REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

Region II – Cagayan Valley

PRESS RELEASE
Date of Release : 09 March 2020
Reference No. : PR- 2020 - 003

PSA RSSO II conducts consultation workshop with stakeholders in

Agriculture and Fishery Sector in Cagayan Valley

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n line with the revision and rebasing of the National Accounts of the Philippines (NAP) from
2008 to 2018, the Agricultural Accounts Division (AAD) of the Macroeconomic Accounts Service
(MAS) through the Regional Statistical Service Office II, Statistical Operations Coordination
Division (RSSO II-SOCD) conducted a Regional Consultation Workshop with Stakeholders in
Agriculture and Fishery Sector on March 5, 2020 at Villa Blanca Hotel, Tuguegarao City.
In her opening remarks Regional Director Marilyn T. Estrada greeted all the guests and
participants and started her message by quoting National Economic and Development Auhority
(NEDA) Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillion “Through scientific methods we crunched-up
numbers and data to make sense of our day to day realties,” RD Estrada said. She
highlighted the importance of scientific and statistical methods in coming up with estimates in
the formulation of general purpose statistics of planners and policymakers. She also said that
the difficulty of coming up with estimates and methodologies because the agency is now face
with some challenges such as undercoverages, biases and data privacy law; were respondents
will not answer completely. RD Estrada encouraged the stakeholders present to consult and
articulate with the PSA, she also asked the body their support to improve statistical
methodologies.
Assistant National Statistician (ANS) Vivian R. Ilarina of the Macroeconomic Accounts Service
presented an Overview of the Overall Revision and Rebasing of the National Accounts in the
Philippines. Before she proceeds, she said that she was delighted with the great number of
participants in the event. She also said that the event was a very good opportunity to consult the
participants and come-up with the list of unique commodities in the region.
ANS Ilarina explained that the System of National Accounts (SNA) is based on a set of
internationally agreed concepts, definitions, classifications and accounting rules. She also
explained the need to rebase and shared that rebasing of National Accounts means replacing
the old base year used for compiling the constant price estimates to a new/ more recent base

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• City Hall Bldg. Annex, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur,

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
• Telephone: (078)304-8366
• rsso02.psa.gov.ph • email address: psa_rsso2@yahoo.com.ph
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PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Region II – Cagayan Valley

year for computing constant price estimates. In principle, a change of base year in the national
accounts implies (a) changing the price and quantity base for the individual price and quantity
relatives, and (b) updating the weights used in aggregating the individual quantity relatives into
sub-indices and to aggregate these sub-indices into more aggregated indices.
After this, Ms. Maria Carol G, Duran, Division Chief of the Agricultural Accounts Division
presented an Overview of the Performance of Philippine Agriculture and Performance of
Agriculture in Cagayan Valley. (Ma’am Jub hindi ko po nakuha presentation ni mam Carol
hingi palang po ako ng copy kay mam joy)
After all the presentations the participants proceeded with the workshop proper. The groups
were divided into three; CROPS group, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Group, and the
FISHERIES group. Each group were given 2-hours to accomplish the given template. They
have identified and listed the Commodities and Species to be highlighted in the Performance of
Agriculture Report. The groups also listed the Emerging Commodities and Species in Region II.
They have also identified issues and concerns related to agricultural statistics including
recommendations to address them.
In her closing remarks Ms. Maria Carol G.
Duran, Division Chief of the Agricultural
Accounts Division from the Central Office said
that she was very impressed by how active the
participants was. She thanked the RSSO II
family for their successful coordination with
other agencies and private sectors. She also
extended her gratitude to all the participants
who actively participated during the workshop
proper. She assured them that the agency will
never get tired in updating its systems to
provide comprehensive accurate and timely
statistics for decision making in all aspects of
life.

MARILYN T. ESTRADA
Regional Director

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• City Hall Bldg. Annex, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur,

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
• Telephone: (078)304-8366
• rsso02.psa.gov.ph • email address: psa_rsso2@yahoo.com.ph