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BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2011ANNUAL REPORT


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OUR MISSION

The BAS is the principal government agency for the efficient collection,processing, analysis and dissemination of official statistics on agriculture

as inputs to policy formulation and decision-making to supporta sustainable agricultural development.

OUR VISION

The BAS is a credible agricultural statistical organization with

a competent workforce delivering high quality products and services,using appropriate technologies to support the information needs

of stakeholders.


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CONTENTS

Message from the Director,p ii

BAS Management Staff in 2011,p iii

A Glance At 2011,p iv

The Performance of Philippine Agriculture in 2011,p vSummary of Accomplishments by Division

Agricultural Accounts and Statistical Indicators Division (AASID),p 1

Crops Statistics Division (CSD),p 5

Livestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD),p 7

Fisheries Statistics Division (FSD),p 9

Agricultural Marketing Statistics Analysis Division (AMSAD),p 11

Statistical Methods and Research Division (SMRD),p 14Information and Communications Technology Division (ICTD),p 15

Statistical Operations Coordination Division (SOCD),p 18

Administrative and Finance Division (AFD),p 19

Internal Audit Service (IAS),p 22

Planning and Management Staff (PMS),p 23

BAS Internal Committees,p 24

BAS Staff External Involvement,p 25

Major Accomplishments of the Regional Operations Centers (ROCs),p 28

The BAS Special Projects in 2011,p 36BAS Citations,p 39

Other BAS Affairs,p 40

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

The 2011 Annual Report puts together the accomplishment of theBureau. This document presents the outputs of all the operatingunits of the Bureau as they continuously strive towards achievingthe targets set for the year.

Following the Bureaus tradition, we make time to discuss thesetting and assessment of the targets of all BAS operating units.This practice has guided us in enhancing our performance as ateam working together to serve the interests of the agriculturesector. The line-up of activities and outputs delivered are

offshoots of this semi-annual presentation of plans andaccomplishments.

The increase in the budgetary support last year has enabled theBAS to enhance its existing data systems. It has consequentlyallowed the Bureau to deliver more statistical products andservices.

We thank the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the recognitionand provision of continuing support to the Bureau.

The Bureau appreciates all the feedback and comments from theclients and stakeholders. All these motivate us to continuouslyimprove our information dissemination support services. Ourheartfelt gratitude goes also to our survey respondents.

I would like to extend my appreciation to all the BAS staff fortheir continuing commitment towards the attainment of theBureaus goals in 2011.

Romeo S. RecideDirector

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BASMANAGEMENT STAFF IN 2011

Director I Romeo S. RecideAssistant Director I Maura S. LizarondoAgricultural Accounts and Statistical Indicators Division (AASID) IAna M. EusebioCrops Statistics Division (CSD) I Minda C. MangabatLivestock and Poultry Statistics Division (LPSD) I Nenita T. YansonFisheries Statistics Division (FSD) I Virginia A. ViloriaAgricultural Marketing Statistics Analysis Division (AMSAD) I Ermina V. TeporaStatistical Methods and Research Division (SMRD) IAmelia P. CaparasInformation and Communications Technology Division (ICTD) I Rodrigo N. LabuguenStatistical Operations Coordination Division (SOCD) I Ratelieta T. MillendezInternal Audit Service (IAS) I Ratelieta T. MillendezAdministrative and Finance Division (AFD) I Evangeline S. Aquino

Regional Agricultural Statistics Officers

CAR IJuanito Y. YabesROC I I Wilma A. GuillenROC II I Marilyn T. EstradaROC III I Rodrigo I. QuijanoROC IV-A I Benigno F. PeridoROC IV-B I Ligaya M. LozanoROC V I Cesar V. CallejaROC VI I Ireneo B. OlivaresROC VII IAurelia M. CandaROC VIII I Francisco D. RostataROC IX I Hermilo G. Pantillo

ROC X I Carlito A. BaclayonROC XI I Henry S. SorianoROC XII I Felixberto P. PacateROC XIII I Melchor R. BautistaARMM I Masil H. Mohammadsha

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AGLANCE AT 2011

PersonnelCentral Office

Regular I 208Job Order Employee I 55

Operations Centers

Regular I 514Job Order Employee I 77

Annual Budget:

Regular I 299.189MDA National Program I 48.5M

Fund Utilization Rate I 95%

Fund Disbursement Rate I 98%

Surveys Conducted I 674

Reports Published I 964

Clients Served by Type of Service

Web Inquiry I 4,177E-Mail I 3,394Telephone I 2,138Formal Letter I 208Fax I 5,936Mobile Phone I 331

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AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICAL INDICATORS DIVISION (AASID)

The AASID is responsible for the development and maintenance of statistical frameworks that

enhance the preparation of an integrated system of agricultural and fisheries statistics andgeneration of socio-economic statistics in the agriculture and fisheries sector.

In 2011, the AASID continued to develop and maintain the Economic Accounts and IndicatorsSystem.

Under the Economic Accounts for Agriculture (EAA) framework, the AASID updated the databasesincluding statistical tables on:

a. Production Accountsb. Supply and Utilization Accounts (National and International)c. Costs and Returns of Agricultural Commodities

Under the Agricultural Indicators System (AIS), the AASID updated the following statistical reports:

a. 13 AIS Modules (National)b. 4 AIS Modules (International)c. Commodity Fact Sheets

The division was involved in the conduct of this regular farm economics survey:

In 2011, the division has prepared the following statistical reports:

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SURVEY DESCRIPTION SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS

Agricultural Labor Survey

(ALS)

A semi-annual survey for palay and corn and annual

survey for coconut and sugarcane to generate dataon the daily wage rates of palay, corn, coconut and

sugarcane farm workers in the country.

January 4-18 and July 1-15

Performance of Philippine Agriculture Report Presents the performance of agriculture in terms of the sector's gross output. Contains five (5) data tables on Value of Production at Constant Prices; Value of Production at

Current Prices; Percentage Distribution of Value of Production; Volume of Production andWeighted Average Farmgate Prices of Agricultural Commodities.

Trends in Agricultural Wage Rates, 2011 Presents the wage rates statistics on agriculture, particularly, palay, corn, coconut and

sugarcane.


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Updated Production Costs and Returns for Selected Agricultural Commodities Part I: Palay and Corn Presents the updated estimates of production costs and returns of selected commodities at

the national and regional levels.

Costs and Returns of Palay Production Presents the survey findings on the costs and returns of palay production at the national and

regional levels of disaggregation. Covers the period January to December 2009.

Costs and Returns of Corn Production Presents the survey findings on the costs and returns of corn production at the national and

regional levels of disaggregation. Covers the period January to September 2009.

Updated Production Costs and Returns for Selected Agricultural Commodities Part II: OtherCommodities

Provides the updated estimates of production cost and returns for other selectedcommodities.

Covers 26 selected commodities excluding palay and corn. The commodities are classified into Fruits, Nuts, Root Crops, Bulbs, Vegetables, Legumes,

Supply and Utilization Accounts of Selected Agricultural Commodities, 2008-2010 Provides users with a framework for physical accounting of agricultural commodities. The commodity coverage is classified as Cereals, Rootcrops, Vegetables and Legumes, Nuts,

Fruits, Commercial Crops, Livestock and Poultry, Non-food Crops and Selected F ish andFishery Products.

Regional Agricultural Production Accounts, 2008-2010 Presents the performance of agriculture of the 16 regions. The performance of agriculture by major island grouping is also highlighted.

Costs and Returns of Palay and Corn Production (Inter-Provincial Comparisons) Presents the inter-provincial comparison of the costs and returns of palay and corn

production. The data contained in this report are presented according to farm type, irrigated and non-

irrigated for palay and yellow and white for corn.


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The division also maintains the Agricultural Indicators System and comes up with modules asfollows:

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Commodity Fact Sheets, 2010 Covers 50 commodities classified into food and non-food crops, livestock and poultry and

fisheries. Each commodity contains the following information: number of farms, production, hectarage,

yield, share in gross output in agriculture, prices, cost of production, exports, imports anddomestic utilization.

Agricultural Structure and Resources provides indicators on the distribution of resources on theagriculture sector such as land utilization, agricultural holdings and inventory of livestock and poultry.

Agricultural Credit deals on the credit needs of the agricultural sector and the financial institutionsproviding agricultural loans.

Output and Productivity deals on the productivity of the different sub-sectors of agriculture.

Prices and Marketing of Agricultural Commodities contains information on the movement in theprices of agricultural commodities such as producer and consumer price indices and the price gap atthe different stages of marketing.

Economic Growthintends to measure the economic growth and performance of the economy as wellas the regional economy.

Estimating Price and Income Elasticities of Demand for Selected Food Commodities in thePhilippines

Estimates price and income elasticities of demand for selected commodities in the Philippines.

Utilized the panel data extracted from the results of Survey of Food Demand for AgriculturalCommodities (SFD) conducted in 2008-2009.


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Population and Labor Force presents data on the countrys population by region and indicatorsrelating to the labor market with emphasis on employment and labor productivity in the agriculturesector.

Redistribution of Land provides information on the accomplishment of the Comprehensive AgrarianReform Program (CARP) relative to the hectarage of land redistributed and the number of farmer-beneficiaries.

Food Consumption and Nutrition contains indicators on supply and consumption of selectedagricultural commodities as well as its nutrient equivalent in terms of fats, calories and proteincontents.

Agriculture Exports and Imports provides indicators on the performance of agricultural sector withrespect to trade.

Gender-Based Indicators of Labor and Employment in Agriculturedeals with the indicators reflectingthe extent of participation of males and females in the labor sector particularly in the agriculturesector.

Poverty and Income Distribution provides information on poverty and subsistence threshold andincidence, income and poverty gap, severity of poverty as well as percentage distribution of familyincome and expenditure by income decile.

Food Sufficiency and Security provides information on the extent of the countrys sufficiency indomestic production and dependency on importation and extent of food security.

Inputsinclude wage indices as indicators of progress and welfare of farm workers.


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In addition, the following initiatives were started in 2011:1. Rebasing/revision of Performance of Philippine Agriculture Report 1998-2009 (revised to 2000)2. Improvement of Agricultural Labor Survey

-New report format

- Improved questionnaire3. Agricultural Indicators System module on Climate Change

CROPS STATISTICS DIVISION (CSD)

CSD is responsible for the compilation, organization, analysis, maintenance and timely release ofcrop statistics.

The division is heavily involved in the implementation of the following regular surveys:

In 2011, the following are the reports/publications prepared by the division:

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Updates on Palay and Corn Forecasts Presents the monthly monitoring of standing crops for palay and corn.

Major Vegetables and Rootcrops Quarterly Bulletin Preliminary estimates of the recent quarter and final estimates of the previous quarter. Covers mongo, peanut, cabbage, eggplant, tomato, garlic, onion, camote and cassava.

Major Non-Food and Industrial Crops Quarterly Bulletin Preliminary estimates of the recent quarter and final estimates of the previous quarter. Covers abaca, coconut, coffee, rubber, sugarcane and tobacco.


Palay and Corn Stocks Survey

(PCSS)

A monthly survey that generates the first day of the

month stock levels of rice and corn at the households.

Every first week of the

month

Crops Production Survey

(CrPS)

A quarterly survey that generates production, area

and yield of crops other than palay and corn.

Last week of February, May,

August and October

Palay and Corn Production

Survey (PCPS)

A quarterly survey that generates data on production,

area and yield of palay and corn.

Every first 10 days of April,

July, October and December

Monthly Palay and Corn

Situation Reporting (MPCSR)

A monthly follow-up survey to monitor crop situation

and update PCPS forecasts.

Every first five (5) days of

February, March, May, June,

August , September,

November
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In its aim to continuously effect improvements in the crops data system, the following activitieswere also started:

1. Revision of the Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) questionnaire in tandem with theTWG on Cereals Statistics.

2. Harmonization of Crops Covered Under the Farm Prices Survey and Crops ProductionSurvey. The activity was initially started for Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII and VIII.

3. Improvement in the format of the Rice and Corn Situation and Outlook Bulletin.4. Data Collection for Palay and Corn Stocks Survey I through the application of Mobile Data

Gathering System in all regions.5. Development of a computerized processing system for the PCSS I.6. Preparation of Handbook on Non-Food and Industrial Crops (Local, English Scientific Names

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Major Crops Statistics of the Philippines - Provincial, 2006-2010 Presents the 2006 to 2010 annual data on volume of production, area planted/harvested and

number of trees/hills of 21 major crops.

Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin Provides the preliminary estimates of the recent quarter and final estimates of the previous

quarter on production, area and number of bearing trees/hills. Covers banana, mango, pineapple and calamansi.

Rice and Corn Situation and Outlook Quarterly report on estimates of the previous quarter and forecasts of the succeeding two (2)

quarters on area harvested, production by ecosystem and seed type for rice and corn.

Crops Statistics of the Philippines, 2006 2010 Time series statistics of the 21 major crops highlighted in the quarterly Report on the

Performance in Agriculture. Contains data on production, hectarage, number of bearing trees, yield per hectare and yield

per bearing trees.

Monthly Rice and Corn Stocks Inventory

Monthly report on the rice and corn inventory held by households, commercial warehousesand NFA depositories as of the first day of the month.
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7. Disaggregation of onion production statistics for yellow granex and red creole.8. Compilation of reports on monitoring of organic farming in the provinces, by quarter.

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DIVISION (LPSD)

LPSD is responsible for the compilation, organization, analysis, maintenance and timely release oflivestock and poultry statistics.

The LPSD was involved in the implementation of the following regular surveys:

The following were the reports prepared in 2011:

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Backyard/Commercial

Livestock and Poultry Survey

(BLPS/CLPS)

Generates data on inventory of animals by farm type,

by age and by classification; chicken by type;

disposition of animals; and volume of egg produced.

First week of April, July,

October and December

Survey of Abattoirs andDressing Plants (SADP)

Covers major types of livestock and broilers forchicken. Data is obtained from accredited abattoirs

and dressing plants as well as LGU-supervised

slaughter facilities.

First week of April, July,October and December.

Dairy Production Survey

(DPS)

Covers 46 provinces where dairying activities exist.

Covers carabao, cattle and goat raised for dairy

purposes by cooperatives, commercial farms and

institutional farms, private and government-owned

institutions.

Fourth week of June and

December.

Chicken Industry Performance Report, January December 2010/January June 2011 Presents the industry situation in terms of inventory by type of chicken; volume of production;

supply and utilization accounts; and monthly average prices at farmgate, wholesale and retaillevels.

Duck Industry Performance Reports, January December 2010/January June 2011 Presents the industry situation in terms of inventory by farm type and and classification; by

top producing regions; volume of production; supply and disposition; supply and utilizationaccounts; and average monthly farmgate and retail prices.

Carabao and Goat Industry Performance Reports, January December 2010/January June 2011

Presents the industry situation in terms of inventory by farm type and ageclassification; volume of production; supply and disposition; supply andutilization accounts; and monthly average farmgate prices.


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The division wrapped up the activities on the Livestock Population Survey (LPS). The Volume 1 of thereport presents the national data with regional and provincial levels ofdisaggregation. Six (6) publications were produced, namely:

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Dairy Industry Performance Report, January December 2010/January June 2011 Presents the industry situation in terms of total inventory of dairy animals by classification;

milk production by animal type and by source; disposition of milk production, total supply andutilization of dairy products; and volume and value of dairy imports and exports.

Swine and Cattle Industry Performance Reports, January December 2010/January June 2011

Presents the industry situation in terms of inventory by farm type, ageclassification, and by top producing regions; volume of production; supplyand disposition; supply and utilization accounts; and average monthlyfarmgate, retail and wholesale prices.

Broiler and Swine Situation and Outlook Bulletin Presents quarterly forecasts of production of marketable broiler/hog, and

supply and demand for pork/broiler meat.

Survey on Liveweight Factor for Livestock and Poultry

Contains statistical tables on average liveweight of livestock and poultry disposed forslaughter by animal type, farm type, by province and by region.

Broiler and Swine Statistical Handbook, 2011

Presents a compilation of data series on broiler and swine from the data holdings of BAS, BAIand NMIS.

A Situation Report on the Gamefowl Industry in the Philippines Attempts to situate the gamefowl industry in the Philippines by presenting the gamefowl

population, highest producing regions/provinces and the list of farms in the country.

Vol. 1 for All Animals


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It started the conduct of consultative meeting with NMIS re-Collection of Slaughter and FrozenMeat data in collaboration with LGUs and DA RFUs.

The division has also made incessant efforts to improve the livestock and poultry data reviewprocesses through enhancements in their compilation system down to the provincial level.

FISHERIES STATISTICS DIVISION (FSD)

The FSD is mainly responsible for the compilation, organization, analysis, maintenance and timelyrelease of fisheries statistics.

The division was heavily involved in the following surveys:

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Vol. 1.1 for Carabao Vol. 1.2 for Cattle Vol. 1.3 for Goat

Vol. 1.4 for Swine Vol. 1.5 for Other Animals


Quarterly Commercial

Fisheries Survey

Covers fishing operations that make use of boats of

more than three (3) gross tons. The survey

generates data on volume and value of production

by species by province, by region.

March 5-19, June 13-17,

September 12-16 and

December 14-18

Quarterly Municipal Fisheries

Survey

Covers fishing operations carried out without the

use of boat or the use of boat of three (3) gross tons

or less.

March 5-19, June 13-17,

September 12-16 and

December 14-18

Quarterly Inland Municipal

Fisheries Survey

Covers inland fishing households; generates data on

volume and value of all species.

March 5-19, June 13-17,

September 12-16 and

December 14-18

Quarterly Aquaculture Survey Covers operations involving all forms of raising andculturing of fish and other fishery species in marine,

brackish and freshwater under controlled conditions.

The survey generates data on quarterly volume and

value of aquaculture production by province.

March 4-18, June 13-17,September 12-16 and

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In coordination with the AASID, the division has also completed the report on the Costs andReturns Survey on Tilapia Production.

It has started to work with the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) torespond to the establishment of data on ornamental fish production.

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Fisheries Statistics of the Philippines, 2008-201 Contains a three-year data series on volume and value of fish productions, imports and

exports of fisheries products and producers prices by species. The data on fish production are presented by sub-sector: commercial, municipal and

aquaculture at the provincial, regional and national levels. The foreign trade data include thecountries of origin and destination.

Fisheries Situationer (by quarter) This is a quarterly report on fishery production of the three sub-sectors namely: commercial,

municipal and aquaculture by region. Producers and landed prices of some fish species are also included in the report.

Catch and Fishing Effort in Municipal Fisheries in Selected Provinces in the Philippines,April June 2009

The report highlights information on the monthly volume of fish catch by fishing ground, byfishing gear and by species at the provincial level import/export.

Inventory of Municipal Fish Landing Centers in the Philippines, 2010 The report provides information on the distribution of landing centers in 67 coastal provinces

in the Philippines.

Commodity Situation Reports for Tiger Prawn, Seaweeds and

Carp The report highlights the commoditys production

performance, top producing provinces, harvest, yield,price and import/export.

Costs and Returns of Tilapia Production This report presents data on production costs and returns of tilapia by type of aqua

farm (i.e. fishponds, fish pens and fish cages).


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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING STATISTICS ANALYSIS DIVISION (AMSAD)

AMSAD is responsible for the development, maintenance, and improvement of agriculture and

fisheries marketing information system. The division takes the lead in the execution of theagricultural marketing information and advisory services function of the Bureau.

In 2011, AMSAD continued to take charge the various phases of regular surveys and other statisticalactivities related to marketing.

The following are the reports prepared by AMSAD in 2011:

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Farm Prices Survey Generates data on prices received by producers at

the first point of sale, regardless of whether

products are sold at the farm or elsewhere.

Last 10 days of every month.

Wholesale Price Survey Generates wholesale buying prices and wholesale

selling prices.

Site-specific with varying

frequency.

Retail Price Survey Generates data on prices at which retailers sell theirgoods or commodities to consumers in the market

place.

Site-specific with varyingfrequency.

Weekly Cereals and Fertilizer

Price Monitoring

Generates data on weekly prices on palay and corn at

all market level; covers prices of four fertilizer

grades Urea, Ammosul, Ammophus and Complete.

Site-specific with varying

frequency.

Wholesale Price Survey of

Livestock

Generates data on wholesale prices of carabao,

cattle, goat, and hog by purpose (slaughter, work,

fattening and breeding) from livestock auction

markets.

Once a week during 2nd and

4th weeks of the month.

Compilation of Agricultural

Foreign Trade Statistics

Contains secondary data on the exports and imports

of agricultural commodities from the NationalStatistics Office (NSO).

Monthly

Compilation of International

Prices and Price Indicators

Compiles international prices for selected tradable

commodities from the World Bank and Bangko

Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The specific price

indicator compiled is the inflation rate for

agriculture coming from the CPI report of the NSO

and BSP.

Monthly

Price Situationer of Selected Agricultural Commodities Presents the weekly and monthly prevailing retail prices of 33 agricultural commodities across

17 trading centers throughout the country.


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Updates on Fertilizer Prices Provides the monthly prevailing dealers prices of four (4) fertilizer grades: Urea (45-0-0),

Complete (14-14-14), Ammosul (21-0-0) and Ammophos (16-20-0).

Updates on Palay, Rice and Corn Prices Provides weekly/ monthly price updates on farmgate, wholesale and retail prices of palay, rice

and corn.

Producer Price Index for Agriculture (2006=100), 2007-2010 Contains the national and regional price indices based on the prices received by the

producerss for the sale of their agricultural products.

Prices of Selected Agricultural Commodities, 2001-2010 Features how prices behaved at farmgate, wholesale and retail levels at the national level for

2001-2010. It covers annual growth rates, prices spreads and seasonal price indices of selected

agricultural commodities.

Agricultural Foreign Trade Development, 2010 Highlights the performance of the countrys agricultural foreign trade for the last three years. This also includes information on world prices for selected tradable commodities.

Updates on Agriculture Trade Performance Quarterly update of the agricultural trade performance of the country.

Marketing Costs Structure Yellow/White Corn, May 2011 Contains information on marketing practices and costs incurred by

participants involved in marketing of yellow/white corn; flow ofyellow/white corn from the farmers to the consumers.


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Another activity that is being handled by the division is the conduct of the Production and

Marketing Analysis Service (PMAS). The PMAS serves as the BAS mechanism for providing technicalassistance to the end users, especially, the farmers and fisherfolk in accessing and analyzingproduct and market information and technology. Currently, the PMAS is maintained in 12 sites,namely: Nueva Vizcaya, Iloilo, Cebu, Benguet, Leyte, Misamis Oriental, Palawan, Ifugao, Capiz,Bukidnon, Negros Oriental and Mt. Province. For every PMAS site, the Bureau takes the lead in theholding of consultative-training session where the farmers are guided in the use of agriculturalstatistics in their decision-making. The session makes use of the booklet called PMAS StatGuide forFarmers and comes in a form like this:

AMSAD has continuously spearheaded the conduct of activities related to the AgriculturalMarketing Information System (AGMARIS), to implement a comprehensive and responsivemarketing information system for unprocessed agricultural commodities which are traded in majorlocal/provincial market centers as well as in strategic terminal markets throughout the country. In2011, the following AGMARIS-related activities were conducted:

1. Market assessment and AGMARIS training in Regions VI, VII and IX.2. Review and standardization of commodity library for AGMARIS.3. Reconnaissance and Marketing Information Needs Assessment (MINA) in Quezon.

In preparation for the establishment of Farm Prices Survey for Commercial Livestock and PoultryFarms, the division conducted a series of briefing for all regions and prepared memo to formalizethe implementation.

The division also conducted a nationwide inventory of markets.

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Marketing Costs Structure - Seaweeds Contains information on marketing practices and costs and margins in marketing seaweeds. It

presents the flows in marketing seaweeds from the farm operator to other marketingparticipants.

Cost of Production and Prices Received by Farmers for Palay and Corn This puts together data on cost of production from the Costs and Returns Survey and farm

prices for palay and corn from the Farm Prices Survey covering 2009-2010.

PMAS StatGuide for Farmers This booklet contains information on production, prices and marketing-related information.


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AMSAD staffs were also involved in the data review and monitoring of the implementation ofMobile Data Gathering System for prices. Before yearend, MDGS expanded market coverage toinclude Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Davao City.

STATISTICAL METHODS AND RESEARCH DIVISION (SMRD)

SMRD is responsible for statistical research and development and implementation of statisticalmethods to support the needs of the technical divisions by developing and improving surveydesigns and instruments, maintaining up-to-date sampling frames, planning and programming allsurvey operations, and developing and maintaining statistical standards and classification systems.

In 2011, survey methodologies including instruments were developed for the following:1. Vegetable Production Survey in Metro Manila2. Characterizing Small Farmers of the Philippines3. Costs and Returns Survey of Tilapia Production4. Listing of Onion Growers in Nueva Ecija5. Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey for Region XII6. Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey for Caraga7. Area Based Yield Identification Project8. Survey of Food Demand for Agricultural Commodities9. Survey of Capital Formation in Agricultural Households for Region I10. Palay and Corn Stocks Survey Assessment (questionnaire for the stocking pattern)11. Fusarium Wilt Survey12. Impact Study of the Rapid Seed Subsidy Financing Project (RaSSFiP)

The division continued to improve the sampling frames used in various surveys through theconduct of the following activities:

1. Prepared guidelines for the listing of agricultural households for the Palay Production Surveyframe updating.

2. Prepared province-specific collection forms for Agricultural Labor Survey re-presence of hiredagricultural workers in Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) sample households andprepared guidelines and collection from re-gathering of information on the presence of hiredagricultural workers.

3. Prepared list of sample farms by province and animal type for the generation of farm pricesfrom commercial livestock and poultry farms.

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Developed new sampling frames for four (4) commercial farm types: Carabao, cattle, hog andgoat based on Livestock Population Survey (16 regions, by province/region).5. Developed new sampling frame for Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey (Carabao, cattle,

hog, goat, broiler, and layer) based on LPS result.6. Revised the Palay and Corn Production Survey questionnaire (modified farm household

format) and Manual of Operations for Oct 2011 and Jan 2012 rounds.7. Developed guidelines in conducting the assessment of the Corn Production Survey estimates.

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In tandem with the different operating units at the Central Office, it served as the focal division inthe establishment of the BAS Geographic Information System Laboratory. In 2011 the followingwere accomplished:

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Installation of ArcGIS/Quantum GIS software in the GIS Lab computers.2. Conduct of four (4) sessions of training/orientation on Basic Quantum GIS application to BASstaff using ArcGIS and Quantum GIS softwares. The participants were also guided on thepreparation of thematic maps of selected commodities.

3. Provision of assistance in the requirements of the seven (7) BAS scholars taking up AppliedGeodesy and Photogrammetry.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (ICTD)

The ICTD is responsible for the planning, implementation and maintenance of ICT-based services;

and for packaging, publication and release of statistical reports and other related information on

the agriculture and fisheries sector. It also assumes the tasks of facilitating access to all available

BAS information.

Information systems for statistical activities that were developed in 2011 were the following:

1. Listing of Onion Growers2. Crops Production Survey3. Enhanced Information System for Palay4. Mobile Data Gathering System for Palay and Corn Stocks Survey I5. Vegetable Production Survey in Metro Manila6. Quarterly Commercial Broiler Production System7. Quarterly Commercial Swine Production System8. Survey of Capital Formation in Agricultural Households for Region I9. Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey for Region XII

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On top of this task of developing information systems, the division was also involved in the training

of the Operations Center staff of these new systems specifically:

Mobile Data Gathering System in five (5) batches in Central Office, Pampanga, Quezon,Davao City, Zamboanga City and Tacloban City

Use of Data Processing System for Crops Production Survey in two (2) batches in theCentral Office

Data Processing for the 2011 Survey of Capital Formation in Agricultural Households inRegion I

Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey for Region XIIThe division has continued to maintain internet services in the Bureau and respond to the ICTconcerns in the Operations Centers. It guided the Bureau in the acquisition of new routers,expansion of internet access and maintenance of the Fortiguard and SonicWALL antivirus securitysystems both in the CO and OCs.

Meanwhile, the section in charge of the information dissemination has remained steadfast in

reaching out to BAS clients through the Public Assistance Counter, Web Inquiry Form, Library

Services, Fax, Mobile Phone, Phone Queries and through Mail.

Through the IDSS of ICTD, the BAS continued to upgrade its website and its sub-websites like the

CountrySTAT Philippines, BASIS and BEANS. The following are the sub-websites maintained by the

Bureau:

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CountrySTAT Philippines

A web-based system that integrates national food and

agricultural statistical information to ensureharmonization of national data and metadata collectionsfor analysis and policy making.

BAS Electronic Archiving and Network Services

This system serves as a portal for researchers to browse,search, apply for access and download relevant census or

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BAS Intranet System (BASIS)

The intranet system of the BAS.

BAS Online Public Access Catalogue

It is an online catalogue of information materials onvarious fields held at the Bureau of Agricultural StatisticsLibrary.

ASEAN Food Security Information System

A web-based facility for storing and access of nationalagricultural data files from the country source.

Regional Data Exchange System

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Also, this section has spearheaded in the updating and completion of the following:

STATISTICAL OPERATIONS COORDINATION DIVISION (SOCD)

The SOCD is responsible for the effective and efficient administration, coordination andoperationalization of the different activities in the Operations Centers.

Specifically, it has contributed to the timely submission of the following surveys:1. Palay and Corn Survey2. Other Crops Survey3. Livestock and Poultry Survey4.

Fisheries Survey5. Prices Survey

6. Socio-Economics Survey7. Organic Farming Monitoring

The SOCD facilitated the preparation and submission of the following:1. Frame maintenance forms2. ICT concerns in the Operations Centers3. Monthly Agricultural Situation Reports4. Reports on Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey5. ROC/POC Profiles

In 2011, the SOCD staff directly participated in the following:1. Market assessment in Region IX2. Costs and Returns Survey of Tilapia Production3. Spot-checking and back checking for: Agricultural Labor Survey, Palay and Corn Production

Survey, Palay and Corn Stocks Survey I, Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Reporting andAquaculture Production Survey

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Selected Statistics on Agriculture, 2010 This is a handy publication that contains a comprehensive set of selected agricultural

statistics on crops, livestock, poultry and fishery; including foreign trade, and othermacroeconomic indicators related to agriculture sector.

BAS Citizens Charter Presents the different frontline services that the Bureau offers to the public as indicated in

a simplified step-by-step procedure on how to avail its product and services.


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4. BAS-GOJ-NAFC Project: Production and Marketing Analysis Service; Farm Record-Keeping,Processing, Analysis and Utilization of Data; Characterizing Small Farmers of the Philippines;and Monitoring and Evaluation

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Vegetable Production Survey in Metro Manila6. Mobile Data Gathering System for Palay and Corn Stocks Survey I7. Marketing Information Needs Assessment in Quezon8. Survey of Capital Formation in Agricultural Households in Region I9. Study on Corn Conversion Ratio from Corn Ear to Grain10. Listing of Onion Growers in Nueva Ecija11. Pre-test of new Palay and Corn Production Survey questionnaire12. Improvement of methodology for generation of farm prices from Commercial Livestock and

Poultry Survey

The divisions Administrative Support and Coordination Section accomplished its tasks of providing

assistance in the effective implementation of not only the survey operations but also the policiesthat govern them. Some of these concerns were on the right-sizing of personnel in the OperationsCenters, conduct of the data reviews and reporting on damage assessment in times when there arecalamities.

The Technical Operations Coordination Section, on the other hand, took the lead in the preparationof the Agricultural Profile, a compilation of agriculture-related information about the province, wascompleted for: Aurora, Bohol, Albay, Surigao del Norte, Palawan, Bulacan, Ifugao and Biliran.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE DIVISION (AFD)

The AFD is responsible for the provision of general administration and financial managementservices to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of BAS products and services. It is made up offive (5) sections that are in charge of records management, budget and cashiering, personnelmanagement and development, accounting and general services. In 2011, the following were thenotable accomplishments of the AFD sections:

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Records ManagementManaged/accomplished the following:

Mainstreamed the following policies on records management:

General Services

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62,153 incoming documents from Central Office and Operations Centers- Financial claims, technical reports and other documents

703 incoming documents from DA and other agencies- Directives from outside the BAS

9,041 documents released- Issuances released by BAS

3 records disposition schedule- Well-arranged plan of activities for the retention, preservation

and destruction of records in an agency 1,100 messengerial and liaison services

- Delivery services and coordination to various government offices 10,413 mails and parcels released

- Mails and parcels via Phil. Postal Corporation, JRS and other couriers 2,670 index of issuances computerized

- Systematic listing of incoming and outgoing issuances and documents from BAS andother government agencies including legal documents

Centralized filing and retrieval system Use of standard routing slip Centralized recording and control of documents Processing and safekeeping of Memorandum of Agreement

Assessed 157 furniture and fixture at the Central Office Managed eight (8) cases of disposal of unserviceable equipment Processed 29 letter request and endorsement for final dropping from the Book of

Accounts Updated 437 Acknowledgement Receipt of Equipment and 200 Inventory Custodian Slip

for the inventory listing of Bureaus equipment Assessed physical inventory of Bureaus equipment in 15 ROCs,

74 POCs and eight (8) Central Office divisions Managed the provision of transportservices 856 trips Maintained seven (7) RP vehicles Prepared 184 daily reports on security Printed administrative/technical forms 1,753 reams


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Budget and CashieringCompleted the following:

Accounting

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21 forms for budget proposal 26 budget forms for FY 2012 budget deliberation 12 forms for Financial Plan/Cash Program for National Programs 2 reports of Cash Program 10,098 Disbursement Vouchers/Travelling Expense Vouchers/

Travelling Expense Payrolls and payroll for financial obligations 11,867 obligation requests for Registry Allotment Obligations 12 reports for Statement of Allotment Obligation and Balances 4 reports for Consolidated Financial Report of Operations 4 reports for Statement of Cumulative Allotments 4 reports for Detailed Statement of Cumulative Expenditure 4 reports for Statement of Allotment Obligation and Balances by Major Final Output

48 reports on Status of Funds Facilitated the payment of salaries and other benefits of staff Prepared checks for mandatory and MOOE claims of staff

Processed disbursement voucher, Purchase Order, Job Order, Liquidation Voucher andpayrolls 12,970

Allocated NCA per object and Purpose, Project and Allotment 10,259 Remitted deductions from salaries/allowances 270 Prepared Journal Entry Vouchers for report of collections and deposits, receipts of

Notice of Cash Allotment, adjustments, reversions, cancellations, issuance of supplies,book-up and dropping of Property Plan and Equipment, etc. 704

Took up and summarized transactions of monthly payroll 1,982 Summarized Journal Entry Vouchers for checks issued for General Fund 101 and various

trust funds 831 Prepared summary of monthly consumption of supplies 10 Maintained Book of Accounts 2 Prepared report on accumulated depreciation 62 Prepared financial reports such as trial balance, income statement, balance sheet,

budget preparation reports, cash flow statements, notes to financial statements andothers 90

Prepared weekly statement of NCA/Notice of Transfer Allocation received and disbursedfor General Fund 101 48

Prepared report of disbursement 12 Prepared statement of cash disbursing officers

and 136 due from the officers and employees 42 Prepared bank reconciliation 49 Verified of unserviceable equipment for dropping - 418


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Personnel Management and Development

The Career Development Program for BAS Staff

The PMDS has researched on the process and fielded Career Path Survey and Career DevelopmentPlan questionnaire for the CO and OC staff.

INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE (IAS)

The IAS is responsible for the provision of internal audit services aimed at enhancing and

strengthening financial and operational control systems within the BAS.

In 2011, the IAS conducted the audit/assessment of the following:

1. BAS contracted services (quarterly):- Janitorial Services- Drinking water/dispenser- Security Services- Messengerial and Freight Services

2. Conduct of Assessment of Disbursement of CDC Wages for the 2010 Livestock PopulationSurvey in selected Luzon provinces

3. Conduct of Assessment of the Extent of BAS Vehicles are safeguarded from Risks andDeterioration (for the ROCs)

In tracking the compliance with the audit recommendations in the previous period, the division

performed follow-through on audit findings for technical and administrative concerns and

updates are submitted to the management.

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Facilitated the filling-up of positions 68 Screened and accommodated On-the-Job-Trainees 56 Updated leave cards of CO and OC staff 6,973 Organized leave cards of retirees 50 Updated the following personnel documents: Service Records 1,388 Notice of Salary Increment 251 Loyalty Payroll 24 Notice of Salary Adjustment 1,497 Managed and submission of Statement of Asset, Liabilities and Net Worth,

New Performance Evaluation System and Personal Data Sheet 725 each Liaisoned 534 concerns with PAGIBIG and GSIS


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The monitoring report on the performance of the CO, ROC and POCs remained to be an in-demanddocument from this division. The following M & E reports were finished in 2011:

1. Monitoring & Evaluation of ROC and POC Performance for 4thQ 2010, 1st, 2nd, and 3rdQ of 20112.

Prepared report on the Monitoring & Evaluation of the Central Office Performance for 4thQ2010, 1st, 2nd and 3rdQ of 2011

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT STAFF (PMS)

The Planning and Management Staff (PMS) provides support in the overall planning, monitoringand evaluation of the Bureaus activities. The unit is lodged under the Office of the Director and theAssistant Director.

In 2011, the PMS accomplished the following:

1. Served as Secretariat in the 50 weekly management staff meetings.2. Prepared inputs for the FY 2012 budget proposal documents.3. Assisted in the crafting of the targets and accomplishments for the BAS regular and special

activities.4. Served as Secretariat in seven (7) dialogues of the Assistant Director with the Regional

Operations Centers/Provincial Operations Centers in 2011.5. Prepared monitoring reports of the BAS special activities such as: BAS-GOJ-NAFC Project,

Capital Formation Survey and Survey on Food Demand.6. Coordinated and organized the following medium-term plans: BAS AFMP 2011-2017 and PIP

2011-2016.7. Prepared the 2011 Operational Plan and the 2010 Annual Report

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The Annual Report contains the Bureaus major undertakings/accomplishmentsduring the reference year.

The Operational Plan is a consolidation of all the planned activities of the differentoperating units of the BAS.


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BAS Internal Committees

In the previous year, the BAS has maintained 10 Technical Working Groups, 10 Project Management

Committee, 15 Committees, five (5) Task Forces, and eight (8) other Groups. They were as follows:

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Technical Working Groups

1. Cereals Statistics2. Other Crops Statistics3. Seasonal Adjustment of Time Series Data4. Livestock and Poultry Statistics5. Fisheries Statistics6. Agricultural Marketing Statistics7. Agricultural Accounts and Indicators8. Information and Communications Technology

- Information Dissemination and Data Archiving- Systems Development- ICT Policies and Strategic Planning

9. BAS Geographic Information System10. Maintenance of Data Documentation Initiatives (DDI) of BAS Surveys

Project Management Committees and Implementing Teams for Special Projects

1. BAPS in support of GMA Rice Program in Region I2. BAPS 5, Camarines Sur3. Project MDGS4. Development of Chained Indices5. LPI-EWS6. Study on Marketing Cost Structure and Utilization of Seaweeds7. Enhancing Farmers Capacity to Access, Analyze and Utilize Statistical Information 8. Costs and Returns Survey for Tilapia9. National Rice Milling Recovery Rate (MRR)10. Generation of Fisheries Statistics and Project Implementation/Report Preparation

(Jan-Dec 2011)

Committees

1. Steering Committee for BAS Special Events2. Human Resource Development Committee3. Scientific Career Evaluation System4. Committee on Decorum and Investigation5. Grievance Committee6. PRAISE Committee7. Mens Uniform8. Ladies Uniform

9. Bids and Awards Committee

10. C.O Inspection11. Inventory Committee12. Records Management and

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BAS Staff External Involvement

Likewise, the BAS has actively participated in various external groups which include the following:A. Department of Agriculture

1. Inter Agency Committee on Rice and White Corn2. Technical Working Group on Procurement of Consulting Firm re-Conduct of Baseline Survey

(MDRDP2)3. Technical Working Group on Consumer Protection Law4. Technical Working Group on Commodity Development5. Technical Working Group on Climate Change6. Technical Working Group on Quarterly Coconut Production Survey7. DA Change Management Team8. Technical Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Marketing Information System9. Technical Committee on Farmers Database10. NAFC Technical Working Committee on Information, Extension and Communication11. Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Network12. National Gawad Saka13. Gawad Saka for Barangay Food Terminal14. Gawad Saka for Outstanding Provincial/Municipal Agriculture and Fisheries Council15. Steering Committee on Livestock and Poultry Information Early Warning System16. Task Force on Price and Volume Watch for Livestock and Poultry17. Task Force on WTO Agreement on Agriculture18. NAFC Task Force on Commercial CropsCereals

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Task Forces

1. Development of Master Sample for Household Based Surveys2. Strengthening BAS Capability for Enterprise Based Surveys3. Integrated Agricultural Survey4. Updating of BAS Citizens Charter5. Preparation of Selected Statistics 2011

Other Groups

1. Project Team to Implement the Vegetable Production Survey in Metro Manila2. Change Management Team3. Emergency Response Team4. Personnel Selection Board5. GAD Focal Point6. CountrySTAT Core Group7. National Command Center8. Data Managers Group


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19. NAFC Committee on Poultry, Livestock and Feed Crops20. NAFC Committee on Cereals21. NAFC Committee on International Trade22.

NAFC Sub-Committee on Food Crops23. NAFC Sub-Committee on Fruits and Vegetables

24. NAFC Sub-Committee on Root Crops Industry Development25. NAFC National Mango Action Team26. NAFC TWG on Cassava27. NAFC Coffee Industry Development Sub-Committee28. NAFC Rubber Industry Development Sub-Committee29. NAFC Cacao Industry Development Sub-Committee30.NAFC Small Group Meeting on Garlic31. BPI Task Force on Allium (Onion)32. NIN Advisory Committee33. Green Philippine Program34. Food Safety Regulatory System35. Special Treatment for Rice36. National Steering Committee and Sub-Committee on World Food Day37. GIS Steering Committee38.DA Data Warehouse Project Team39. DA Information Officers40.DA Agri Pinoy Achievers Award National Evaluation Team41. Rapid Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation of DA Programs42. Inventory of Investment43. Commercial Crops Development Committee44.Onion Action Team45. Baseline Study of the Rapid Food Production Enhancement Program

B. Philippine Statistical System1. Inter-Agency Committee on Agriculture and Fishery Statistics2. Inter-Agency Committee on Gender Statistics3. Inter-Agency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics4. Inter-Agency Committee on Statistical Information Management and Dissemination5. Technical Committee on Statistical Standards and Classification6. Technical Committee on Poverty Statistics7. Technical Committee on Price Statistics8. Technical Committee on Survey Designs9. Technical Committee on Philippine Statistical Quiz10. Technical Committee on Chained Type Index11. Steering Committee on the Development of an Alternative Sampling Design and Survey

Strategies for CAF 201212. Steering Committee on Philippine Statistical Development Program13. Technical Working Group on Producers Price Index

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14. Technical Working Group on Philippine Standard Industrial Classification15. Technical Working Group on Productivity Statistics16. Technical Working Group on Consumer Price Index and Related Indices17.

Technical Working Group on Retail Price Index and Related Indices18. Technical Working Group on Seasonal Adjustment of Time Series Data

19. Technical Working Group on Philippine Classification of Individual Consumption According toPurpose

20. Technical Working Group on Crops Statistics21. Technical Working Group on Livestock and Poultry Statistics22. Technical Working Group on Fisheries Statistics23. Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC) Governing Board24. Special Working Group in the Estimation of Food Threshold25. DENR TWG on Land/Soil Resource Statistics26. DENR IAC on Environmental and Natural Resources Statistics

C. International Group1. Steering Group for Agricultural Statistics in Asia and the Pacific2. Philippine KOICA Fellows Association3. International Rubber Study Group4. Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries5. ASEAN Food Security Information System (Focal Point)

D. Other Groups1. DTI National Price Coordinating Council2. DENR manila Bay Coordinating Council Technical Working Group3. PCARDD TWG on Organic Fertilizer4. Climate Change Commission Green House Gas Inventory Management System

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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTERS (ROCS)

The ROCs shall serve as the agricultural resource information center in the regions. In 2011, the

following were their regional acocmplishments:

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Region I

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The ROC continued to besteadfast in responding to thedata needs of the clients in theregion. In 2011, it has served atotal of 417 clients servedthrough walk-in, telephone,mobile phone, e-mail, formalletter and faxed.

In August 3, 2011, the AssistantDirector visited the Abra POC. Itis one of her rare POC visit tointeract with the POC staff andrespond to their operationsconcerns.

Last July 26, 2011, ROC I was with prideto be the recipient of the SpecialRecognition for Sources of Information

in the Preparation of the Report onRegional Economic Developments in

the Philippines. The award was given

by the BSP in the region.

Proof of this regions effort to be

innovative in providing information on

agri and fisheries, it has prepared tworegional reports, namely: Ilocos

Region Fisheries Situationer and IlocosRegion Rice and Corn Situation andOutlook.

The region was also the pilot region for the conduct of the Survey of Capital Formation of AgriculturalHouseholds.

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Region II

Region III

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As part of enhancing its

linkages with counterparts inthe region, the ROC hascompleted the report on BAPSwhich contains regional,provincial, municipal andbarangay level of datadisaggregation.

In December 2011, it hassuccessfully forged a MOAwith the ProvincialGovernment of Batanes for

the establishment of a BASOperations Center in theprovince.

ROC III received a specialaward from the BSP dubbedas Special Recognition for

Sources of Information in thePreparation of the Report onRegional EconomicDevelopments in thePhilippines.

Through the years, the ROChas been actively involved inthe implementation of theLivestock and PoultryInformation Early WarningSystem.


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Region IV-A

Region IV-B

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ROC IV-B hascontinuously exertedeffort to improve itsdata system. It has

organized theWorkshop on Livestockand Poultry DataValidation and RegionalOrganization. Noneother than the Asst.Director graced theevent for what ensuedwas her dialogue withthe staff inMarinduque.

It has also served atotal of 535 clients inthe region.

In compliance with theProclamation No. 125proclaiming 2011 as theNational Year of the Forests,RASO Perido took theleadership in the conduct of atree planting activity in Bauan,Batangas last September 7,2011.

The ROC participated in theconduct of the MarketingInformation Needs

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Region V

Region VI

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In 2011, the Camarines SurPOC continued its workfor the completion ofBarangay AgriculturalProfiling Survey.

ROC Bicol was thefourth among the ROCswith the most numberclients served at 837.

of the Production and Marketing Analysis Service Capiz and Iloilo. Capiz, likewise, is one (1) of the three(3) provinces where the Farm Record-Keeping, Processing, Analysis and Utilization (FRKP) of Data of theBAS-GOJ-NAFC Project is currently implemented.

ROC VI was one of the

expansion areas in the

implementation of theLivestock and Poultry

Information EarlyWarning System.

Because of this

initiative, the personnel

underwent training on

Basic Statistics,Technical Report

Writing and Advanced

Excel.

Two provinces in the

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Region VII

Region VIII

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The Production and Marketing Analysis Service of the BAS was actively conducted in this region specifically inCebu.

Bohol and Siquijor POCs were involved the conduct of Level Training on Damage Assessment and ReportingSystem (DARS). In attendance were the Municipal Planning Development Officers and the Rice AgriculturalTechnicians.

The Survey of Irrigated Palay Farms (SIPF) was conducted on September 17 to October 20, 2011 for palay

farms in areas covered by BAO National Irrigation System (NIS), Mainit Pongso NIS, and Hindang HilongosNIS. The result of the survey would be used by EFOS (Enhancement of Food Security in the Visayas Project) of

the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zussammenarbeit) in its Area Based Yield Index Insurance

(ARBY) Project.

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Region IX

Region X

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Another regional feat was achievedwhen ROC IX received the SpecialRecognition for Sources ofInformation in the Preparation ofthe Report on Regional EconomicDevelopments in the Philippines.This was awarded by the BSP lastSeptember 15, 2011 at BSPZamboanga City.

ROC IX was the third among theregions with the highest number ofclients served in 2011 at 869.

The ROC through its BukidnonPOC was involved in theimplementation of the FarmRecord-Keeping, Processing,

Analysis and Utilization of Dataand PMAS of the BAS-GOJ-NAFCProject.

In 2011, the ROC conductedactivities that strengthened theregional data like the listing ofrubber operators in Bukidnon,re-listing of aqua-farm operatorsin Lanao del Norte, inventory ofcoco stallholders and peddlers inLanao del Norte and provincial

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Region XI

Region XII

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ROC XII conducted theBarangay Agricultural ProfilingSurvey. The special activity wasformalized in June 2011 and thedata collection commenced inNovember 2011.

It has conducted the specialsurvey on ACES Baseline Surveyof Palay and Corn Farmers inselected provinces in thePhilippines. North Cotabato for

palay survey and SouthCotabato for the corn survey.

The ROC has maintained theimplementation of Production

ROC XI received SpecialRecognition for Sources ofInformation in the Preparationof the Report on RegionalEconomic Developments inthe Philippines (Region XI).The awarding was held lastAugust 2, 2011 at BSP DavaoRegional Office.

ROC XI was also heavilyinvolved in the

implementation of theLivestock and PoultryInformation Early WarningSystem Project. Through thisinitiative, the staff tookadvantage of the Training on

Statistical Modeling and Target Setting Using the Time-Series Data/Life Cycle Modeling and Supply ChainAnalysis and Training on Basic Statistics.


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Caraga

ARMM

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The ROC, through its active

linkage with its counterparts,was awarded with funds toconduct the BarangayAgricultural Profiling Survey inthe entire region.

The ROC gave special focus inthe strengthening of its dataprocessing activities and itsdata review processes.

ROC Caraga was involved in the

pilot study of DA in the listing oforganic farmers.

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THE BASSPECIAL PROJECTS IN 2011

The BAS rolled out a number of special activities in 2011. These initiatives complemented and

enhanced the information support services that the BAS is mandated to provide to respond toclients and stakeholders of the agriculture and fisheries data.

The following were the special projects implemented in 2011:1. Determination of Rice Milling Recovery Rate

The major objective of this research is to establish the average national milling recovery rate.It is intended to update the conversion ratio that is used in the Supply and UtilizationAccounts for rice.

In May 2011, the second round of the survey was conducted. By July, its report was beingcrafted and this was worked out with the Statistical Methods and Research Division andCrops Statistics Division.

2. Area Based Yield Identification ProjectThis project which was funded under the Philippine-German Technical Cooperation wasimplemented in Region VIII. It aimed to develop Public-Private Partnerships for risk financingin agriculture in the Philippines. In this undertaking, the BAS was responsible for the datacollection in eight (8) National Irrigation Systems in Leyte. The BAS also prepared thequestionnaire and the data processing system.

The BAS was likewise tapped in the conduct of the post assessment of the survey.

3. BAS-GOJ-NAFC ProjectCollectively known as Enhancing Farmers Capacity to Access, Analyze and Utilize StatisticalInformation, the three-year project is divided into four (4) components. The overallobjective of the project is to improve farmers productivity, efficiency and income throughthe institutionalization of improved and sustainable capacities on operational and financialfarm management and planning.

a. Production and Marketing Analysis ServiceThe PMAS serves as an empowerment tool for farmers and farmers organization.Through the provision of statistical information, farmers are guided in making decisionsregarding production and marketing of their products. The project aims to enhance theexisting PMAS and expand the same to new sites.

Currently maintained in 12 sites, the project staff were able to accomplish 12 trainingsessions in all of the sites and distributed 24 PMAS StatGuide for Farmers to the

participants.

b. Farm-Based Data System: Farm Record-Keeping, Processing, Analysis and Utilization ofDataThis component aims to enhance the capacity of the farmers and farmersorganizations/cooperatives to generate, analyze and utilize farm-level data in makingdecisions regarding their production, marketing and other farm enterprise-relatedconcerns and activities.

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The project was implemented in three (3) sites, namely: Capiz, Bukidnon and NuevaVizcaya.

In 2011, the project staff conducted training on the system among the concerned

Provincial Operations Centers staff. In turn, these trained staff assisted the farmer-cooperators in the actual record keeping.

The data processing program to be used in the record-keeping was also developedthrough the projects IT Specialist.

c. Characterizing Small Farmers of the PhilippinesThis one-shot survey will address the lack of statistical information on the socio-economics characteristics of farmers by class.

In 2011, the following were accomplished:- Pilot test of the questionnaire in Pangasinan and Laguna- Conduct of 1st and 2nd level training for the staff- Conduct of training on the data processing system

d. Monitoring and EvaluationIn tracking the implementation of the three (3) components, an M & E system was set-upat BAS to ensure that inputs, work schedules and targeted outputs are met.

In 2011, five (5) M &E reports, including the photo documentation, were submitted toNAFC.

4. Survey of Capital Formation of Agricultural HouseholdsThis survey aims to generate benchmark information on the level and structure of capital

accumulated by agricultural households.The following were completed in 2011:a. Development of data processing systemb. Pre-test of questionnaire in La Unionc. Conduct of 1st and 2nd level training for the BAS staffd. Data collection in Region I and editing of survey returns in its Operations Centers

5. Livestock and Poultry Information Early Warning System (LPI-EWS)The LPI-EWS aims to enhance the forecast methodology, update the BAS databases on L&P,mainly broiler, swine and table egg at the national and regional levels.

Through this project, the following training courses were conducted in 2011:

a. Advance MS Excelb. Training on Risk Assessmentc. Training on Seasonal Adjustment and Missing Data Estimationd. Basic Statistics Training and Technical Report Writinge. Writeshop on Situation Reportf. Survey-Based Forecasting and Supply-Chain Analysis

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The project has also paved the way for the conduct of workshop on assessment of dataholdings and identification of data gaps in the regions involved in this project.

The projects regular output is the quarterly publication of Broiler and Swine Statistical

Handbook.

6. Barangay Agricultural Profiling Survey in Regions XII and XIIIThe BAPS has been designed to collect information on the basic structure of agriculture andfishery at the barangay level.

In 2011, these two (2) regions were granted funding support from the DA RFO. Theirrespective 1st level training happened in November while the data collection operations weredone in the following month.

7. Survey on Food Demand for Agricultural CommoditiesThe surveys aims to determine the Filipinos current and emerging consumption patterns

and habits with regard to staple commodities such as rice, corn and other basic food items.

In 2011, the BAS has started to verify the sample barangay samples to be covered. Also, ithas finalized the design and estimation procedure of the survey.

8. Vegetable Production SurveyThis survey was done to estimate the production of vegetables produced in Metro Manila.

This commenced in 2011 where a series of data collection was also done up to fourth quarterof the year covered.

9. Frame Updating for OnionThis activity aims to generate survey-based onion production statistics including forecast-related information. This onion survey was initially conducted in Nueva Ecija where listingof the sampling frame was undertaken in all onion producing barangays.

10. Costs and Returns Survey on Tilapia Production.The survey was done to generate data on costs and returns of tilapia production by type ofaquafarm.

The following were accomplished in 2011:a. Pre-test of the questionnaireb. Data collection in six (6) major tilapia producing provincesc. Filed editingd. Completion of the final report

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BASCITATIONS

They say that success does not come to you, you go to it. True, in the years that passed, a number

of BAS staff have triumphed in various categories. This section enumerates the successes andcitations garnered in 2011.

The Performers

Model Regional Operations Centers (ROCs)

Model ROC IROC II headed by RASO Marilyn T. Estrada

Runner-Ups IROC XI headed by RASO Henry S. Soriano and Region X headed byRASO Carlito A. Baclayon

FinalistsI

ROCs I, VII, XII and XIII

Model Provincial Operations Centers (POCs)

Model POC IAgusan del Sur POC headed by PASO Ariel A. Suday

1st Runner-Up ICagayan POC headed by PASO Elena U. Rivera

2nd Runner-Up IAurora POC headed by PASO Jesus I. Sindac

Finalists IPOCs of Camiguin, Davao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Davao delSur, Siquijor, Biliran, Ilocos Norte, Surigao del Norte, Bulacan andCebu

Model Technical Unit

Winner IPrice and Trade Statistics SectionRunner-Up INon-Food and Industrial Crops Statistics SectionFinalist IAquaculture Statistics Section

Model Technical Support Service Unit

Winners ITechnical Operations Coordination SectionSurvey Planning and Instrument Development Section

Finalists ISurvey Designs Research and Development Section

Administrative Support Coordination Section

Model Management Support Service Unit

Winner IRecords Management SectionRunner-Up IPlanning and Management StaffFinalist IBudget and Cashiers Section

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Special Citation Award IMr. Adolfo ClaveriaISiquijor POC

The Perfect Presence

Every quarter, the BAS salutes all BAS staff who recorded perfect attendance for two (2)consecutive quarters. There is also a separate recognition, called Hall of Fame, for staff whoregistered a perfect attendance for one (1) year. The roll of awardees is as follows:

The Creative Statisticians

In celebration of the 22nd National Statistics Months, the BAS has queued up various activities topromote and advocate the use of statistics. These include poster making contest for the CentralOffice staff, poster making contest using indigenous materials for the Operations Centers staff andStatJingle. Kudos to the following winners:

Poster making ContestTheme: "Quality Social Protection Statistics for Focused Targeting: Improving Outcomes,Changing Farmers Lives"

1st Prize IJoy de Guzman2nd Prize IJefferson Bon3rd Prize IGracelyn Sinquenco

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2nd and 3rd Quarters 2011:

Francisco Ulbaken Salome Sy

Angel Casupanan Agustin Blanco

Florenda Lim Rebecca Ortega

Manuel Sison Imelda Ornos

Guillermo de los Santos Rodrigo Labuguen

Jose Terrenate Elvin Reyes

Rebecca Coroza

Hall of Fame Guillermo de los Santos

Angel Casupanan Raul Filiu

Florenda Lim Norsan Galimao

Gilberto Penuliar

1st and 2nd Quarters 2011: 3rd and 4th Quarters 2011:

Agustin Blanco Agustin Blanco

Guillermo de los Santos Adolfo Claveria

Francisco Ulbaken Gloria Castillo

Elvin Reyes Fe Olaes

Estela de Ocampo Femille AngelesEvelyn Tiblani Rebecca Coroza

Jose Terrenate Guillermo de los Santos

Emerenciana Aluyen Raul Filiu

Imelda Ornos Imelda Ornos

4th Quarter 2010 and 1st Quarter 2011:


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Operations Center1st Prize IROC X2nd Prize IROC XII

StatJingleTheme: "Quality Social Protection Statistics for Focused Targeting: Improving Outcomes,ChangingFarmers Lives"

1st Prize IJob Order Employees of ICTD, FSD and PMS2nd Prize IJob Order Employees of CSD, AASID, and LPSD3rd Prize IJob Order Employees of Accounting, Budget and Cashier

BSP Feats

Four (4) Regional Operations Centers (ROCs) individually scored another achievements of bringing

honor to the BAS when they were awarded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for SpecialRecognition for Sources of Information in the Preparation of the Report on Regional EconomicDevelopments. Cheers to the following ROCs:

ROC I ROC III ROC IX ROC XI

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OTHER BASAFFAIRS

Green Is IN

In response to the Presidential Proclamation No. 125 declaring the year 2011 as Year of the Forest,the BAS employees contributed in many different ways to this greening initiative. Below is thephoto documentation of the activities:

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National Statistics Month

The BAS bagged a Plaque of Recognition for Best Contest from the Steering Committee of NSM for

its 21

st

NSM Essay Writing Contest on AgStat.

The BAS also conducted a series of lecture and training and held contest to commemorate theNSM. Below is the calendar of activities:

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri3 4 5 6 7

StatGames

10 11 12 13 14

StatGames Forum with DA

17 18 19 20 21

StatGames GIS Symposium Talakayan on ASDP Poster Making

24 25 28

StatGames

BAS National Data

Review

BSP Oratorical

Contest and

22nd NSM Closing

Ceremony

Symposium on AIS:

Focusing on

Poverty Statistics

Vegetable

Production in

Metro Manila

Symposium on

Application of Price

Monitoring Tools

Presentation of the

Proposed

Enhancement of

the LPI-EWS Web

and Databases

Workshop on the Improvement of the CountrySTAT Philippines

BAS National Data Review

Presentation of

MDGS PCSS1

Results for 3


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National Management Consultative Meeting (NMCM)

The June NMCM was held last June

22-25 and the Sunrise HolidayMansion House in Alfonso, Caviteserved as a venue. The conventioncoincided with the BAS 48thAnniversary which also carried thetheme, Working Together for aBetter AgStat System. Themeeting was mostly devoted forthe discussion of the foreign-funded project specifically on the2KR project entitled, Enhancing

Farmers Capacity to Access,Analyze and Utilize StatisticalInformation.

Meanwhile, the November 21-25 NMCM was staged at the Hotel Stotsenberg in ClarkFreepost Zone, Pampanga. The theme was Strengthening BAS Statistical CapacityThrough Appropriate Technologies and Enhanced Linkages. Most of the topicswere on the new surveys to be launched in the following year.

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Stat Visits

Staff from Southeast

Asian FisheriesDevelopment Centersvisited the BAS lastDecember 21. Mr. JingJalisan presented theBAS informationdissemination systemwith focus on the BASwebsites.

Three (3) staff fromCambodias Ministry ofAgriculture, Forestryand Fisheriesrequested for apresentation on thePhilippines NationalAgricultural StatisticalSystem last September11-16.

Meanwhile, staff fromUganda Bureau of Statisticsgraced the BAS lastSeptember 30 for apresentation on the BASdata systems.

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All Geared Up

Training/Seminars/Workshops Attended by BAS Staff

The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), in its desire to continuously provide quality statisticalproducts and services to the public, sustains efforts to upgrade the personal and professional skillsand knowledge of the staff through various types of capacity-building activities. Below is thesummary of said activities which were undertaken in 2011:

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SUBJECTNO. OF

PARTICIPANTSDATE VENUE

Revisiting BAS Corporate Values 35 4-Feb BAS CO Conference

RoomProduction and Marketing Analysis Service (PMAS)

a. Project Team Orientation 20 4-Feb

b. Workshop 19 22-MarAgricultural Marketing Information System (AGMARIS)

a. Training Course in Agricultural Marketing:

i. Region III 25 Feb 7 - 11 Raven Resort,

Abucay, Bataan

ii. Region VII 17 May 16 - 20 JJs Seafood Village,

Tagbilaran City

iii. Region VI 23 May 30 to

June 4

Bacolod Pavilion

Resort Hotel and

Restaurant,

Bacolod City

iv. Region IX 14 Nov 6 - 12 Hotel Camila 2,

Turno, Dipolog Cityb. Workshop on Updating the Provincial and National Aug 10 -12

Commodity Libraries

Project Orientation on Enhancing Farmers Capacity to Access,

Analyze and Utilize Statistical Information

32 16-Feb BAS CO Conference

RoomOrientation on Procurement Process 29 17-Feb

CountrySTAT Philippines

a. Workshop on the CountrySTAT Philippines 21 18-Feb BAS CO Conference

Room

b. Workshop on the Improvement of the CountrySTAT

Philippines

Training on Mobile Data Gathering System (MDGS)a. for Palay and Corn Stocks Survey 1 (PCSS 1)

i. for Metro Manila Operations Center8 22-Feb

BAS CO Conference

Room

BAS CO Conference

Room

21 Punta de Fabian

Resort Baras Rizal

BAS CO Conference

Room

Oct 5 7 Conference Room,

Philippine Rural

ReconstructionMovement (PRRM),

Quezon City

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ii. for Batch 1 (Region I, Region II, Region III)

35 Aug 2 5

San Fernando City,

Pampangaiii. for Batch 2 (Region IV-A, MMOC, Region IV-B,

Region V)

iv. for Batch 3 (Region IX, ARMM) 19 Aug 16 19 Zamboanga City

v. for Batch 4 (Region XI, Region XII, CARAGA) 31 Aug 16 19 Davao City

vi. for Batch 5 (Region VIII) 14 Aug 23 26 Tacloban City

b. for Prices 9 Jun 16 17 BAS CO Conference

Room

Training/Workshop on Data Processing System for Livestock

Surveys and Orientation on Micro data files and Philippine Food

Security Information System (PhilFSIS)

33Feb 27 to

Mar 5

BAS CO Conference

Room

Workshop on Livestock and Poultry Data Validation and Regional Database Organization

a. MIMAROPA 20 Mar 14 18 Boac, Marinduqueb. Region VI 18 Aug 22 24 BAS ROC VI Iloilo

Workshop on Analysis and Report Writing for CRS Corn Results 16 17-Mar BAS CO Conference

Room

Supervisory Development Course (SDC) Track 1 35 Mar 21 25 Cloud 9,

Antipolo City

Workshop on the Techniques/Procedures for Reviewing the

Palay and Corn Stock Methodology

21 23-Mar BAS CO Conference

Room

Planning Workshop on the NAFC-GOJ Project 47 Mar 29 to

April 1

Ciudad Christhia

Resort, San Mateo,

Rizal

Re-echo Training Workshop on Data Processing System for

Livestock Surveys

75 Apr25 28 Respective ROCs

Training on Information and Communications Technology (ICT)a.Batch 1 (CAR, Region I, Region IV-A, Region VII,

Region IX, ARMM)b. Batch 2 (Region II, Region IV-B, Region VIII, 29 May 22 28

Region XI, CARAGA)c.Batch 3 (Region III, Region V, Region VI, Region X, Region XII) 33 Jun 5 11

Workshop on Harmonized List of Crops covered in Crops

Production Survey (CrPS) and Farm Price Survey (FPS)

19 Jun 13 14 Metro Manila or

nearby Rizal

Province

Orientation/Training Seminar on the Validation of Broiler and

Swine databases and Preparation of Situation Reports using

Advance MS Excel and Eviews

6 Aug 3 5 STRC, Kalayaan

Ave., Diliman,

Quezon City

Training on Geographic Information Systems Using ArcGIS 10a. Batch 1 8 Aug 23, Sepb. Batch 2 8 Sep 27, Octc. Batch 3 8 Oct 25,

Regional Validation L&P Database Organization and EWS

Meeting on the Establishment of Data Holdings & Workshop to

Address Data Gaps in Davao Region

17 Aug 30 to

Sep 3

Davao City

DA-UEGIS

Laboratory, BAS CO

Aug 2 538 Quezon

May 8 1434 Bureau of Soils and

Water

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SUBJECTNO. OF


Training on Basic Records and Archives Management 42 Sep 1 2 BAS CO Conference

Rooma.Batch 1 (Region IX & ARMM) 24 Sep 5 9 Zamboanga Cityb. Batch 2 (Region I) 16 Sep 12 16 Laoag City

Training on Basic Statistics under the Livestock and Poultry

Information and Early Warning System (LPI-EWS) Project

7 Sep 21 23 My Hotel,

Davao City

Training on Statistical Modeling and Target Setting Using the

Time-Series Data/Life Cycle Modeling and Supply-Chain Analysis

7 Sep 26 30 STRC, Kalayaan

Ave., Diliman,

Quezon CityData Holding Organization and Workshop 8 Oct 4 7 Cebu City

Training on First Aid and Basic Life Support 31 5-Oct BAS CO Conference

Room

Training on Seasonal Adjustment and Missing Data Estimation 8 Oct 19 21 STRC, Kalayaan

Ave., Diliman,Quezon City

Training on Seasonal Adjustment and Missing Data Estimation

for the BSI-EWS Project

8 Nov 2 4 DAR-RFU X

Conference Room,

Antonio Luna St.,

Cagayan de Oro City

Training on Basic Statistics and Technical Report Writinga. Region VII 7 Nov 7 11 Cebu Cityb. Region VI 9 Nov 7 12 Iloilo Cityc. Region XI 9 Nov 14 18 Davao City

Writeshop on Situation Report Preparationa. Region VII 8 Nov 16 17 Cebu City

b. Region VI 10 Nov 17 18 Iloilo CityTraining on the Use of Data Processing System for Cropsa.Batch 1 (Region 1, Region IV-B, Region VIII, 28 Nov 27

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