NSCB Resolution No. 4
Series of 2008
ENDORSING THE BUDGET OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM
FOR FY 2009 TO THE DBM
WHEREAS, the overall mission of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) is to provide adequate, relevant, reliable, timely and accessible statistical information and services to the public;
WHEREAS, one of the functions of the NSCB per Executive Order No. 121 is to review the budgetary proposals involving statistical operations and submit an integrated budget for the PSS to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
WHEREAS, the President issued Proclamation No. 1140 Adopting the Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 2005-2010;
WHEREAS, the Proclamation enjoins all agencies in the government to fully implement the statistical programs and activities in accordance with the three-year budgeting cycle;
WHEREAS, the Proclamation likewise instructs the DBM to include a budgetary provision for the PSS in the annual appropriations based on the budgetary requirements of the PSDP in support of its implementation and monitoring;
WHEREAS, the DBM issued a National Budget Memorandum (NBM) in May 2008 reiterating the annual requirement that budget proposals for FY 2009 for the conduct of designated statistical activities pursuant to EO 352 shall require the endorsement of the NSCB;
WHEREAS, the PSS recognizes the importance of ensuring a linkage between planning and budgeting and as such, there is a need to define the budgetary thrusts for the PSS for FY 2009;
WHEREAS, the NSCB issued Board Resolution No. 3 Approving the Budgetary Thrusts of the Philippine Statistical System for FY 2009;
WHEREAS, the agencies concerned prepared and submitted their respective budgets for statistical activities to the NSCB based on the budgetary thrusts and on the NBM guidelines;
WHEREAS, the NSCB convened a Special Meeting on July 7, 2008 to discuss and approve for endorsement to the DBM the proposed statistical budget of the PSS;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board approve and endorse to the Department of Budget and Management the budgets for statistical activities of five major statistical agencies, five non-statistical agencies with designated statistics, and six non-statistical agencies with no designated statistics for FY 2009:
| FY 2009 SUMMARY OF NSCB RECOMMENDATIONS | ||
| (In thousand pesos) | ||
| Agency | Amount | |
| ALL AGENCIES | 2,142,843 | |
| A. | Major Statistical Agencies | 2,051,294 |
| 1 | BAS | 359,181 |
| 2 | BLES | 29,629 |
| 3 | NSO | 1,498,162 |
| 4 | SRTC | 46,390 |
| 5 | NSCB | 117,932 |
| B. | Non-Statistical Agencies | |
| With designated statistics | 73,049 | |
| 6 | DAR | 3,563 |
| 7 | DOT | 18,930 |
| 8 | DENR Office of the Secretary | |
| Central Office - proper (RSD) | 7,688 | |
| FMB | 7,530 | |
| LMB | 1,357 | |
| 9 | MGB | 640 |
| 10 | FNRI | 33,341 |
| With no designated statistics | 18,500 | |
| 11 | DOJ | 1,203 |
| 12 | DSWD | 5,823 |
| 13 | EMB | 185 |
| 14 | NCC | 5,214 |
| 15 | Ombudsman | 1,676 |
| 16 | PAWB | 4,399 |
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Board approve in principle the proposal of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to conduct the National Targeting System subject to further evaluation by the NSCB Technical Staff, to be based on cost standards and DBM guidelines.
Approved this 7th day of July 2008, in Pasig City.
Attested by:
ESTRELLA V. DOMINGO
Officer-In-Charge
Office of the Secretary General