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IN THIS ISSUE

PSA NegOr introduces BCRS to 01 Brgy Officials

PSA conducts Financial Literacy and 02 Management Seminar

PSA Negros Oriental Uploads 02 Articles for Reg. VII Website

PSA NegOr Celebrates Women's 03 Month

PSA Negros Oriental welcomes 06 2018 Civil Registration Month

January 2018 LFS PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL PERSONNEL 10 DURING THE 2018 PROVINCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP

BCRS in their respective barangays to PSA Negros Oriental help their constituents to record their Introduces BCRS to civil registry documents on time. . Officials BCRS is a system to facilitate civil BY MARIA CHILO DIMALALUAN registration at the community level where the Brgy. Officials assist the The Philippine Statistics Authority – Local Civil Registrar relative to civil Negros Oriental Provincial Office registration. It is systematic process of conducted a lecture about the reporting and monitoring vital events Barangay Civil Registration System particularly birth, death and marriage. PSO FORTUITO EXPLAINS THE (BCRS), on February 12, 2018 at IMPORTANCE AND LEGAL BASIS FOR He also emphasized the importance of THE BCRS ADOPTION. GSSDC, Poblacion, City, Philippine Civil Registry Information Negros Oriental. This activity was System (PhilCRIS) in achieving the participants especially thethe participated by the Association of objectives of BCRS especially in brgys captains to avail the system Barangay Captains, Barangay dropping late registration and – BCRS. Secretaries and Barangay Health accomplishing 100% in civil The lecture was finished by an Workers. Engr. Ariel T. Fortuito, registration. open forum wherein the Provincial Statistics Officer of PSA City Civil Registrar of Guihulngan City, participants were given time to Negros Oriental discussed the Marietta A. Mijares was also present ask some question regarding importance and legal basis of BCRS in during this event and encouraged the BCRS, PhilCRIS and the process of the community and how necessary civil registration. for the barangay officials to have J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 2

PSA NEG. OR. UPLOADS ARTICLES FOR REGION VII WEBSITE BY MARIA CHILO DIMALALUAN

Uploading of articles and information on the website of RSSO 7 () is one way of supporting the maintenance of the website for information CSS ARIEL T. FORTUITO GIVES THE OPENING REMARKS DURING THE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND MANAGEMENT SEMINAR. dissemination. The website The Supervising Statistical Specialist of administrator of rsso07.psa.gov.ph PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL PSA – Negros Oriental, Maria Felida O. which is the PSA-RSSO VII CONDUCTS Generoso, as one of the lecturers, asked published the articles uploaded by FINANCIAL LITERACY AND the participants to evaluate their the four provincial provinces in the MANAGEMENT SEMINAR current financial situation. She region like Negros Oriental, , and . BY CRISLOR D. VILAS presented the financial attitude of people belonging in the lower class, PSA Negros Oriental uploaded With growing focus on the wellness of middle class, and upper class. The articles and other contents and employees and in connection with effective ways to manage finances was were published by the site this year’s theme, “Healthy PSA, also emphasized in her presentation. administrator, the RSSO 7. These Happy PSA”, the Philippine Statistics PSA – Negros Oriental also invited a articles/contents are annual report, Authority – Negros Oriental Provincial lecturer from the Bangko Sentral ng press releases, special releases, Office has come up with their 2018 Pilipinas – City, and quickstat on various surveys Wellness Program. One activity under represented by Dr. Gregorio E. Baccay, and activities of the province. this program is the conduct of a Bank Officer II. There were two modules Financial Literacy Seminar which aims discussed by Dr. Baccay, (1) Financial to help improve the financial well- Planning and (2) Saving and Investing. being of the employees. The 4-hour The importance of financial planning seminar was conducted on January was explained well by the lecturer as 29, 2018 and was participated by all well as the steps in creating a financial the employees of the said office. plan. In addition, Retirement Planning SCREENSHOTS TAKEN IN THE RSSO7 was also included in the discussion for WEBSITE the benefit of the retiring employees. As an output of this Financial Literacy and Management Seminar, employees were asked to fill up the form indicating their monthly net income and there expenses in a daily, monthly, quarterly, or annually bases. They were also encouraged to take the Peso Sense Ipon Other latest articles/ newsfeed of Challenge 2018, wherein they can save Negros Oriental can be browsed by Php 53,750.00 if they could complete SSS MARIA FELIDA O. GENEROSO TALKS its website at the whole challenge. ABOUT EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MANAGE rsso07.psa.gov.ph/NegrosOriental. FINANCES. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 3

PSA NegOr OPENING OF THE 2018 WOMEN’S MONTH FEATURING SHORT VIDEOS CELEBRATES BY CRISLOR D. VILAS background of the National Women’s Month Celebration. The significance 2018 wOMEN'S A short program was conducted on of the theme for the years 2017-2022, March 1, 2018 to commence the “We Make Change Work for Women” MONTH month-long celebration. During the was also highlighted. BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR said program, Ms. Crislor D. Vilas, After presenting the Women’s Month Administrative Assistant II, gave the Calendar of PSA Negros Oriental, the Pursuant to Republic Act No. 6949 s. employees watched short videos 1990, declaring the month of March of about women. By conducting this every year as the National Women’s Day, the Philippine Statistics Authority activity, the office aims to achieve issued Office Memorandum 2017-029 one of the objectives of the which enjoins all PSA field offices in the celebration which is to inspire and celebration of the National Women’s empower the women employees to Month. The theme for this year is “We be agents of change – to contribute in Make Change Work for Women.” promoting gender equality and the In addition, following the Women’s empowerment of all women. Month activities suggested by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the Philippine Statistics Employees of PSA NegOr Uploads Inspirational Authority Negros Oriental Provincial Office conducted activities which Quotes include among others the wearing of BY CRISLOR D. VILAS the Women’s Month T-Shirt, conduct of As part of the Gender and Development Opening Program, hanging of streamer, (GAD) initiatives of the provincial office, giving of small gifts to women clients, it has adopted the online advocacy distribution of brochures, conduct of “#JuanaSayas” which was first initiated lecture and seminar, and conduct by the Philippine Commission on livelihood training. These were all done Women (PCW) in 2015. This advocacy as part of the office’s efforts on ran from March 1-31, 2018. Juana Says promoting increased awareness on the is a daily dose of inspirational quotes importance of women in our society, about women in different fields and employees of the provincial office. The and empowering women. sectors of the society. These aim of this advocacy was to generate inspirational quotes and messages are self-awareness for women in seeing posted in the Facebook page of the their importance, inspire, and promote "We Make Change PSA Negros Oriental by the very own women empowerment. Work for Women" PSA NegOr Personnel Supports Purple Thursday BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR Union, the organization that led For the whole month of March, in Britain’s women’s suffrage movement celebration of the Women’s Month, the in the early 20th century. So, PSA Negros Oriental personnel wore internationally, purple has been used purple T-shirt with the words “We Make as the color symbolizing women. Change Work for Women” and with the The provincial office supported and hashtag “#WomenMakeChange”. The adopted the “Purple Thursday” to join color purple is historically associated the call to advance women’s rights and with efforts to achieve gender equality. In gender equality, to break gender this context, it was first used alongside stereotypes, to stop gender-based green and white as the colors of the violence and discrimination against Women’s Social and Political women. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 4

1. Ratio of ever-married women in the On the other hand, infographics on Infographics about Women who experienced emotional the results of the 2017 NDHS in BY CLAN SHERRI FERRANDO violence; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental 2. Percentage of women in the Philippines contains the following: who has experienced physical violence and 1. Percentage of women aged 15 to sexual violence; 49 years old who want another 3. Percentage of divorced, separated, or child within the next two years, ant widowed women in the Philippines who to have another child later (in two have experienced physical, sexual, or years or more); and do not want emotional violence; another child; 4. Percentage of ever-married women in 2. Average child per women in her Central Visayas who reported physical, child bearing years in 1973 DHS vs. sexual, or emotional violence; Average child per women in her 5. A short description of Republic Act No. child bearing years in 2017 NDHS; 9262; and 3. Teen pregnancy in rural and 6. Campaign to end violence against urban teenagers in the Philippines; women. and 4. Percentage of teenagers in Central Visayas who have begun childbearing.

PSA NegOr Conducts Gender Sensitivity Seminar-Workshop BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR

As part of its efforts in promoting women empowerment, the PSA Negros Oriental conducted a Gender Sensitivity Seminar Workshop on March 20, 2018 at the Melania’s Garden Resort, City, Negros Oriental. The resource speaker and overall facilitator of the activity was Ms. Frannie G. Pastor, Administrative Assistant III, and the participants were the very own employees of provincial office. The activity started with a self- introduction puzzle which aimed to PSA Negros Oriental Provincial Office created assess how each participant two (2) infographics related to women. Data of perceives a woman. This was then which are based on the statistics generated followed by an introduction to from the surveys conducted by PSA. The focus Gender Sensitivity and another of the respective infographics are on: 1.) activity entitled “Pitik-Palak” which Violence against Women based on the results aimed to differentiate sex and of the 2017 National Demographic and Health gender. Relevant to this, the next Survey (NDHS); and 2.) Results of the 2017 topic discussed was on Sex and NDHS in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Gender which highlighted the sex and gender roles assigned to men The infographics on Violence Against Women and women and the problems they based on the results of the 2017 NDHS face because of gender stereotyping. contains the following: Next were group activities entitled “MASALI” or otherwise called Magulang turn to page 05 J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 5

Gender Sensitivity... PSA NegOr Personnel Give Freebies and Magna – Salinlahi – Lipunan, and “Sapot ng Gagamba” which intends to identify the Carta OF Women Brochures problems faced by participants as men BY CRISLOR D. VILAS and women. Lastly, the activity closed In support of the National Women’s Aside from the freebies, PSA staff also with a film showing of “Ang mga Babae Month Celebration, Philippine Statistics distributed brochures on Magna Carta sa Ating Lipunan”; a pledge from the Authority Negros Oriental Provincial of Women (R.A. 9710) which contains participants on what they would want Office conducted several activities to basic information on MCW, to stop, start and continue as they show appreciation to all Juanas and discrimination against women, rights of become gender-sensitized; and a support the full implementation of women under MCW, and penalties of reading of the poem, “Human Magna Carta of Women (MCW). One of violations. Liberation”. the activities that was carried out in the said celebration was the giving of Aromacology Sensi Inc. freebies to the women clients in the CRS Outlet during the International Introduces New Business Women’s Day on March 8, 2018. Venture BY CRISLOR D. VILAS

MS. PASTOR OF PSA NEG.OR FACILITATES THE GENDER SENSITIVITY SEMINAR

PSA NegOr Coordinates with Phil. Commission on Women BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR MS. DIAMANO INTRODUCES THE BACKGROUND The orientation was held on March 26, PSA Negros Oriental staff prepared some OF AROMACOLOGY SENSI, INC. 2018 at the 2nd Floor, Purple Building, chocolate bars with a customized wrapper Brgy. Bagacay, Dumaguete City. This showing the NWMC theme and greetings As culminating activity of the National was a continuation of the Gender from PSA Negros Oriental for the women Women’s Month celebration, the Sensitivity Seminar Workshop which clients in the CRS Outlet. Before the gift- Philippine Statistics Authority – Negros was conducted on March 20, 2018. giving, Maria Felida O. Generoso, Oriental conducted a lecture on beauty Among others, the topics discussed Supervising Statistical Specialist, gave a and wellness on March 28, 2018 where during the orientation were the short message highlighting the theme, “WE majority of the participants were the Introduction to Women’s Laws; Republic MAKE CHANGE WORK FOR WOMEN” and women employees of the office. The Act 9262: “Anti-Violence against Women citing the importance of women said lecture was a Business and their Children Act of 2004”; Republic empowerment. # Introduction of Aromacology Sensi Inc. Act 9710: “Magna Carta of Women”; which aims to help employees earn Republic Act 9208: “Anti-Trafficking in extra income through this small Persons Act of 2003” and Republic Act "It is about time that Women business. 10364: “Expanded Anti-Trafficking in The resource person, Ms. Hannah G. Persons Act of 2013.” lead like how mothers take Diamano, Asset Director of The orientation aimed to inform and good care of their children. Aromacology Sensi Inc. Dumaguete City bring awareness to the participants the Business Center discussed the laws protecting the rights of women The world will become a background of their company and which is in line with its efforts in better place if both men introduced their beauty and wellness promoting women empowerment. It and women are being products. She also talked about their also aimed to inform the participants on business scheme and presented a video the different kinds of trafficking in heard." which summarizes the goals of the persons so as to make them aware company. As a treat for the about the modus of some agencies, how -Remedios Ignacio Rikken participants, especially to the women, trafficking could be avoided, and who to Chairperson, Phil Commission Aromacology Sensi Inc. Dumaguete City contact in case incidents of trafficking on Women gave free facial scrub service. are observed. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 6

with some personnel and OJTs of City LCRO headed by their City Civil Registrar, Mrs. Marife F. Eleco. Additionally, on the same day, a parade hosted by the Municipality of Sta. Catalina was joined by Provincial Statistics Officer Ariel T. Fortuito. This was then followed by a programme where PSO Ariel T. Fortuito gave his message for the PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL HANGS THE OFFICIAL STREAMER OF THE 2018 CIVIL REGISTRATION MONTH attendees. Further, as part of the activity, he acted as a judge to a civil registration brochures, made PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL poster making and slogan making infographics on Marriage Statistics, contest. WELCOMES THE 2018 and conducted lectures on the Civil The motorcade/parade and poster CIVIL REGISTRATION Registration System, seminars to and slogan making contests, MONTH Solemnizing Officers and Church including the overall programme BY MARYLYN F. CHIONG Secretaries, and seminar on the for the opening of the Civil Barangay Civil Registration System Registration Month were conducted Affirmed by former President Corazon (BCRS). These were all done as part of with the aim of raising awareness C. Aquino,“Declaring the Month of the office’s efforts on promoting on the importance of Civil February of Every Year as the Civil increased awareness on the Registration in the Philippines. Registration Month." Philippine importance of Civil Registration.# Statistics Authority led the fulfillment Mass Wedding of the 2018 Civil Registration Month. PSa NegOr Opens 2018 In celebration of the Civil PSA Issued Memorandum Circular No. Civil Registration Month Registration Month and the Month 2018-06 enjoining the PSA field BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR of Hearts, mass weddings which offices and Local Civil Registry Offices were initiated by the City of Tanjay (LCRO) to participate in the month- The office was invited by two (2) Local and Canlaon, and the Municipality long celebration. This year’s theme is Civil Registry Office (LCROs) to join their of were attended by the #napapanahongCRVS. Civil Registration Month Opening PSA Negros Oriental on 15 Philippine Statistics Authority-Negros Ceremonies. Selected personnel were February, 19 February 2018 and Oriental prepared activities to sent by the office to attend the activities 20 February 2018. Relative to this, celebrate Civil Registration which include, among others, the the first mass wedding which was Month. The office has coordinated conduct of a Kick-Off held at the St. James the Greater with the Local Civil Registrars in the Caravan/Motorcade, Parade, and Poster Parish Church was attended by PSO conduct of the activities which include Making and Slogan Making Contest. Ariel T. Fortuito. The reception of the conduct of mobile registration In relation hereto, the Kick-Off which was held at the Osmeña Park and mass wedding, hanging of Caravan/Motorcade organized by the Tanjay City where PSO Fortuito streamers and conduct of parade, LCRO of Canlaon City was participated by gave his inspirational message to slogan making and poster making the PSA Negros Oriental on 05 February the newly-weds and shared his contests. Apart from this, the office 2018, with the route covering 12 knowledge on the civil registration has also hung the 2018 Civil barangays of the city. To represent the system, putting emphasis on the Registration Month streamer at the office, Statistical Analyst Petronilo Y. importance of civil front of its office building, distributed Parcon and Administrative Assistant II Crislor D. Vilas joined the caravan along turn to page 07 J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 7

registry documents such as the marriage certificate and birth certificate, which both are very relevant especially for newly-weds. The second mass wedding was initiated by the City of Canlaon which was held at the Canlaon Pension House, Canlaon City. This was attended by Statistical Specialist II Harold Roy V. Infante. A short programme was conducted before the solemnization of marriage where SS II Infante gave a lecture on the Marriage Laws in the Philippines, Civil Registration System, Republic Act 9048, RA 10172, RA 9255, RA 9858 and BREQS. Brochure Distribution Lastly, the third mas wedding was As part of the activities conducted organized by the City of Mabinay relative to the civil registration and which was held at the Municipal vital statistics decade, the office has Covered Court. A representative of the initiated civil registration brochure PSA in the person of Statistical distribution within the province Specialist II Clyde E. Silorio gave an coupled with the conduct of lectures. inspirational message to the newly- This was done to emphasize and give MS. YMALAY OF PSA-NEGROS ORIENTAL AT weds in behalf of PSO Ariel T. Fortuito. CANLAON CITY FOR MOBILE REGISTRATION the public a better view of the The importance of marriages was importance of civil registration and Guihulngan City, Canlaon City, emphasized in the hopes of reducing inform them on the actions they City, , Mabinay, illegitimacy of children. # could take in case they have , Sta. Catalina, and problems with their civil registry Valencia. These activities were highly documents. Mobile Registration supported by the office as this effort In line with the 2018 Civil The civil registration brochures not only constitutes giving back to Registration Month celebration, the contain information on the Republic the public but also further promotes Philippine Statistics Authority – Act 9048 – Correction of Typographic the importance of the registration of Negros Oriental Provincial Office has Errors in the Civil Registry all vital events of the life of a person. facilitated the conduct of 23 mobile Documents and the Change of First Most of the clients served during registration activities in partnership Name/Nickname; and Republic Act these activities availed of late with the Local Civil Registrars of 10172 – Correcting Clerical Errors in registration; correction of clerical the Day and Month in the Date of error and change of first name; and Birth and Sex of a person. request of PSA authenticated copies With this, brochure distribution of civil registry documents. activities were conducted on the By conducting activities like this, PSA following dates: hopes to achieve up-to-date, 1. 06 February 2018 - Marian Priests’ accurate, and 100% Civil Center, Cathedral Compound, Registration. Such is in line with this CLIENTS DURING THE MOBILE REGISTRATION Dumaguete City year’s theme, #napapanahongCRVS turn to page 08 J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 8

Brochure Dist... Solemnizing Officers' Seminar

2. 06 February 2018 - Guihulngan 7. 09 February 2018 - Masulog With the aim of providing timely and National High School – P. Zamora Elementary School, Canlaon City updated information on Civil Registration as Extension, Guihulngan City 8. 28 February 2018 - Emmaus Center, well as marriage laws in the Philippines and 3. 08 February 2018 - Gaboc Brgy. Bagacay, Dumaguete City. relevant matters concerning such, the PSA – Elementary School, Brgy. Malaiba, Negros Oriental took the pleasure of Canlaon City conducting a Solemnizing Officers’ Seminar 4. 08 February 2018 - Malaiba on 06 February 2018 at the Marian Priests’ Elementary School, Brgy. Malaiba, Center, Dumaguete City which was requested Canlaon City by the Diocese of Dumaguete City headed by 5. 09 February 2018 - Manggapa Julito B. Cortes. Elementary School, Brgy. Masulog, The activity duration was from 9:00 AM to Canlaon City 5:00 PM and was attended by 85 clergies of 6. 09 February 2018 - Brgy. Masulog, MS. CHIONG OF PSA-NEGROS ORIENTAL the Diocese of Dumaguete. Topics discussed DISTRIBUTES CIVIL REGISTRATION BROCHURES Canlaon City during the activity were the following: Lecture in Civil Registration 1.) Republic Act 10625, 2.) Civil Registration System, PSA Negros Oriental conducted a 3. 08 February 2018 - Brgy. Bulado, 3.) Republic Act 9048, RA 10172 and RA 9255, series of lectures in selected Guihulngan City 4.) Marriage Statistics, localities in the province. These 4. 08 February 2018 - Brgy. Malaiba, 5.) Annulment and Divorce Statistics, and lectures were coupled with the Canlaon City 6.) Marriage Laws in the Philippines. The conduct of a mobile registration and The lectures covered the seminar was followed by an open forum brochure distribution which aims to introduction to the Philippine which was actively participated by all the enhance the knowledge and Statistics Authority and the Civil clergy in attendance as they raised questions awareness of participants/attendees Registration System, Republic Act and concerns regarding the marriage laws on the civil registration system and 9048; Republic Act 10172; and ongoing issues in the Philippines. the laws related to it. With this, the Legitimation; Republic Act 9858 and office was able to conduct lectures Republic Act 9255. After each lecture, Seminar Workshop for Parish on the following dates: an open forum was held where Secretaries' 1. 06 February 2018 - Guihulngan questions and concerns of the As a continuous dissemination of National High School – P. Zamora attendees regarding the clerical information about Civil Registration, Extension, Guihulngan City errors in their civil registry Marriage Laws and other topics, the PSA 2. 07 February 2018 - Guihulngan documents were entertained and Negros Oriental in coordination with the National High School, Guihulngan answered. Diocese of Dumaguete, Diocesan Pastoral City Center and Chancery Office conducted a one- day Seminar Workshop on 28 February 2018 at the Emmaus Training Center, Brgy. Bagacay, Dumaguete City. The goal of the activity was to inform and update the Parish Secretaries with the procedures and guidelines relative to the solemnization of marriage. The participants were the Parish Secretaries of the different cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental and Siquijor. During the seminar, the following PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL EMPLOYEES DISCUSS THE CIVIL REGISTRATION turn to page 09 J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 9

Hanging of Streamers Marriage Statistics Infographics In line with the Civil Registration Month PSA Negros Oriental prepared an celebration with the theme infographics on Marriage Statistics “#napapanahongCRVS”, the different Local in Negros Oriental in the year 2015. Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) within the It shows the years with the highest province hung streamers in their respective and lowest registered marriages in a cities and municipalities in support to the five-year series (2011-2015), the publicity effort of PSA in the conduct of the month of which most marriages Civil Registration Month. With this, the occurred is on 2015; the following LCROs participated in the said city/municipality which recorded undertaking: the highest and lowest number of 1. City Civil Registry Office of Bayawan marriages in 2015; age groups of the 2. City Civil Registry Office of Canlaon bride and groom with the largest 3. City Civil Registry Office of Dumaguete frequency of marriages in 2015; and 4. City Civil Registry Office of Guihulngan the ratio of teenage brides to 5. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Amlan teenage grooms in 2015. 6. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Basay 7. Municipal Civil Registry Office of La Libertad 8. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Mabinay 9. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Manjuyod 10. Municipal Civil Registry Office of 11. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Sta. Catalina 12. Municipal Civil Registry Office of 13. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Valencia 14. Municipal Civil Registry Office of Additionally, the PSA Negros Oriental hung Seminar Worksh... the same streamer at the front of its office at were discussed: Basic Information on 2nd Floor Purple Bldg. Brgy Bagacay, Civil Registration; Republic Act 9048, RA Dumaguete City for the entire month of 10172, Legitimation, RA 9858, and February. Revised IRR of RA 9255; Marriage Laws (Salient Features of the Family Code); and PhilCRIS. # J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 1 0

JANUARY 2018 LABOR FORCE SURVEY BY MARYLYN F. CHIONG

Quarterly Labor Force Survey is done Furthermore, the SRs were also given and techniques to make the process in order to monitor the deviations in time to check on their list of samples simple as possible. Hence, there is no the employment status of persons in to plan for their itinerary. Also, letters time that is wasted. the working age population during a to the Barangay Captains of the In this round, the rainy season which specified period. enumeration areas were prepared to had extended from December until The 3rd Level was done in the gain their support and increase their during the enumeration period had conference room of Negros Oriental awareness about the survey. somehow affected data gathering in last January 4-5, 2018. It was Identification cards (IDs) were also some areas. Some were not easily participated by six (6) statistical distributed to the SRs to boost their penetrated due to heavy rains since researchers (SR) since the province credibility and to encourage the roads leading to the enumeration requested for additional one (1) SR cooperation from the respondents of areas situated in the mountains were considering the distance of the the sample households. not passable. Two SRs had called in enumeration areas. Though all SRs The enumeration period for this sick which had also contributed to had already been trained before on particular round was on January 8 – some delay in the submission of data the concepts of Labor Force Survey, 31, 2018, including Saturdays and files. However, the province managed the provincial office still deemed it holidays. The enumerators were given to upload all raw data file within the necessary to review all concepts as a maximum of twenty (20) mandays timetable. well as examine the common errors for data gathering including During the training, it was emphasized done in the previous round. uploading of data files to complete to the SRs that the rating of the office Since the survey was still computer the field operation. would be determined by the quality of aided personal interview (CAPI), Generally, as per observation, the SRs the raw data they would upload to the hands-on exercises on how to use are enthusiastic to locate the samples CO. So the cleaning of the data files CSENTRY program using tablets was or areas. They have their own styles was easier since the data, somehow, done. had lesser error compared to previous submissions. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 1 1

The NegOr Stat The NegOr Stat Editorial Board

The official newsletter of PSA Negros Oriental. It publishes every quarter. It contains Eng. Ariel T. Fortuito information relative to the results of surveys Adviser and censuses, civil registration activities and other vital events in the office and the Maria Felida O. Generoso province. Editor-in-Chief The NegOr Stat aids the office in disseminating results of various surveys and censuses, Marylyn F. Chiong important events and information to the News Editor general public.

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