Antique NSO gears up for 2007 population census
SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) prepares for 2007 Population Census (PopCen) which will kick off midnight of August 1, 2007.
Jesus Escote, Provincial Statistics Officer said that the local NSO is on the process of hiring enumerators who will undertake the inventory of the total population. Antique NSO needs 220 enumerators, 44 team supervisors and 18 area supervisors to gather household data in 590 barangays of the province. Interview and examination of applicants for enumerators will be on June 30, 2007 while training of supervisors and enumerators will be on July 16-20 and July 23-27 respectively.
Escote further said that Mid-Decade Census of Population should have been conducted last July 2006 by virtue of Executive Order No. 352, however, due to unavailability of funds to implement the preparatory activities, it was reset this August 2007.
National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Resolution No. 6 series of 2007 declared August 2007 as the National Census Month and urged line agencies, local government units and all households to support the said undertaking.
Executive Order No. 121, also known as the Reorganization Act of the Philippine Statistical System has declared NSO as the major statistical agency responsible for generating general-purpose statistics and for undertaking such censuses and surveys as may be designated by the NSCB.
Among the data included in this year's census are demographic, socio-economic and housing characteristics. Presence of facilities in the barangays will also be asked including number of household with members who are victims of crime.
"We would like to solicit the support of barangay officials to help enumerators locate all households in their respective areas to ensure that all people are included in the census. We need to take an inventory of the total population of the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics, which are vital for the formulation of policies and programs for development", said Escote.
(PIA)