The 2016 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) received its new clearance number as it undergone the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS). This is the 11th series of the survey and will start its data collection activities on 8 July 2016. 

 

The APIS is conducted annually by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in years when there is no Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) which is undertaken every three years. While the FIES provides information on the levels of consumption by item of expenditure and sources of income of Filipino families, the APIS provides information on the different indicators related to poverty. These include socio-economic profile and other information in connection to living conditions such as health and education status; availment of credit; and housing, water and sanitation condition, among others. 

 

Based on the results of the 2014 APIS, 85.5 percent of the 22.7 million families have access to safe water supply or water coming from community water system piped into dwelling, yard or plot, public tap, and protected well. This proportion of families with access to safe water supply is near the target of 86.5 percent based on the Philippine commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The remaining 14.5 percent of families use unsafe source of water from unprotected well, spring, river, pond, lake, rain water, and tanker truck or peddler. 

 

For this year’s APIS, a national sample of approximately 11,000 households will be covered and asked questions on the following: 

• Demographic characteristics

• Economic characteristics

• Social protection

• Access to government services

• Family expenditures 

• Income

• Net share of crops, fruits and vegetables produced, aquaculture products harvested or livestock and poultry raised by other households

• Family sustenance activities

• Other sources of income

• Entrepreneurial activities

 

The total cost of the survey is Php 57.4 million or Php 5,218.18 per respondent. Results of the survey is expected to be released in February 2017. 

 

The 2016 APIS was cleared for conduct on 3 June 2016 under the SSRCS, a mechanism being implemented by the PSA by virtue of Rule 28 of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10625 to:

• ensure sound design for data collection; 

• minimize the burden placed upon respondents; 

• effect economy in statistical data collection; 

• eliminate unnecessary duplication of statistical data collection; and

• achieve better coordination of government statistical activities.

 

To improve the quality of statistics in the country, the public is thus enjoined to respond accordingly and support the conduct of the survey. 

 

For further information on the SSRCS, please contact the Statistical Standards Division (SSD) of the Standards Service (SS) with telephone numbers (02) 376-1928 and (02) 376-1931, and email address: p.rivera@psa.gov.ph. 

 

 

 

FOR THE NATIONAL STATISTICIAN:

 

 

(Officer-in-Charge)

Deputy National Statistician