The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases the 2023 Advance Release Calendar (ARC) for designated statistics of agencies in the Philippine Statistical System (PSS).

The ARC is a mechanism designed to promote transparency, timeliness, and accessibility of government statistics by providing advance information to the public as to what, when and from what official source the statistics will become available. It indicates the specific dates when the various statistics will be released by the concerned government agencies for reference of data users.

The PSA monitors a total of 67 designated statistics/statistical activities, distributed among 18 agencies, which are most critical and essential for social and economic planning/analysis outlined in the System of Designated Statistics (SDS).

The SDS identifies the title of designated statistical activity or statistics, implementing agency, frequency of conduct, geographic disaggregation, and schedule of data dissemination per Executive Order No. 352 “Designation of Statistical Activities that will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector.” The system also establishes priorities for data production and, hence, provides a means for more rational resource allocation among government statistical activities. The SDS is a dynamic system that allows for modifications, which are approved through PSA Board Resolutions, to respond to changing needs and priorities, and to emerging capabilities of agencies in the PSS.

The 2023 Advance Release Calendar for Designated Statistics is available on the PSA website at https://www.psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-system/release-calendar.

For more information on the SDS and SDS ARC, please contact the Statistical Policies and Programs Division of the Standards Service with telephone numbers (02) 8376-1928 and (02) 8376-1931, and email address sppd.staff@psa.gov.ph.

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General