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26th National Statistics Month and 2nd World Statistics Day

To Be Celebrated in October 2015

(PR-201506-PP1-03, Posted 22 June 2015)

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n !cto"er 2015, the Phi#ippine Statistica# S$ste% (PSS) &i## o"ser'e the National Statistics

Month (NSM) on its 26th $ear, underscorin the the%e “Pagyamanin at Gamitin ang

 Estadistika, Kalusugan para sa Lahat ay Abot-Kamay Na.”   *he %onth-#on o"ser'ance o+

the 26th S a#so coincides &ith the ce#e"ration o+ the 2nd World Statistics Day (WSD) 

on 20 October 2015, &ith the the%e Better data! Better li"es!#

*he annua# ce#e"ration o+ the S is ai%ed at (a) pro%otin, enhancin, and insti##innation&ide a&areness and appreciation o+ the i%portance and 'a#ue o+ statistics to the

di++erent sectors o+ societ$. and (") e#icitin the cooperation and support o+ the enera# pu"#ic

in upradin the /ua#it$ and standards o+ statistics in the countr$ *he Depart%ent o+ ea#th

(D!) sha## host this $ears NSM o$enin% cere&ony to "e he#d on 1 October 2015 *he

+ocus o+ this $ears S sha## "e on the o'ern%ents thrust on uni'ersa# hea#th care and the

reconition o+ the 'arious endea'ors o+ o++icia# statisticians and technica# personne# in'o#'ed

in the eneration o+ hea#th and nutrition statistics

 ean&hi#e, the ano Sentra# n Pi#ipinas (SP) &i## aain "e hostin the national le"el

closin% cere&onies o' the 26th NSM, +o##o&in the 1th SP-Depart%ent o+ ducation(Depd) !ratorica# 7ontest to "e he#d on 2 October 2015 Reiona# S openin and

c#osin cere%onies &i## "e spearheaded "$ the PS8, D! and SP throuh the Reiona#

Statistica# 7o%%ittees (RS7s), and in cooperation &ith other reiona#9pro'incia# #ine

aencies, #oca# o'ern%ent units (:;<s) and state uni'ersities9co##ees and pri'ate sector

orani=ations

n its 46th session he#d in arch 2015, the <nited ations Statistica# 7o%%ission (<S7)

in'ited < e%"er States, < orani=ations and other internationa# and ci'i# societ$

orani=ations to the &or#d&ide ce#e"ration o+ the 2nd >SD &ith the +o##o&in o"?ecti'es (a)

to e%phasi=e the need +or hih /ua#it$ o++icia# statistics eared to&ards i%pro'in peop#es

#i'es. (") to reconi=e the crucia# ro#e o+ statistics in nation-"ui#din and tracin proressthrouh the Sustaina"#e De'e#op%ent ;oa#s (SD;s). (c) to +urther support the &or o+

statisticians across di++erent settins, cu#tures and do%ains. and (d) to pro%ote pu"#ic

no&#ede and accessi"i#it$ to ti%e#$, re#ia"#e and /ua#it$ statistics +or e'idence-"ased and

e++icient decision-%ain *he <S7 a#on &ith so%e %e%"er states, inc#udin the

Phi#ippines, endorsed to the < ;enera# 8sse%"#$ a reso#ution desinatin 20 !cto"er 2015

as 2nd >SD and that the >SD "e ce#e"rated e'er$ +i'e (5) $ears on !cto"er 20 !n 3 June

2015, the < ;enera# 8sse%"#$ adopted the said reso#ution 8s an acti'e participant in the

internationa# statistica# co%%unit$, the PSS throuh the 26th S913th ationa# 7on'ention

on Statistics (7S) Steerin 7o%%ittee areed to #ead the o"ser'ance o+ the 2nd >SD in the

Phi#ippines this $ear

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*o ensure success+u# conduct o+ nationa# and reiona# interaenc$ acti'ities, the Secretar$ o+

Socioecono%ic P#annin and 7hairperson o+ the PS8 oard, Dr 8rsenio a#isacan,

issued on 25 a$ 2015 S* Me&orand+& Circ+lar No! 01,15 (8nne@ PR-201506-PP1-

03-01) *hus, the PS8 ca##s on depart%ents, "ureaus, o++ices, and instru%enta#ities o+ the

nationa# o'ern%ent, o'ern%ent-o&ned and contro##ed corporations, state uni'ersities and

co##ees, #oca# o'ern%ent units, and the pri'ate sector to

1 Su"%it to the S Secretariat a list o' 26th NSM and 2nd WSD acti"ities  on or

 "e+ore 2 *+%+st 2015, +o##o&in the prescri"ed +or%at to +aci#itate the conso#idation

o+ 26th S92nd >SD 7a#endar o+ 8cti'ities (8nne@ PR-201506-PP1-03-02).

2 an strea&ers-tar$a+lin  to aid in the pro%otion o+ the 26th S92nd >SD

(8nne@ PR-201506-PP1-03-03). and

3 @tend 'inancial contrib+tion to the NSM Co&&on .+nd on or "e+ore 15 *+%+st

2015, to +ue# the 'arious S interaenc$ acti'ities at the nationa# and #oca# #e'e#s

and pro'ide +or the incenti'es in the 25th S 8&ards, "$ sendin their p#ede +or%s(8nne@ PR-201506-PP1-03-04) and9or dra+t e%orandu% o+ 8ree%ent &ith the

PS8 (8nne@ PR-201506-PP1-03-05)

National line a%encies are en?oined to issue their respecti'e specia# orders9 circu#ars to so#icit

the participation o+ their +ie#d9#oca# o++ices9"ureaus9 attached aencies in the ce#e"ration o+

the S *d&inistrators o' state +ni"ersities- colle%es and $ri"ate sector or%ani/ations

are encouraed to issue announce%ents to their +acu#t$9 students and %e%"ers, respecti'e#$,

to encourae the% to tae part in the conduct o+ the 'arious interaenc$ 26th S acti'ities

and coordinate orani=ation-&ide acti'ities ai%in at i%pro'in statistica# no&#ede and

a&areness

*he PS8 a#so &e#co%es entr$ su"%issions +ro% o'ern%ent aencies, RS7s, pri'ate sector

and $outh roups +or the 25th NSM *ards on the +o##o&in cateories (1) est Statistica#

8cti'it$ conducted "$ a o'ern%ent orani=ation. (2) est Statistica# 8cti'it$ conducted "$ a

 pri'ate pro+it9non-pro+it orani=ation. (3) est Reion in 8d'ocac$ +or Statistics. and (4)

est Aouth 8d'ocate +or Statistics Detai#s on the criteria and no%ination +or%s are co'ered

at http99nappsao'ph9 pressre#eases920159PS8BPR-201505-PP1-01BSasp *he

dead#ine o+ su"%ission o+ no%inations is on 1 +ly 2015

Curther in/uiries on the S and >SD ce#e"ration in the Phi#ippines %a$ "e coursed

throuh the S Secretariat at te#ephone nu%"ered E5-2436 and 462-6600 #oca# 22924,te#e+a@ nu%"ered E6-130 and 462-6600 #oca# 2, or e%ai# addresses

C*a#entoFpsao'ph and PRi'eraFpsao'ph 8nnounce%ents and other re#e'ant

ad'ocac$ %ateria#s are posted at the 26th S &e"pae

http99nappsao'ph9ns%926thS9de+au#tasp

3S* 4*C S! BS*S7 h! D!

 ationa# Statistician and 7i'i# Reistrar ;enera#

 

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7ontact Persons

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*e#ephone os (632) E5-2436

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- See %ore at http99&&&nsc"o'ph9pressre#eases920159PS8BPR-201506-PP1-

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