NSCB Resolution No.14
Series of 2002

ADOPTION OF THE CORE INDICATORS FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (POPDEV) PLANNING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

WHEREAS, population and development (POPDEV) integration is the explicit consideration of the socioeconomic and demographic interrelationships in the formulation of development plans, policies and programs;

WHEREAS, the formulation and implementation of a good local development plan depend greatly on the availability of reliable, relevant and timely data/information;

WHEREAS, with devolution mandating planning at the local level, the availability of local level data needs to be addressed;

WHEREAS, government initiatives in developing indicators/information systems that could be used in POPDEV planning at the local level should be rationalized and integrated in a single framework to avoid confusion among local planners and enable them to use these indicators more effectively in developing their plans;

WHEREAS, the Technical Committee on Population and Housing Statistics (TCPHS) thru its Technical Working Group on the Core POPDEV Indicators identified/selected the core POPDEV indicators from the list of indicators currently adopted in different government initiatives using the criteria of measurability, appropriateness, comprehensiveness and relevance;

WHEREAS, the core POPDEV indicators can be viewed as basic indicators reflecting those that are common to most of the initiatives and that are highly relevant to local development goals and to sectoral concerns;

WHEREAS, the core POPDEV indicators can serve as a basic list to which local government units (LGUs) can add more indicators as the need arises;

WHEREAS, the NSCB TCPHS, in its meeting held on 10 December 2001 decided to recommend the adoption of the core POPDEV indicators for planning at the local level;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board approve for adoption by all concerned the core POPDEV indicators to be utilized for planning and policy-making purposes at the local level.

BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that :

1. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) enjoin all data producing agencies to regularly provide adequate statistics for these basic indicators of development;

2. The Commission on Population (POPCOM) monitor the adoption and use of the core POPDEV indicators in the formulation of local development plans, policies and programs;

3. The LGUs, through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), endeavor to compile these statistics and establish mechanisms to operationalize the core POPDEV indicators;  and

4. The LGUs appropriate some amount from their annual Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for inclusion of the data requirements of the core POPDEV indicators in the system of designated statistics  

Approved this 5th day of June 2002, in Pasig City.