Conduct of 2012 Census of Philippine and Industry (CPBI)

The National Statistics Office (NSO) will be conducting the 2012 CPBI starting April 1, 2013.

The 2012 CPBI is one of the designated statistical activities undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) which aims to collect and generate information on the performance, levels, structure and trends of economic activities of the formal sector in the entire country for reference year 2012.  The 2012 CPBI is the 15th in the series of economic censuses conducted in the Philippines.  The last economic census was the 2006 CPBI conducted in 2007.

Training on Data Management with MS Excel 2007

Training Course on Statistical Report Writing

The SRTC conducts the first regular training program for the CY 2013 entitled Statistical Report Writing on March 11-15, 2013. Twenty five (25) participants coming from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Board of Investments, Department of Finance Department of Social Welfare and Development, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, National Conciliation and Mediation Board,  National Electrification Administration,  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency,  Sugar Regulatory Administration,  NEDA–Region I,  Local Government Units of Malaybalay City and Panabo City attended the said course. Ms. Josefina V. Almeda of the  UP School of Statistics  and Ms. Faith C. Brazil, a freelance Communication Consultant serve as the resource speakers.

Third Batch of MS Excel Training for NEDA

The third batch of trainees for the MS Excel Course under the capacity-building project for National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) was successfuly conducted March 19-22, 2013 at the SRTC Training Room. About 23 selected staff of NEDA attended, with Mr. Sim L. Estallo as resource person.

Training on Statistical Analysis With STATA
for Technical Staff of Regional and Central Office of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

The SRTC, in partnership with National Planning and Policy Staff of the NEDA, conducts the training on Statistical Analysis with STATA on February 18-22, 2013, with no less than Dr. Ana Maria L. Tabunda, former Dean of the UP School of Statistics, as resource person. The training aims to enhance the skills of NEDA technical staff in statistical analysis using the STATA software. The customized training was held at the NEDA office in Pasig City with twenty-six (26) technical staff from the NEDA regional offices and central office units participating.

SRTC Conducts Series of Capacity-Building Trainings on Forecasting for Bureau of Export Trade Promotion - Department of Trade and Industry-BETP-DTI

The SRTC, in partnership with BETP-DTI, conducts its series of training on forecasting for the project on “Development of Forecast Models of Export Merchandise and Services.” The capacity building trainings aim to come up with forecast models for export products and services through the conduct of 8 modules on: i) Basic Statistical Methods of Quantitative Data; ii) Introduction to the Statistical Software like Excel and E-views (with Data Management); iii) Univariate Forecasting Model (Exponential Smoothing, ARIMA); iv) Single Equation Multivariate Forecasting Models – Regression Analysis using Time Series Data; v) System of Equation Multivariate Forecasting Models – Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Models; vi) Statistical Report Writing with  Effective use of MS Excel and PowerPoint 2007; vii) Decision Making Using Data; and viii) Statistics for Trade Policy Analysis. Trainings are held at BETP office in Makati City, with Dr. Dennis S. Mapa and Professor Manuel F.  Albis of UP School of Statistics as main facilitator and co-facilitator, respectively. A total of 30 staff participate in every training module.

SRTC Conducts Training on MacroEconomics and Macro-Econometrics for Officials of Gross National Happiness Commission of the Royal Government of Bhutan

SRTC conducts the training on Macroeconomics and Macro-econometrics from January 14 – February 11, 2013 for three (3) officials from the Gross National Happiness Commission and Ministry of Finance of the Royal Government of Bhutan. The undertaking served as technical assistance in the formulation of Macroeconomic Framework of the 11th Five-year Plan of the Royal Government of Bhutan. The course as a whole aimed to help the participating officials in analyzing the status of all economic activities of the State with a view of producing reliable measure of Total Factor Productivity and forecast for its economy. Dr. Dennis S. Mapa, an Associate Professor and Director for Research of the University of the Philippines School of Statistics (UPSS), was the main resource person of the training. He was assisted by Prof. Manuel Leonard F. Albis, also a faculty of UPSS.

51st SRTC Governing Board Meeting on January 9, 2013

The SRTC will hold its 51st SRTC Governing Board Meeting on January 9, 2013 at the SRTC Rizal Conference Room. The meeting will discuss important matters pertaining to the thrusts and programs of the agency for 2013. This will be the fiirst Governing Board Meeting to be presided by the new Secretary-General of the National Statistical Coordination Board, Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert. Dr. Albert is the former Division Chief of the two technical divisions of the SRTC.

Second Batch of MS Excel Training for NEDA

The conduct of the MS Excel Course for second batch of trainees for NEDA will be held on January 14-17, 2013 at the SRTC Training Room. About 27 participants from selected staff of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) will be attending. Resource person for the duration of the training is Mr. Sim L. Estallo.

Thesis and Dissertation Fellows Presented Papers

The recipients of the Thesis and Dissertation Fellows for 2012 and 2011, respectively, presented their papers during a Research Conference held on October 15, 2012 at the Annabel's Restaurant. Discussants of the papers included Dr. Albacea of UP Instat, Dr. Vidar of UE, D. Pacificador of DLSU, Dr. Cruz of UP-POP I (represented by her colleague), and Dr. Tabunda of UPSS. SRTC is now accepting applicants to its Thesis/Dissertation Fellowship Program for 2013.