistics Office (NSO) to reprint 2000
copies of the RA 9255 Manual of
Instruction (MOI).
Last August 9, 2004, the CPFI
Board of Trustees led by Chairperson
Collado gave 200 complimentary
copies of RA 9255 MOI to
Administrator Carmelita Ericta for the
NSO. The book is for sale at P150 per
copy.
Deputy Administrator Collado gives
Administrator Ericta complimentary
copies of RA 9255 Manual of Instruction.
R.A.9255 (Use of Father’s Surname)
were also given to the public as part of
the information drive. NSO personnel
on duty also entertained queries related
to civil registration and statistics.
Administrator and Civil Registrar
General Carmelita N. Ericta was also
invited as one of the guests in a phone
patch interview over DZRJ regarding
the NSO plan, programs and projects
relative to the event during the second
day activity.
NSO employee attends to queries from the
public in the agency’s exhibit booth.
RD Aves ... from p. 1
asset of NSO. His exceptional
knowledge in civil registration laws
and procedures is reflected in his
works including the three volumes of
civil registration books that serve as
reference for the country’s civil
registrars, judges, lawyers and
students.
The implementation of a
successful Barangay (Village) Civil
Registration System in Region 10,
which has since then been adopted
by other regions in the Philippines,
was also a brainchild of Director
Aves.
Moreover, he was a recipient of
the “Outstanding Fellow on Public
Administration” by the Phil-Japan
Fellows Association. He was also
conferred as “Datu” of the ManoboMamanua Tribe having successfully
assisted in the recognition of the
customs and traditions of the tribal
group through civil registration.
July-September 2004
NSO REPORTER
Mga dapat malaman tungkol sa Inflation Rate at Consumer Price Index (CPI)
1. Ano ang Inflation Rate?
Ang Inflation Rate ay nagbibigay
indikasyon ng bilis ng pagtaas (rate of
change in prices) ng halaga o presyo ng
mga produkto at serbisyo na
pangkaraniwang binibili ng pamilyang
Filipino sa dalawang panahon o periods,
maaaring sa loob ng dalawang
magkasunod na taon - April 2001 vs.
April 2000, o kaya ay sa loob ng
dalawang magkasunod na buwan - April
2001 vs. March 2001. Ang pag-compute
ng inflation ay base sa Consumer Price
Index o CPI.
2. Ano ang Consumer Price Index
Ang CPI ay sinusukat ang
pagbabago sa presyo (changes in prices
over time) ng iba’t ibang bilihin at
serbisyo na binabayaran ng mga tao sa
isang lugar sa partikular na panahon
kumpara sa itinakdang panahon o base
year. Sa kasalukuyan ang base year na
ginagamit sa CPI ay 1994. Ibig sabihin
nito ang mga presyo ng bilihin at serbisyo
sa ngayon ay ikinukumpara sa naitala
noong 1994 sa pamamagitan ng isang
surbey na kung saan tinanong ang mga
mamamayan sa isang lugar kung ano ang
madalas nilang bilhin o gamitin.
Ang listahan ng mga bilihin at
serbisyo na madalas bilhin/bayaran ng
mga mamamayan sa partikular na
probinsiya/siyudad ay tinatawag na
market basket. Ang market basket ay
“fixed” o pare-pareho sa lahat ng
buwan na ginagawa ang surbey.
3. Paano kinakalap ang mga
impormasyong ginagamit sa pagcompute ng CPI?
Tuwing unang linggo ng bawat
buwan, pumupunta ang mga price
collectors ng NSO at Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics sa mga tindahan
(fixed retail outlets) sa buong bansa para
alamin ang persyo ng mga bilihin na
kasama sa market basket. Ang mga
nakolektang impor masyon ang
ginagamit ng NSO sa pag-compute ng
CPI ng partikular na lugar.
Sa pag-compute ng CPI binibigyan
ng katumbas na halaga o weights ang
bawat grupo ng mga bilihin. Ang mga
grupo ng mga bilihin ay FBT (food
beverages and tobacco), clothing,
housing and repairs, fuel, light and
water, services and miscellaneous items.
Kung tumaas naman ang persyo
ng isang bilihin na maliit lang ang
katumbas na halaga (weight) sa
computation ng CPI, hindi ito
masyadong
makakaapekto
sa
pangkalahatang CPI/inflation rate. Ang
basehan ng weight ay ang resulta ng
Family Income and Expenditures
Survey na ginawa noong 1994 kung
saan ang mga pamilya ay tinanong ng
kanilang konsumo sa partikular na bilihin
o kung paano nila inilalaan ang kanilang
kita/suweldo para matugunan ang
kanilang pang araw-araw na
pangangailangan.
4. Ano ang ipinahihiwatig ng
inflation rate?
Ang
inflation
rate
ay
nagpapahiwatig ng bilis ng pagtaas ng
mga presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyong
binabayaran. kapag iniulat na bumaba
ang inflation rate, ito ay nangangahulugan
na ang presyo ng mga bilihin ay patuloy
na tumataas ngunit ang pagtaas ay naging
mas mabagal o mas maliit kaysa sa unang
naitala.
Halimbawa, naiulat na ang inflation
rate sa buwan ng Abril ng taong
kasalukuyan ay nanatili sa 6.7% katulad
noong buwan ng Marso. Hindi ito
nangangahulugan na ang presyo ng mga
bilihin at serbisyong binabayaran ay
nanatili sa dating halaga. Ang ibig sabihin
nito ay nagkaroon pa rin ng pagbabago
o pagtaas g mga presyo ng mga bilihin,
nagkataon lamang na pareho ang bilis
ng pagtaas sa dalawang panahon o
buwan na nabanggit.
NSO nakipagdiwang sa Buwan ng Wika
Alinsunod sa Proklamasyon Bilang
1041 o ang taunang selebrasyon ng
Buwan ng Wika, nakiisa ang NSO sa
pamamagitan ng isang palatuntunan na
may temang - “ Wikang Filipino Sa
Kaunlaran
Pangkabuhayan,
Pangkapayapaan at Pagkakaisa” noong
ika-31 ng Agosto sa Silid Sanayan ng
tanggapan.
Nagbigay ng pambungad na
pagbati si Deputy Administrator Paula
Monina Collado habang ang Direktor
ng Sangguniang Wika na si Col. Ding
San Juan ang nagsilbing pangunahing
tagapagsalita.
Nabanggit ni Col. San Juan sa
kanyang mensahe na lubos na
ikinalulungkot at hindi sinasang-ayunan
Isang pampasiglang awitin naman
ang inialay ng NSO Video King na si
Ronnel Pacana sa mga delegado at sa
ating Deputy Administrator na
nagdiriwang rin ng kanyang kaarawan
sa araw na nabanggit.
Nagbigay rin ng pahayag sa mga
delegado ang Radyo ng Bayan
brodkaster na si Francis Cancino ukol
sa mga nagagaganap na pagpapabaya
sa ating sariling wika.
ng Sanggunian ang panukala ni Mayor
Atienza ng Maynila sa pagbibigay ng
kaukulang parusa sa hindi pagsasalita ng
wikang banyaga (English) sa mga
unibersidad sa Maynila.
Bilang paglalagom ng palatuntunan
nanawagan si Administrator Carmelita
Ericta sa bawat isa na paigtingin pa ang
mga
gawaing
nauukol
sa
pagpapalaganap ng wikang Filipino
hindi lang minsan sa isang taon kundi
buwan-buwan.
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NSO REPORTER
July-September 2004
English Corner
Test your English proficiency by
selecting the word or phrase that best
completes each sentence.
1. Orientation programs aim to help
new employees __________ life in
the workplace.
a. keep with
c. keep up
b. cope with
d. cope up with
2. ______________ the IRD
Department have played outstanding
games in the agency’s previous
sportsfests, they haven’t become
champions until recently.
a. That
c. Although
b. Even if
d. However
3. For everyone to see, the streamers
__________ in the lobby by the art
department.
a. were hanged c. hanged
b. were hung d. hung
4. The prisoner __________ for his
crimes.
a. was hanged c. hanged
b. was hung
d. hung
5. She felt so __________ she did
not want to show up at the party.
a. embarassed c. embarrassed
b. embarrased d. embarased
6. Since he entered the NSO , he
_______ many places in the
Philippines.
a. visited
c. had been visiting
b. had visited d. has visited
7. __________ you like to see a
movie tonight?
a. Should
c. Do
b. Could
d. Would
8. Their house is no different ______
the apartment we are renting.
a. to
c. than
b. from
d. with
9. The reason he did not attend the
session was __________ he was not
feeling well.
a. because c. due to the fact that
b. that
d. why
10. Rico prefers coffee ________ tea.
a. to
c. than
b. over
d. instead of
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HECS 1st level training reels off
The first level training for the
Household Energ y Consumption
Sur vey (HECS) reeled off last
September 6-11 at the NSO Training
Room.
Participants for the said training
included 35 staff from the different
bureaus of the Department of Energy
(DOE), 18 NSO regional and provincial
staff and 24 Household and Statistics
Department staff.
The HECS is a joint undertaking of
the NSO and DOE. The third in a series
since 1989, this survey aims to collect
and update data on household energy
consumption, application and other
relevant information. The data gathered
shall provide planning officers and
policy-makers with an updated and
reliable bases for decision making on
energy demand and management in the
household sector.
Specifically, the survey aims to
ascertain the relevance of socioHow to develop good
relations with your
colleagues
√ Practice courtesy at all times.
√ Be a positive influence.
√ Respect people for what they are.
√ Cooperate and offer a helping hand.
√ Avoid behavior that is destructive to
good interpersonal relationships.
√ Give recognition and emotional
support.
√ Be diplomatic.
√ Respect group standards and
expectations.
√ Don’t take undue credit.
√ Avoid unholy alliances or coalition.
√ Express interest in your colleagues.
√ Focus on the positive.
economic characteristics of the
household and fuel preferences;
determine household utilization of
fuels, energ y supply systems and
appliances/device/equipment/motor
vehicles; identify patterns of energy
use among households; assess the
potential
household
energ y
conser vation
and
demand
management techniques and inter fuel
substitution; measure the incidence of
cooking fuel switching and other
changesin fuel consumption patterns
that have occured since October 2003
to September 2004; determine the
awareness of the household on
government’s lighting and appliances
labeling programs; and determine the
awareness of the household on
natural gas as fuel substitute for
cooking, heating and cooling.
The survey covers a nationwide
sample of not less than 12,500
households that are deemed sufficient
to measure the levels and pattern of
energy consumption at the national level.
Goodbye
and Good Luck!
It’s always hard to say goodbye
to those people who have touched
our lives in their own simple ways.
The NSO Reporter family will always
be grateful to these people who after
their stint in NSO and our newsletter
have decided to pursue other
endeavors. We wish you good luck!
Angelita G. Señeres
After dedicating 17
memorable years in the
agency, Boss A, as she’s
fondly called, decided
to shift career towards
nursing.
Precious Girlie R. Altuna
Following the footsteps
of Ms. Señeres, one of
her NSO mentors,
“Gem” after five
fruitful years of service
is also pursuing her
niche in the field of
nursing.
July-September 2004
NSO REPORTER
The Basics of Candle Making
To help its employees improve
their livelihood capability, the NSO
through the Census Employees
Cooperative (CEMCO) conducted
seminars and actual demonstrations of
certain activities that will teach them
augment their meager income.
One of these activities was candle
making. Below are the simple, easy to
follow instructions of the process as
discussed in the livelihood seminar.
Materials:
Paraffin Wax
Dyes
Crystal Wax
Scent
Polyethylene Wax
Separator
Petroleum Jelly
Wick
Cooking Oil
Liquid Soap
Molds
Tools and Equipment:
Gas stove
Knife
Heating pan or can
Ice pick
Scissors
Floral wire
General Procedure for Melting
Wax:
1. Prepare the waxes. For every kg of
paraffin wax, add 100 g polyethylene
wax and 30-50 g crystal wax. If the
paraffin wax is in slab form, break it
first into small pieces.
2. Heat the wax in a container other than
the dipping tube. The safest way is to
use a double boiler. Without a double
boiler, heat wax slowly in a pouring pot
or sauce pan.
3. Wax is completely melted if the liquid
is clear and the bottom of the container
is seen. DO NOT BURN WAX.
(indicated by smoky fumes and brown
coloration).
4. Remove from heat source and
transfer contents into another container.
Add dyes, and then scent. The wax is
now ready for use.
Dipped Candles
1. Cut wick(s) several inches longer than
the desired candle length.
2. If you want to dip several candles at
the same time, tie the wicks two to three
inches apart on a rod or a hoop.
3. Dip the wick into melted wax.
Withdraw the wick and pull on the other
end to make it taut or highly strung. Dip
the wick again after the first layer of
wax hardens.
4. Continue dipping the candle until it
reaches the desired thickness. Allow
each layer of wax to cool and harden
after every dipping.
5. To make the bottoms of the dipped
candles flat and smooth, heat the metal
spatula over a gas flame or electric
burner. Rub the candle bottom against
the hot metal surface, melting away until
the bottom is flat.
candle.The wick is usually placed in
the mold before the wax is poured.
However, certain candles require that
the wick be inserted after the candle
is made. This is done by piercing a
wick hole in the candle with a hot ice
pick.
3. Hold the mold in a slanting
position. Pour hot wax from pot to
metal cup wih a spout, then from cup
slowly into mold.
4. Cool mold by placing it in a pail
with cold water. Hold down with a
heavy object.
5. After cooling sometime, notice that
the portion about the wick recedes.
Puncture and pour wax into the cavity
until filled.
6. Cool the mold again. After the wax
has set, remove mold from water. Pull
wick gently to release the candle. Trim
excess wick.
Molded Candles
1. Prepare mold to release candle by
applying the inside of the mold with a
thin layer of separator.
2. Prepare the wick. The size of the
wick depends on the size of the
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(left) Employees
converge in NSO
Serbilis Center in
Quezon City for the
agency’s
anniversary
program.
<<< Agency offers
a Thanksgiving
Mass in line with
its 64th founding
anniversary.
Representatives
from the various
departments
showcase their
papers in a
Research Forum.
>>>
(right) The TGIF
band performs
their repertoire in
the agency’s
anniversary
celebration.
CEMCO Projects:
(left) Board members
judge the
candlemaking entries
in one of its
livelihood seminars.
The cooperative
distributed uniforms
to chosen Pio del
Pilar Elementary
School students.
<<<
Participants in the
Indoor Sportsfest
display their agility
and alertness in the
table tennis event.
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(right) IRD
employees indulge
in merrymaking
activity during
their team building
exercise.