TACLOBAN CITY– The city government of Tacloban and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) signed a memorandum of agreement for the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) on Monday, July 29.
The agreement was signed by City Planning and Development Coordinator Janis Claire S. Canta, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer Ildebrando Bernardas, PSA Regional Director Wilma A. Perante, and other officials.
PSA regional director Perante, in an interview, highlighted the importance of this nationwide data collection activity, noting its role in aiding local government units and other agencies in crafting social programs and initiatives that directly benefit citizens.
With the MOA in place, the enumerators in Tacloban City will smoothly conduct house-to-house interviews with respective households in the city’s 138 barangays.
PSA Chief Statistical Specialist Sheryl Ann Jamisola reported that 203 enumerators, 34 team supervisors, and 7 census area supervisors have been trained and hired for close to three-month data collection effort, which began last July 23.
With the ongoing survey, Jamisola urged residents to cooperate with interviewers.
“They should not be afraid, they should not hesitate, and they should provide the correct information based on questions of our trained field enumerators,” Jamisola stated, assuring them that the information provided would be used for the population census and CBMS.
The enumeration in Tacloban will run until October 15.
Meanwhile, City Administrator Attorney Lila Czarina Aquitania, representing Mayor Alfred Romualdez, expressed support for the partnership.
The LGU officials anticipate that the collected data will enable more targeted programs and update the city’s registries, ensuring inclusive development for the Tacloban populace.
The data for the CBMS is expected to be available by the first quarter of 2025.
(TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE)
