NSCB Resolution No. 9
Series of 2007

DESIGNATING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD
AS THE NATIONAL CENSUS COORDINATING BOARD FOR THE
CONDUCT OF THE 2007 CENSUS OF POPULATION

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 121, otherwise known as Reorganization Act of the Philippine Statistical System, declared that the National Statistics Office (NSO) shall be the major statistical agency responsible for generating general-purpose statistics and for undertaking such censuses and surveys as may be designated by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB);

WHEREAS, there is a need to conduct the Census of Population in 2007 in order to update the information regarding the count of the population and some of its demographic and socio-economic characteristics;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforesaid need and Executive Order, the Census of Population (POPCEN) will be conducted in August 2007;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provision of Batas Pambansa Blg. 72, the National Census Coordinating Board (NCCB) shall be created at the national level to ensure the successful conduct of the census;

WHEREAS, for the region, province, city and municipality level, the Regional/Provincial/City/Municipality Coordinating Boards (R/P/C/MCCB) shall be created as per NSCB Resolution No. 7, Series of 2007;

WHEREAS, one of the functions of the NSCB as specified in Executive Order No. 121 is to establish appropriate mechanism for statistical coordination at the regional, provincial and city levels;

WHEREAS, the NSCB can be designated as the NCCB for the POPCEN 2007 based on the aforesaid function;

WHEREAS, the chairmanship and membership of the NCCB shall be the same as those of the NSCB which is composed of the following:

Director-General of National Economic and Development Authority
Chairman

Undersecretary of Department of Budget and Management
Vice Chairman

Undersecretaries of the following departments:

Department of Agrarian Reform
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Finance
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Health
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Department of Justice
Department of Labor and Employment
Department of National Defense
Department of Public Works and Highways
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Transportation and Communications
Department of Tourism
Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination Board
Administrator of the National Statistics Office
Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Director of the Statistical Research and Training Center
City Mayor representing the League of Cities of the Philippines
Private Sector Representative

WHEREAS, the Administrator of the NSO shall serve as the Executive Officer of the Board who is responsible for the formulation and execution of plans for undertaking the census of population;

WHEREAS, the NCCB and R/P/C/MCCB shall assist the NSO with the facilities, publicity, and any assistance that it requires in the conduct of the POPCEN 2007.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board approve the designation of NSCB as the NCCB for the POPCEN 2007.

BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that resources be on a cost-sharing basis as may be deemed appropriate by parties concerned.

Approved thru referendum this 26th day of April 2007.

Attested by:

ROMULO A. VIROLA
Secretary General