A. Censuses

1. Census of Population and Housing (CPH) - a decennial undertaking to obtain inventory of the total population and housing units in the country. It gathers information on the size and distribution of the population as well as information about its demographic, social, economic, and cultural characteristics. It also gathers information on the supply of the housing units, their structural characteristics and facilities.

2. Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) - is a complete count of all farm operators in the Philippines. It gathers basic characteristics of each farm such as size, location, tenure status, source of irrigation, crops planted, livestock or poultry raised, agricultural practices, and others.

3. Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) formerly Census of Establishments (CE) - a comprehensive collection and compilation of statistical information pertaining to the economic activities of establishments in the country.

4. Census of Buildings (CB)- an inventory of buildings in the urban areas of the country, their characteristics, usage, and the economic activities engaged in by their occupants.

1. Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) - a nationwide survey that gathers information on the various indicators relating to poverty. Among the specific data obtained from this survey are health and schooling status of family members, economic and housing characteristics, family planning awareness and practices, family income and expenditure, and other relevant information.

2. Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) - a nationwide survey conducted every three years, this gathers data on family income and family living expenditure and related information affecting income and expenditure levels and patterns in the Philippines.

3. Family Planning Survey (FPS) - and annual nationwide survey for women of reproductive age, this gathers and provides information on contraceptive use in the Philippines for the Family Planning Service of the Department of Health.

4. Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)- a nationwide survey that gathers information on the functional literacy, educational and skills qualification and exposure of the population to mass media.

5. Household Energy Consumption Survey (HECS)- a nationwide survey that collects data or residential energy consumption and utilization. This survey also identifies household energy preference and patterns of energy use.

6. Labor Force Survey (LFS)- a nationwide survey of households undertaken every quarter which is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment, and under-employment for the country, as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions, including provinces and key cities or municipalities.

7. Maternal and Child Health Survey (MCHS)- a nationwide survey of women of reproductive ages who have surviving children below three years old. It provides the Department of Health Information on the coverage and effectiveness of its maternal health programs.

8. National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)- a nationwide survey designed to measure trends in demographic and family planing indicators, maternal and child health, fertility and other health concern.

9. Survey on Children 5 to 17 years old (SOC)- a nationwide survey designed to collect data on the status and conditions of all working children 5-17 years old including the economic status of the household to which the children belong. Developed to regularly monitor child labor data, this survey provides information on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of children working away from home.

10. Survey of Overseas Filipinos (SOF)- an annual nationwide survey that intends to monitor the number and economic contribution of overseas workers as well as determine the levels and trends of international migration as these affect the demographic, economic, and social situation of the country as a whole.

1. Weekly and Monthly Price Surveys - serve as bases for the construction of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which indicates average changes in price of commodities consumed and services availed of by an average Filipino household. They also serve as the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), a general measure of monthly changes in the price levels of commodities that flow into the wholesale trade intermediaries, and the Retail Price Index, a measure of the changes in the retail prices at which retailers dispose their goods to consumers or household.

2. Quarterly and Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry formerly Quarterly and Annual Survey of Establishments- provide statistics on the structure, trends, and levels of economic activity in the country. Annual surveys cover 14 sectors while the quarterly surveys cover 12 sectors.

3. Annual Survey on Construction Projects of Local Governments- a nationwide survey construction projects undertaken and funded by the local governments in all provinces, cities and municipalities. It obtains data on the number units on the total area covered by a project (or length if project concerns streets or bridges), and on the total expenditure incurred for each type of project during the calendar year.

1. Foreign Trade Statistics- compiled from import and export documents submitted by importers and exporters or their authorized representatives to the Bureau of Customs as well as for imports cleared through the export processing zones.
2. Commodity Flow (Domestic Trade) Statistics- data generated from the flow of commodities within and among the different regions of the country by means of air, water, and rail transport system.

3. Private Building Construction (Building Permits) Statistics- data generated from building permits issued by the local government. This shows the size of the floor area, type and the value of proposed building constructions.

4. Vital Statistics- data generated from birth, death, and marriage certificates

1. Input-Output Table- a matrix that provides detailed accounting of the amount of goods and services that individual sectors buy from and sell to each other.

2. Population Studies- include preparation of researches on fertility, mortality, migration, nuptiality and other demographic characteristics, as well as construction of life tables and preparation of population estimates, projections of households, labor force, housing , and the like.

3. Economic Studies- include preparation of short-range economic analyses as well as undertaking of industry studies that serve as bases of development strategies.

NSO function as central repository of all civil registry documents such as birth, death, and marriage certificates. About 100 million documents are kept I the archives with about 3.0 million records added annually.

The public is served through the issuance of:

· Certified copy of birth, death, and marriage certificates
· Authenticated civil registry documents acquired from the Office of the Local Civil Registrars
· Certificates of authority to solemnize marriage to religious ministers
· Certification on single status of persons, and
· Supervision and coordination of Local Civil Registrar nationwide

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MANDATE

The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing, and disseminating general-purpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act No. 591.

NSO has also the responsibility of carrying out and administering the provision of the Civil Registry Law as provided for in Act No. 3753 dated February 1931.

More specifically, the NSO is tasked to:

1. Prepare for and undertake all censuses on population, agriculture, commerce, and industry (Section 2, C.A. 591; Section 1, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72);
2. conduct statistical surveys by enumeration, sampling, and other methods (Section 2, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72);
3. compile and classify other statistical data and information (Section 2, C.A. 591);
4. conduct social and economic studies and make projections of population, agricultural production, income and the number of livestock (Section 2, C.A. 591);
5. publish and disseminate all information related to the above functions (Section 2, C.A. 591);
6. assist the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), formerly the Statistical Advisory Board of the National Economic and Development Authority, in the formulation of a continuing comprehensive statistical program for the government (Section 5, Presidential Decree 418);
7. provide technical assistance and support to projects of other statistical agencies and institutions (Section 5, P.D. 418);
8. carry out and administer the provisions of Act. No. 3753, entitled “An Act to establish a Civil Register” (Section 2, C.A. 591) and other laws on civil registration; and 
9. issue authorization to solemnizing officers in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209 effective August 3, 1988).  
   

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