CLINCH Central Luzon Information Chronicle
The Official Newsletter of Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office III
October—December 2019 Ref. No. 2020-NL-Q42019-19
PSA Celebrates 30th NSM
The celebration of the 30th National Statistics Month (NSM) in Central Luzon had
embarked another milestone for the whole region as it continues to conduct worthwhile
activities that did not only raise awareness on statistics but more importantly instilled
deeper appreciation among PSA stakeholders that participated.
The month-long celebration of NSM had been formal-
ly opened with a Stakeholders Forum on 08 October
2019 at SACOP Ephatha, Brgy. Maimpis, City of San
Fernando, Pampanga. The said activity was participat-
ed in by the different organizations and
institutions that are utilizing the Philippine Standard
Classification System which included: Philippine
Standard Classification for Education (PSCED),
Stakeholders Forum and Appreciation
Seminar on Philippine Standard
Classification System
Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC),
and Philippine Standard Occupational Classification
(PSOC).
On 09 October 2019, the discussion on the
Philippine Standard Classification was continued with
an appreciation seminar that was attended by
selected provincial and regional staff and
representatives from the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) III. The participants
were given the chance to apply their learning’s
through hands-on coding exercises.
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Launching of 1st NSM StatLympics, On-the-Spot Poster Making, and Exhibit
With the initiative and support of the Central
Luzon - Regional Statistics Committee (CL-RSC), the
First NSM Statlympics, Poster Making Contest, and
Exhibit was successfully launched on 16 October 2019
at NEDA III Covered Court, DMGC, Brgy. Maimpis, City
of San Fernando, Pampanga. The three-in-one activity
was participated in by seven schools coming from
Pampanga who competed in the StatLympics and
Poster Making Contest. The StatLympics was
derived from the famous reality TV show Amazing
Race wherein seven government agencies around
DMGC were identified as official stations.
Simultaneously, poster making contest was also done
while the exhibitors from various government
agencies displayed their products such as IEC
materials and performed some gimmicks during the
event.
Aside from promoting the vital role of
statistics among high school students, the activity
aimed to familiarize the students with the different
government offices that can be found within the
Diosdado Macapagal government Center (DMGC).
The said event was able to reach a larger scale of
audience through the use of Facebook Live, a
real-time video feature of the said social network.
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Fourth NSM Interactive Statistical Challenge
It has been a tradition for Central Luzon to officially
close the celebration of NSM in the region through an
interactive challenge. The Fourth NSM Interactive
Statistical Challenge was conducted on 29 October
2019 at SACOP Ephatha, Brgy. Maimpis, City of San
Fernando, Pampanga. The annual interactive
challenge primarily seeks to promote the use of
statistics, disseminate the mandate of PSA, and to
foster camaraderie among the government
employees through fun-filled relays and mind games.
It was attended and participated in by selected PSA
staff and representatives coming from 21 different
government agencies around the region. The said
activity remained to be a yearly anticipated event in
Central Luzon since its birth in 2016.
CL-RSC Convenes for Q4 2019
As the working was about to end, CL-RSC
convened for its 2019 fourth quarter meeting on 25
November 2019 at NEDA III Conference Room, Brgy.
Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
The agenda items that were tackled during the
meeting were the following:
Approval of 2020 CL-RSC Work Program;
Report on the Accomplishments of
Provincial Statistics Committee;
Updated on the Community-Based
Monitoring System;
Presentation on the Population Projection Using
the Results of 2015 POPCEN;
Highlights of the Celebration of 30th
National Statistics Month;
Updates on the Land and Timber Accounts of
Central Luzon;
Presentation of 2019 Q3 Regional
Economic Situationer; and
Presentation of PSA Board Resolutions (No. 12, 13,
14, and 17 series of 2019
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CL-RCCB Convenes for 2020 CPH
In line with the forthcoming conduct of the
2020 Census of Population and Housing from 04 May
2020 to 02 June 2020, the Central Luzon - Regional
Convening Coordinating Board assembled on 21
October 2019 at Pipangangan Capampanga, City of
San Fernando, Pampanga.
The half-day meeting primarily aimed to present
the timetable of activities to be conducted before,
during, and after the operation of census. Further, it
also intended to solicit the support of the members
through commitments such as information campaign
drive to ensure a full coverage of the census,
provision of training facilities or storage of forms, and
other assistance that could be of great help to the
census taking in the region.
The convening was attended by the members
of the board; NEDA as the chair, DILG as Vice Chair
and PSA as the Executive Officer. Provincial Census
Coordinating Boards (PCCBs) were also expected to
convene after the convening of RCCB. Moreover,
RCCB is set to meet for another meeting before the
enumeration period of the census officially starts.
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C e n t ra l L u z o n I n f o r m a t i o n C h r on i c le
All About
Volume of Civil Registry Documents
Processed in 2019
In 2019, Pampanga Serbilis Outlet was able to
process a total of 988,230 Civil Registry Documents
(CRDs). Majority (750,322) of the transactions made
include requisition of birth certificate followed by
marriage certificate, Certificate of No Marriage
Record (CENOMAR) and death certificate at 111,173,
90,241 and 14,938 requests respectively. The outlet
also received 20,495 endorsements. In 2019, the
number of processed birth certificates and marriage
certificates decreased by 222,274 and 22,036
transactions, respectively. On the other hand, death
certificate requests increased by 645 transactions
from 2018 to 2019.
Figure 1. Total CRDs Processed for 2017 to 2019 (in 10,000 transactions)
YEAR BIRTH MARRIAGE CENOMAR DEATH UNCONVERTED ENDORSEMENT
2017 776,783 131,615 87,496 14,872 1,581 18,423
2018 972,596 133,209 89,501 14,293 2,076 20,712
2019 750,322 111,173 90,241 14,938 1,061 20,495
Table 1. Total CRDs Processed in 2017-2019 per Type
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In securing CRDs, the first and second quarter
of the year are known as the peak season. As seen on
figure 1, the number of transactions made from
January to June was relatively higher than that of July
to December. For the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, a
trend was observable given that the highest number
of transactions was recorded in March 2019 while the
least number of transactions was in December 2019
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C e n t ra l L u z o n I n f o r m a t i o n C h r on i c le PSA: Partnering for Change and Development
Divino, Patricio, and Duay Talk at 2019 EFLW
Chief, Statistical Operations and Coordination
Division Arlene M. Divino, Statistical Specialist II Jun
Dave T. Patricio, and Statistical Analyst John Rey T.
Duay were invited as resource speakers during the
celebration of 2019 Economic and Financial Literacy
Week (EFLW) spearheaded by the National Economic
and Development Authority (NEDA) III every second
week of the month of November annually. For 2019, it
was celebrated at President Ramon Magsaysay State
University (PRMSU) and Bataan Peninsula State
University (BPSU) on 04-05 November 2019.
CSS Divino discussed about the overview of the
environmental accounts of the country and Central
Luzon. On the other hand, SS II Patricio talked about
the OpenStat hosted by PSA website particularly the
step-by-step guide on accessing the page. He also
made a run-through of the data available in the
website and how these items can be downloaded in
different formats. Meanwhile, SA Duay discussed
about the forthcoming 2020 Census of Population
and Housing (CPH). The students also participated in
a video shoot for the information campaign of 2020
CPH.
The 2019 celebration of EFLW bore the theme
“Our Planet’s Health, The Future’s Wealth”. The
annual activity aimed to reach the students of the
State Universities and Colleges around the region.
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