DUMAGUETE CITY - Preparations are underway for the upcoming census of population on households in May 2020 by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), a provincial statistician said.
The provincial census coordinating board chaired by Gov. Roel Degamo was convened Tuesday as initial step for the gathering of important data down to the barangay level.
Provincial statistician Ariel Fortuito underscored the importance of gathering comprehensive data with regard demographics as well as socio-economic profile of every residential house for planning and policy-making of government.
Present during the meeting were representatives of the Department of Education, while Degamo was represented by the assistant provincial administrator, lawyer Froilan Pinili.
Fortuito is asking for cooperation of Negrenses in allowing enumerators' entry to their respective residences and providing them with real data as to names, age, jobs, and other information because these will be used in the formulation of government plans and programs.
The census also seeks to record housing characteristics of respondents as a non-economic indicator to determine the poorest of the poor among Negrenses, aside from the socio-economic profiles as well as sources of drinking water and for cooking purposes.
Health and sanitation concerns will also be asked by enumerators, Fortuito said.
Public school teachers are mandated by Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 (An act providing for the taking of an integrated census every 10 years beginning in 1980, and for other purposes) as enumerators during the census of population.
The PSA will be hiring additional enumerators for wider coverage all over the province. (PNA)
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