WHEREAS, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is a priority development area in the Luzon cluster of the Philippine Tourism Master Plan because of its unique features and also because of the existence of key tourist centers which includes Baguio City, the…

WHEREAS, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is a priority development area in the Luzon cluster of the Philippine Tourism Master Plan because of its unique features and the existence of key tourist centers such as Sagada in Mt.

WHEREAS, Section 7 of Article III of the Constitution provides that “the right of the people to information on matters of public concern is recognized and that access to official records and documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or…

WHEREAS, Presidential Proclamation No. 647 was issued in September 20, 1990 declaring the month of October every year as the National Statistics Month;

WHEREAS, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) passed Resolution No. 4 series of 1988 requiring the proponent agencies to submit survey forms/questionnaires prior to their use in the conduct of statistical surveys/censuses;

WHEREAS, the 1999-2004 Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) was approved on February 24, 2000 through Proclamation No.

WHEREAS, the United Nations through the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction held the World Conference on Disaster Reduction on 18-22 January 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan to promote a strategic and systematic approach to…

WHEREAS, the NSCB as the policy making and coordinating body on statistical matters in the country aims to promote the efficiency of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS);

WHEREAS, the GRDP measures the total output of goods and services within a region and is an indicator of the region's economic performance;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No.