The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases the 2024 Advance Release Calendar (ARC) for designated statistics of agencies in the Philippine Statistical System (PSS).

The ARC is a mechanism aimed at promoting transparency, timeliness, and accessibility of government statistics by providing advance information to the public as to what, when and from what official source the statistics will become available. It is a calendar that presents corresponding release dates during the year when certain statistical data are ready for access by the public.

Through Executive Order No. 352 “Designation of Statistical Activities that will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector” and subsequent PSA Board Resolutions, the PSA monitors a total of 67 designated statistics/statistical activities, distributed among 18 agencies, which are most critical and essential for social and economic planning/analysis.

The System of Designated Statistics (SDS) identifies the title of designated statistical activity/statistics, implementing agency, frequency of conduct, geographic disaggregation, and schedule of data dissemination. The system also establishes priorities for data production and, hence, provides a means for more rational resource allocation among government statistical activities. In addition, it is a dynamic system that allows for modifications, which are approved through PSA Board Resolutions, to respond to changing needs of data users and priorities, and to the emerging capabilities of agencies in the PSS.

The 2024 ARC for Designated Statistics is available on the PSA website at https://www.psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-system/release-calendar.

For more information on the SDS and SDS ARC, please contact the Statistical Policies and Programs Division of the Standards Service with email address sppd.staff@psa.gov.ph.

CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD 
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General