The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases the updates in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) through the SDG Watch based on the data submitted as of 28 February 2025 and updates in the 2030 numerical target provided by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) as of 10 July 2024. These were made possible through the data provision of the following data source agencies:
a. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
b. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
c. Climate Change Commission (CCC)
d. Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
e. Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
f. Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
g. Department of Education (DepEd)
h. Department of Energy (DOE)
i. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
j. Department of Finance (DOF)
k. Department of Health (DOH)
l. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
m. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
n. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
o. Department of Transportation (DOTr)
p. Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
q. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
r. Office of Civil Defense (OCD)
s. Philippine Commission on Women (PCW)
t. Philippine National Police (PNP)
u. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
v. Tariff Commission (TC)
w. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Out of the 116 indicators with expected updates, the submission rate was posted at 95.7 percent or 111 indicators. Majority of these updates were sourced from PSA, OCD, DENR, BSP, DepEd, and FNRI. These agencies’ submission add-up to 56.8 percent of the total indicators with updates. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Number of Indicators with Updates, by Data Source Agency
These updates will serve as valuable input to the National Economic and Development Authority, as it leads the crafting of the country’s 4th Voluntary National Review (VNR)1 to be reported to the High-Level Political Forum in July 2025. The report this year will focus on the following goals: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, and Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals.
| 1 | The VNR is a country-led and country-driven initiative, which aims to share best practices, challenges and lessons learned in the implementation and monitoring of the achievement of the SDGs, and plans on accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The Philippine government has committed to do the VNR every three years. |
CLAIRE DENNIS S. MAPA, PhD
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
