The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently conducted a Second Level Training on the 2022 Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV) at Hotel Ritz Legarda in Baguio City last October 10-14, 2022.

 

HSDV is a nationwide collection of data on domestic and outbound tourism gathered from Filipino households, specifically on the profile and socio-economic characteristics of domestic travelers, and the details of their travels within and outside the country. It is a collaborative undertaking of the PSA and the Department of Tourism (DOT) to provide comprehensive information for policy-making and development purposes on domestic tourism.

 

Statistics generated from the HSDV serve as inputs to the Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) and Philippine National Accounts, are also used in the preparation and monitoring of the implementation of the National Tourism Development Plan, among others.

 

PSA-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Regional Director Villafe P. Alibuyog started the program by acknowledging the participants. She also gave the welcome remarks where she emphasized the importance of the HSDV training.

 

The said activity included the introduction, duties and responsibilities of field personnel, conducting an interview, general concepts and operational definitions, accomplishing forms, and mock interview. The mock interview included the use of Pen and Paper Interview (PAPI) and Computer Aided Personal Interview (CAPI).

 

The last activity of the five-day training was the discussion on the field operation guidelines. PSA-CAR Chief Statistical Specialist Aldrin Federico R. Bahit, Jr. formally closed the activity online via Zoom by reiterating the importance and uses of the data sets from the HSDV.

 

The enumeration period of the 2022 HSDV will begin from October 17, 2022 to November 18, 2022.