Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Guimaras Newsletter 2018

2018 CRM celebration kicks off in Guimaras

The PSA-Guimaras employees (wearing pink) together with the five Municipal Civil Registrars of the province (Buenavista in blue, Jordan in red, San Lorenzo in violet, Nueva Valencia in green and Sibunag in yellow) and Mayor Eugenio Reyes of Buenavista (in white) triumphantly take a pose after the opening cerenony of the 2018 CRM.

IN THIS ISSUE

The 2018 Civil Registra-tion Month (CRM) celebration with the theme, “#napapanahongCRVS” officially kicked off in Guimaras with an information caravan and quiz bee competition on February 1, 2018.

Philippine Statistics Authori-ty (PSA)–Guimaras togetherwith thefive Municipal Civil Registrars (MCRs)in the province led the said activities,likewise,theProvincialGovernmentofGuimaras (PGG) through their PublicInformation section also convened to uphold the opening program

of the month-long celebration.

The caravan playing CRVS jingle to promote awareness to the Guimarasnons started at 8o’clock in the morning in the Mu-nicipality of Jordan traversing the route to Nueva Valencia going toSibunag, San Lorenzo and end-ed in Buenavista Municipality for the opening program wherein Hon.Mayor Eugenio Reyes of Buenavis-ta warmly welcomed the partici-pants, and the quiz bee competitionensued. Continued on page 3

Embarking on another im-portant statistical undertaking that will involve the listing of all operat-ing establishments, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Guim-aras launched the 2018 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) on April 16, 2018 and expected to last until July 13 of the current year.

The2018ULEoperationwas

undertaken toprimarilyprovidean updated andreliable framefortheestablish-mentsandenter-prise-based sur-veys and census.Continued on page 4

P S A - G u i m a r a s launches 2018 ULE

Supervising Statistical Specialist, Antonio Tulio Jr. discuss the ULE operation in Guimaras to all assigned field interviewers.

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PSA- Guimaras now ready for LFS January ‘18 rounds pg. 2

Editor’s Note pg. 2

PSA- Guimaras launches 2018 AWRS pg. 3

Junior & Senior students show off their talents in the Oratorical, Poster Making Contest pg. 4

PSA- Guimaras to holds 2017 ASPBI and SICT 3rd level train-ing pg. 5

17 Orphans receive gifts from PSA-Guimaras pg. 6-7

PSA- Guimaras supports Jordan Centennial Mass Weddin pg. 8

PSC-Guimaras convene to formu-late 2018 policy agendapg. 9

Guimaras 2018 CPI boost on last month of 1st quarter pg. 10

Birth accounts 55.03% of Guim-aras vital events pg. 11

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The Philippine Statistics Authori-ty (PSA) - Guimaras conducted a quarterly Labor Force Survey (LFS) in ten (10) identi-fied sampled-barangays with 12 Enumera-tion Areas (EAs) in the province on January 8 - 30, 2018.

ThesaidtenbarangayswereDara-gan,DagsaanandSanFernandointheMu-nicipalityofBuenavista;Alaguisoc,Hoskynand San Miguel in Jordan Municipality;likewise, Brgy. Aguilar and San Enriquewas chosen in San Lorenzo Municipality;Brgy.CanhawaninNuevaValenciaandBrgyAyanganinSibunagMunicipality.

Everybarangayhasoneenumer-ation area except for SanMiguel that has3EAsandamongthepresentedbarangays,onehundredninetytwo(192)householdswere identified sample for the said pro-gram.

The LFS activity is a nationwidequarterly survey for households conduct-edbythePSAtogatherdataonthedemo-graphicandsocio-economiccharacteristicsofthepopulation.

Moreover, the importanceof theprogramistoprovideaccurateinformation

as basis for the formulation of policiesand programs on creation and generationof gainful employment and livelihood op-portunities; reduction of unemploymentand underemployment; and enhance-ment of thewelfare of aworking person. Meanwhile, the PSA- Guimarasexplained that the said survey will help

LFS January rounds operation starts with an excellent training of the asigned focal person and the hired field enumerators.

providestatisticsonlevelsandtrendsofem-ployment, unemployment and underem-ploymentintheprovinceanditisalsousedfortheprojectionoffuturehumanresource,whichwhencomparedwiththefutureman-power requirements and lastly will helpidentify employment and training needs./PSA-Guimaras.

PSA- Guimaras conducts LFS January ‘18 rounds

2018 CRM celebration kicks off in Guimaras From Page 1 Furthermore,thequizbeecompe-titionwasdesigned to test theknowledgeandabilitiesofMRCsstaffinpreparingsomelegaldocumentrelatedtocivilregistryandtheirexpertise inaddressingsomequeriesand issues concerning civil registration.

Fourmunicipalitiesjoinedthequizbeecompetitionwithonecontestanteachwherein Sherel Laboro of Buenavista wasdeclaredasthewinnerwhileElizabethEstil-loroofJordanandSueAnnNobleofSibunaggotthesecondandthirdplace,respectively.

The contest is also a venue forthe preparation on the regional level quizbeecompetitionasoneoftheactivitiesofthe region in commemorating the CRM.

In preparation for the wholemonth celebration, the PSA- Guimarasalso prepared series of exciting activitiesfor the month of February such as masswedding of five municipalities; mobileregistration; exhibit of Guimaras Vital sta-tistics and; oratorical and poster makingcontesttostudentswhoarewillingtojoin.

Info materials on Civil Regis-tration, and information dissemination

event like info drives and foraon in high schools, colleges,selected barangays and some Local Gov-ernmentUnits(LGUs)intheprovincewerealso prepared for the said celebration.

Various LGUs and National Gov-ernment Agencies (NGAs) in the provincewere also enjoined by the PSA- Guimarasto support and participate the event thrusendingaletterofcoordinationwiththefor-matofthestreamerwhichistobehangedanddisplayedinsomeconspicuousplaces.

The series of activities are tobe held all throughout the period in con-sonance with Presidential proclama-tion No. 682 issued by former PresidentCorazon C. Aquino on January 28, 1991which declares themonth of February ofevery year as Civil Registration Month. Meanwhile, Losare stressed thatthe above-mentioned year’s theme em-phasizestheimportanceofup-to-dateandaccurateCivilRegistrationandVitalStatis-ticsintheformulationandimplementationofgovernmentprogramsthatareaimedatimproving the livesof the Filipinopeople./PSA-Guimaras.

2018 AWRS operation starts with a training of focal persons and enumerators.

PSA- Guimaras launches 2018 AWRS The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Guimaras Provin-cial Statistical Office launched the 2018 Agricultural Wages Rate Survey (AWRS) January round in the province. The AWRS aims to determinethe national and regional averages onwage rates by type of labor for the dif-ferent farm operations, generate gen-der-based data for wage rates, anddeterminetheextentofwomen’spartici-pationinagriculturalproductionactivities.AWRSisformerlyknownastheAgricultur-alLaborSurvey (ALS), itwas renamedtogivedistinctiontothesurveyasastatisti-calactivitythatfocusesmainlyongenerat-inginformationonthecostoffarmlabor.

Moreover, the survey aims toestablishbasisforcomputingtheaveragewagerate inagricultureandsubsequent-ly, a compositewage rate index for fouragriculturalcommodities:palay,corn,co-conut,andsugarcane,however,AWRSun-dertakings inGuimarascoverspalayonlyfor it is themajor crop of the province.Importantdata itemstobegatheredoutofthesurveyincludethedailywagerateoffarmworkersbycropandbysex;wagerateof farmworkersbycrop,bybasisofpaymentandbyfarmactivity;numberofman-daysperhectarebycrop,byfarmac-tivity,bythesourceoflabor,bysex;thedis-tributionofhiredworkersbytermsofpay-ment,bycropandbysex;anddistributionoffarmhouseholdsemployinghiredwork-ersby farmactivity,by crop,andby sex.

Meanwhile, in five chosen ba-rangaystherearethreeidentifiedsamplehouseholdseachforthesurveyoratotaloffifteenhouseholdsinthewholeprovince.Cabungahan, Sapal and M. Chavez inthe Municipality of San Lorenzo and;Brgy. Ayangan and Sebaste in the Mu-nicipality of Sibunag are the identi-fied barangays for the said survey.The survey operation started onJanuary 10, 2018 and will last un-til March 31 of the current year.PSA-Guimaras issued this press releasefor wider dissemination of informationaboutthesurveyandtoelicitsupportandcooperationoftheGuimarasnonsforthesuccess of the activity. /PSA-Guimaras.

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Editor’s Note

Hello!Withsomuchgladness,wewelcomeyoutoourpages.Weareproudtodisclosetoyouthenumerousactivitieswehadsuccessfullyconducted

inthefirstquarterof2018. In this issue we highlighted the celebration of the CRMactivities in collaboration with the five Municipal Civil

RegistrarsoftheprovincesupportedbytheProvincialgovernmentofGuimaras. Likewsie,weemphasizethesupportofPSA-GuimarasinthemassweddingofeachMunicipality,theconductofsocialresponsibilityandtheconductofvariousstatisticalsurveyssuchas:the2018ULE,theJanuary2018LaborForsSurvey,the2018AWRS,andregularmonthlyandquarterlyagriculturalsurveys,andtheconductofvariousstatisticaltrainingstoprepareandequippedthestaffandtheenumeratorsofthecapabilityandtheknowledgeintheofficialconceptsanddefinitionoftermsused.

Weinviteyoutoreadon,enjoyyourtime! NELIDA B. LOSARE CSS/PSO

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P S A - G u i m a r a s to launch 201 8 ULE From Page 1 Likewise,adoor-to-doorcanvass-ing and inquiry from the establishmentswillbedone toupdate thestatusandba-sic characteristics of the establishmentslisted in the Statistical Business Register(SBR) and to add information for new es-tablishments or those which are not yetlisted in the SBR.

Allmunicipalitiesof theprovincewereconsideredasPrimarySamplingUnits(PSUs)andwillbecoveredintheULEactiv-ityinwhich,alloperationalestablishmentswithinthescopeandcoverageof thesaidactivity in theprovincewillbevisitedandthe owners/managers or representativeswill be interviewed.

This comprehensive surveywill cover a total of 67 sampled-baran-gays in Guimaras: 21 from the munici-pality of Buenavista, 16 from Nueva Va-lencia, and 10 each from Jordan, SanLorenzoandSibunag.

Likewise, 861establishmentswillbe covered for the said activity wherein,309 from themunicipality of Bueniavista,371 from Jordan, 116, 36, and 29 estab-lishments were from Nueva Valencia, SanLorenzoandSibunag.

The information thatwill be col-lectingarebusinessname,registeredname,franchise, business address, contact num-bers,economicand legalorganization,na-tionalityofownerormajoritystockholder,maineconomicactivity,totalemployment,totalnumberofpaidemployees,totalassetsinrange,yearstartedoperation,nameandaddressofmainofficeandparentcompany,and list of branches.

Meanwhile, all data gatheredare highly needed in the formulation ofconcrete plans and programs that areresponsive to the needs of the people,thus, PSA- Guimaras is appealing for thesupport of the owners and managers ofall operating establishments in the prov-ince to give truthful and complete infor-mation to our trained enumerators andassuredly, the information provided tothe PSA will be treated highly confiden-tial. /PSA-Guimaras.

Junior & Senior students show off their talents in the Orator-ical, Poster Making Contest Six senior high and seventeen junior high school students showed their creativity in oratorical and poster making contest during the Civil Registration Month (CRM) culminating activity spearheaded by the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA)–Guimaras in partnership with the five Municipal Civil Registrars of the province.

YnaHeartzelGegalao,aseniorhighofNuevaValenciaNationalHighSchoolout-ranked other contestants in the oratoricalcontestwithherpieceentitled“ActofCRVS.”

“She dreamt to be a teacher, she strived for excellence and graduated as Magna Cum laude in a prestigious Univer-sity. But she was not able to take the Licen-sure Examination for Teachers. She was an achiever in most of her endeavor but she was not able to materialize her ultimate dream because SHE is a HE in her Birth Certif-icate,”sheexpressedexcellentlyasshede-liveredinfrontofthejudgesandaudience.

Next up was Allester John Gal-larda from Jordan National High School,who distinctively delivered a pieceentitled “Sa mga dahon ng Talaan”.

“Anong pakay ng marunong? Anong nais ng mayaman? Anong layun-in ng bayani’t anong hanap ng mata-pang? Sa iisang talaan tayong lahat ay makikinabang,” Gallarda posed the ques-tionsbeforehefinallyendeduphispiece.

Third-place Kyle Sumagaysay,a senior high at Supang National HighSchool,hadan impressivegistofhisown.

“Sa akin pong pananaw ay ang temang ‘#napapanahongCRVS’ ay ang unang hakbang sa pagkaroon ng mabilis at madaling pagkuha ng impormasyon. At lalo pang mapalawak ang saklaw ng kanilang Gawain dahil sa pagiging modern ng ating CRVS” he pointed out.

His speech ended witha great reflection on how theyear’s theme really meant to him.

“May kasabihan lahat nang mal-aking bagay ay nagsisimula sa maliit na bagay. Hindi man malaki ang kontribusyon sa ngayon ngunit makikita natin ang epek-to nito sa darating na panahon,”hestated.Continuedonpage5

CRASD Chief Mr. Willam Jaro , PSO Nelida B. Losare together with the Municipal Civil Registrars of Guimaras and the contestants of Oratorical Contest take a pose after the distribution of the certificate of participation.

PSA- Guimaras to hold 2017 ASPBI and SICT 3rd level training

The Philippine Statistics Au-thority (PSA) – Guimaras will conduct the third level training of the 2017 An-nual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and Survey of Infor-mation and Communication Technology (SICT) on April 3-4, 2018, to equip the staff/enumerators with the knowledge on the official concepts and to pre-pare them for the enumeration period.

The ASPBI is a continuing ac-tivity of the PSA- Guimaras that aimsto provide information on the levels,structures, performance and trends ofeconomicactivitiesof the formal sectorintheentireprovincefortheyear2017.

The survey resultswill beusedin constructing national and region-al income accounts of the Philippineeconomy; formulating and monitoring Oratorical, Poster Making Contest

From Page 4 Moreover, in poster mak-ing contest, Henry Nopueto andMaria Leonila Galvez from Getu-lio National High School outshinedfrom other participating schools.

John Chino Cudo and KathleenGimeno from Jordan NHS and Domi-nic Cariaga from Supang NHS got thesecond and third place, respectively.

The said six senior studentswho joined the oratorical were fromAgsanayan, Calaya, Getulio, Jordan,Nueva Valencia, and Supang, Nation-al High School and the ten junior stu-dents who participated in poster ma-king were from Agsanayan, Buenavista,

Calaya, Getulio, Jordan, Nueva Va-lencia, Remedios E. Vilches, Salva-cion, Simeon J. Jabasa, and SupangNational High School expound theyear’s theme “#napapanahongCRVS”through speeches and artworks.

The top three awardees andnon-awardeesineachcategoryreceivedcashandconsolationprizes,likewise,bothwere given certificates of participation.

The competition was heldfor the first time during the culmi-nating activity of the CRM in theprovince, and was indeed a success./ P S A - G u i m a r a s .

reliabilityandaccuracyofthesurveyre-sults. Moreover, the 2017 SICT aimsto collect and generate information onthe availability, distribution and accessor utilization of Information andCommunicationTechnology(ICT)amongestablishments. The survey will gener-atecore ICT indicators thataredeemedimportant inmeasuring the progress ininformation and communication tech-nology to include: SICT resources andtheir utilization by business and in-dustries; e-commerce sales/revenueand purchases; cellular mobile phonesbusiness transactions; number of ICT workers, capital expenditures on ICT re-sources; and purchase, frequency, andmethods of disposal of ICT equipment.

Meanwhile, the PSA-Guimarasis soliciting cooperation and support ofall stakeholders, establishment ownersand general managers for the success-ful conduct of the survey and for theattainment of its objectives; giving as-surance to respondents of data privacy./ P S A - G u i m a r a s .

plans or policies in the attainment ofnational and regional economic goals;determining and comparing regionaleconomic structures and performan-ces; analyzing the performance andcontributionofMSMEstothetotaleco-nomy; conducting market research andfeasibility studies among others; andupdating the frame of establishments.

The said survey covers nation-wide sample of 30,944 establishmentsselected using a systematic samplingby industryandemploymentstratumatthe national level, while at the provin-cial level, particularly Guimaras a totalof 13 pre-identified sample establish-mentswerechosen inwhichtheprima-ryconsiderationinthedeterminationofsample size for the surveywas itsman-ageability at the optimum level of esti-matedbudgetwithoutcompromisingthe

The winner, Yna Heartzel Gegalao of Nueva Valencia Nation-al High School excellently orated the piece featuring “ACT for CRVS”.

A second placer Allester John Gallarda from Jordan National High School, distinctively delivered a piece entitled “Sa mga Dahon ng Talaan”.

The winners, Maria Leonila P. Galvez and Henry Nopueto junior students of Getulio National High School excellently expounded the theme #napapanahongCRVS through their smart artwork.

Second Placer, John Chino Cudo and Kathleen Gimeno, junior students of Jordan National High School proudly presented their artwork about #napapanahongCRVS.

Third Placer, Dominic Cariaga a junior student of Supang National High School impressively showed his arthwork related to #napapanahongCRVS.

PSA-Guimaras’ social responsibility

17 Orphans receive gifts from PSA-Guimaras Seventeen orphans from Good Shepherd Fold Academy Inc. (GSFAI) received a pair of school shoes and undergarments from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Guimaras during the 2018 Civil Registration Month (CRM) Culminating Activity in the Province on February 28, 2018.

AspartofPSA-Guimaras’socialresponsibility,agiftgivingactivityforGSFAIorphanswasconductedtoprovideassistancetotheneedystudents.

ThisisthefourthyearthatthePSA-Guimarasconductedsuchgiftgiving,feedingprogramandwork-shopsteachingGSFAIchildrenofsomeartprojectusingrecycablematerials.

TheorphanchildrenwerenotluckyenoughtolivewiththeirparentsbuttheywerefortunatetohaveGSFAIinstitutionthatcaredforthem,passionatelytrainedtheminplayingmusicalinstruments,developedandsharpenedtheirskillsespeciallyinplayingviolin,drum,andguitarandaboveallgavethemtheopportu-nitytobeinschool.

Orphaned valued teachings

TheorphanedchildrenalwaysvaluetheteachingsofGSFAIandthelittlethingssharedbyPSA-Guimaras,the overwhelming joy they felt in their hearts were expressed throughsongs that delighted the audience and contestants during the 2018 CRM CulminatingActivitywhereintheyrenderedthedoxologyandseriesofspecialnumbersthattrulyentertainedthem.

TheexistenceofGSFAIsinceJuly8,1946anditsexcellentorphanagemanagementwhichnurturedeverychildtohaveabetterfutureinspiredthePSA-Guimarastochoosethemtobetherecipientoftheirsocialservices./PSA-Guimaras.

The orphan children of GSFAI thankfully received their gifts from PSA-Gui-maras.

CRASD Chief, William Jaro handed a box of books and clothes gathered/solicited by PSA-Guimaras to Social Worker Alice Jane Gania.

PSO Nelida B. Losare gladly give a bag of gift with the support of CRASD Chief William Jaro to GSFAI orphan children.

A GSFAI Orphan gratefully received the gift from the PSA- Guimaras

The GSFAI orphans excellently perform during the 2018 CRM culminating acivity of PSA- Guimaras.

The PSA– VI and Guimaras employees together with the MCRs, GSFAI social workers and orphaned expressed their warm excitement as they pose during the 2018 CRM culminating activity.

GSFAI orphaned entertain the guests and participants during the 2018 CRM culminat-ing activity of PSA- Guimaras

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100 couples exchage vows during the free mass wedding of Jordan Municipality

The Philippine Statistics Author-ity Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office (PSA-Guimaras) strongly supported the his-torical mass wedding of 100 couples of the Jordan Municipality on January 10, 2018.

The exchange of vows between100 couples is a symbolic representationofthetown’s100thyearofexistencewiththe theme “Sandaang Pagmamahalan,Pinagtibay sa Sandaan Taong Pagdiri-wang ng Bayan ng Jordan”. It was solem-nized by Hon. Ruben Corpuz, MunicipalMayor of Jordan which, proudly conveysthe efforts and initiatives of the Munic-ipal Civil Registrar’s Office with the sup-port of the local government officials.

Themasswedding isayearlyac-tivity led by theMunicipal Civil RegistrarsofeverymunicipalityaspartoftheannualcelebrationoftheCivilRegistrationMonth,however, what makes this activity specialforJordanthisyearisthat100coupleswereabletoavailoftheall-outpaidexpenses.”

“Since the activity is the high-light of Jordan’s Centennial Foundation Anniversary, celebrating independence from its mother town- Buenavista, the lo-cal government sponsored the couples’ complete attires, wedding rings, cakes and sumptuous dinner. There were also development partners who generously sponsored the activity” said Jesus Mil-londaga, Jordan Municipal Civil Registrar. As a manifestation of their valuablesupporttotheactivity,Engr. Fred

PSA- Guimaras supports Jordan Centennial Mass Wedding

S. Sollesta, PSA-VI Regional Director, Ms.Nelida B. Losare, PSA-Guimaras ProvincialStatistics Officer and the Municipal CivilRegistrarsof theother four (4)municipal-ities of Guimaras Province were present.Guimaras’ Congresswoman, Ma. Lucille L.Nava,M.D.,ViceMayorGerardoGaitanandthe Sangguniang Bayan Members of Jor-danalsowitnessed thememorableevent.

The invited guests gave theirinspirational messages: Congresswom-an Nava highlighted the importance oflove, respect to one another and faith inGod as among the important elementsof a successful marriage; RD Sollestastressed out the importance of weddingrights in the lives of a family as a cureto the problem of illegitimate children.

Likewise, PSO Losare gave em-phasis on the importance of trust andconfidence between each couple, moreimportantly the checking of entries intheir certificate of marriage for possi-ble errors before affixing their signatureto avoid problem, waste of money, timeand efforts in correcting legal documents.

The PSA expresses its grateful-ness and congratulates the municipalofficials of Jordan led by Mayor RubenCorpuz. To the centennial mass weddingcouples, PSA extends its congratula-tionsandbestwishes. Itwasanhonor tobe a part of the centennial celebration.More power and Mabuhay, Jordan!/ P S A - G u i m a r a s .

PSC members conven during the first quarterly meeting on March

PSC-Guimaras convene to formulate 2018 policy agenda The Provincial Statistics Commit-tee (PSC)-Guimaras created by the ProvincialDevelopment Council of the province as its special committee through PDC ResolutionNo. 33 series of 2017 as endorsed by the De-velopment Administration Committee thruResolution No. 03 series of 2017, con-vened on March 26, 2018 to discuss andformulate 2018 policy agenda for adoption.

The said policy agenda focusedon: thegenerationofprovincial economicindicators thataredeemednecessaryanduseful forplanningandpolicy formulationoftheprovince;andtothestatisticalactiv-itieswhich the committee shall initiate toaddress the data gaps and the emergingissuesandconcernsatthelocalstatisticalsystem

Addressing the data gaps; stan-dardizationofLGUadministrativeformsforadoptionofLGU-Guimaras;conductoftrain-ing needs assessment; capacity building;establishment of databases and web-site in partnership with SUCs/Academe;formulationoftheProvincialStatisticalDe-velopmentProgram;generationofthecoreprovincial indicators; data support to thepublication “The Countryside in Figures:Guimaras; and the planning of activitiesfor the 29thNSMwere among the policyagenda formulated and approvedby the PSC for adoption this year.

Thecommitteeapprovedthesaidpolicyagendathruresolutionno.2seriesof2018 and the body agreed to schedulethe discussion of activities lined up everyquarterbeginningatthesecondquarterun-tilthefourthquarteroftheyearaccordingto its urgency and priority needs.

The PSC created a Techni-cal Working Group (TWG) to review theadministrative forms used in business li-censingpermitsofthefivemunicipalitiesof

Guimaras province for standardizationand possible inclusion of more economicindicators and for adoptionof the LGUs once approved.

The PSC-Guimaras is chaired byPSA,co-chairedbyPPDOwithmembersfromDTI, DILG, DOLE, DENR, DepEd, PSWDO,PHO, POAS, GENRO, PEDO, PBO, PEO,MPDO,GSC,PresidentoftheLeagueofMu-nicipalitiesandtworepresentativesfromprivatesector./PSA-Guimaras.

40 couples tied a knot during the free mass wedding of the Municipality of Nueva Valen-cia officiated by Mayor Emmanuel Galila on January 29, 2018, in time for their Founda-tion Anniversary.

39 couples joined together as one during the free mass wedding of the Municipality of Sibunag officiated by Mayor Luben Vilches.

36 couples availed the free mass wedding of San Lorenzo Municipality officiated by May-or Ninfa Gajo on February 19, 2018.

A total of 34 couples exchanged vows during the free mass weeding of the Municipality of Buenavista officiated by Mayor Eugenio Reyes on February 14, 2018.

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Guimaras 2018 CPI tick up in March

Figure 1. January –March 2018 CPI (ALL ITEMS): GUIMARAS

The Consumer Price Index (CPI)of Guimaras reached its peak in themonth ofMarch, the highest price indexrecorded for the first quarter of 2018.

The CPI all items increased toan index value of 149.6 higher by 0.5percentage points compared to its priceindices last January 2018 with 148.4

The increase was driven by Al-coholic Beverages and Tobacco with196.8 percent; housing, water, electric-ity, gas and other fuels with 130.8 per-cent and; transport with 122.2 percent.

Moreover, during the month ofFebruary, three (3) commodity group re-cordedincrementonprices:alcoholicbever-agesandtobaccowith190.4percent;cloth-ingandfootweargot144.4percentand;furnishing,householdequipmentandrouting-maintenaceofthehousehas133.6percent. However, six (6) commodi-ty group posted stable price indices forthe first quarter of 2018 such as health;

communication; recreation and culture;education; and restaurants and miscel-laneous items with 134.3, 108.6, 181.2,145.8 and 126.1 percent respectively.

The inflation rate in the prov-ince stood at 3.3 percent on the last

month of the first quarter which is high-er than the inflation rate a month ago.

Meanwhile, the purchas-ing power of the peso during the firstquarter of the year remained un-changed at 0.67 percent. /PSA Guimaras

Table 1: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Guimaras: January- Mach 2018

The Guimaras covered 55.03 percent of births of the total Vi-tal Events in the Province for the month of January to March 2018.

AccordingtothePhilippineSta-tisticsAuthority (PSA) -Guimaras, thedatageneratedfromtheDecentralizedVital Statistics System (DVSS) revealedthat, the total vital events reached at1,363 for thefirstquarterof theyear.

The marriages registeredat400whichaccounted29.35percent,deathsat213shared15.63percentandbirthsat750comprised55.03percent. ChiefStatisticalSpecialist,Neli-daB.Losareexplainedthatforthepastthreemonths,therecordedbirthswereatpeakinJanuary,at36.67percentofthe 55.03 percent births registered. Moreover March con-tained 35.73 percent and Feb-ruary had the least registeredbirths accounting 27.60 percent.

The results also revealedthat the highest provider of the to-tal number of births in the pro-vince is the Municipality of Jordanwhich acquires 65.07 percent nextis Buenavista with 17.73 percent.

Likewise, Nueva ValenciaMunicipality pooled 12.40 percent

ofthetotalnumberofbirthsandtheleastcontributorsareSibunagandSanLorenzowith2.80and2.00percent,respectively.

Moreover, of the total men-tioned number of vital statistics of theProvince, itshowedthatJordangotthehighest number of important eventswhichaccountedat58.94percent,nextis Nueva Valencia with 18.02 percent.

Buenavista shared 15.58percent and the lowest splits areSan Lorenzo and Sibunag with 4.61and 2.85 percent, accordingly. The PSA also stated thatthe vital statistics are derivedfrom the information obtained atthe time of occurrences of vi-tal events and their characteristics.

The vital acts and events arethe births, deaths, fetal deaths, mar-riages, and all such events that havesomethingtodowithanindividual’sen-tranceanddeparturefromlifetogetherwiththechangesincivilstatusthatmayoccur to a person during his lifetime.

The system begins with theregistration followed by the pro-cessing and controlling of vital re-cords and ends with the compila-tion and analysis of vital statistics./ P S A - G u i m a r a s .

Figure 2. Percentage Share of Births, Deaths, Marriages & the Monthly Registered Births in Guimaras: January-March. 2018

Birth75055.03%

Marriage40029.35%

Death21315.63%

January27536.67%

February 20727.60%

March26835.73%

Birth accounts 55.03% of Guimaras vital events