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 Statistics Month or NSM is annually celebrated to recognize the important role of statistics in nation building;

WHEREAS, the observance of NSM has two main objectives:

• To promote, enhance and instill the nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of the society; and
• To elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality an standards of statistics in the country;

WHEREAS, a Task Force on NSM was organized since 2000 to come out with various activities celebrating NSM;

WHEREAS, the 23rd celebration of the NSM focuses on the labor sector with the theme “Monitoring Progress on Decent Work Through Statistics: Pathway to Inclusive Growth;"

NOW, THEREFORE, on motion duly seconded, be it:

RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that the RSCC issues a memorandum circular enjoining all public and private agencies in the Cordillera Administrative Region to support and actively participate in the 23rd NSM celebration.

APPROVED this 26th day of July 2012 at Baguio City, Philippines.

CERTIFIED TRUE AND CORRECT:

(SGD.) ALDRIN FEDERICO R. BAHIT. JR.
Secretary, RSCC-CAR
OIC, NSCB-CAR

ATTESTED:

(SGD.) LEONARDO N. QUITOS
Chair, RSCC-CAR
Regional Director, NEDA-CAR