The Philippine Statistics Authority-Sultan Kudarat Province (PSA-SK) in partnership with the Municipal/City Civil Registry Offices (M/CCROs) led the successful celebration of the 2018 Civil Registration Month (CRM) in the province with the theme, “#napapanahong CRVS.”

The annual celebration of the Civil Registration Month (CRM) undertaken every February is pursuant to Proclamation No. 682 issued on January 28, 1991 by former President Corazon C. Aquino, “Declaring the Month of February of every year as Civil Registration Month.” This is aimed to remind the public on the importance of vital events to be registered and to instill public awareness

and appreciation of the legal, administrative and

Doña Aurora St., City of Tacurong. The

program was attended by 52 participants who

represented their respective organizations, in

general, National Government Agencies,

Non-government Organizations, Medical and

Health Institutions, Religious Associations,

Local Government Units, Academe and

Media.

In her opening remarks, PSO Herlita G.

Caraan emphasized the importance of civil

registration and its usefulness such as the

establishment of the individual’s legal identity,

family relations, nationality and rights to

inheritance. Likewise, civil registry documents

are used for employment, securing passport,

taking licensure exams, claiming insurance

benefits, and among others.

What’s Inside. . . .

Badjao Children Avails Free Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MCRO-Isulan Bags the First Place during the Infographics Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C/MCROs Initiate Mass Weddings in Celebration of 2018 of 2018 CRM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PSA-SK and Local Civil Registrar Hold Meeting for CY 2018 3 Esperanza Municipality Launches CRVS Decade . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tacurong Conducts Information Dialogue on RA 9255 . . . . . 4 Conduct of Information Dissemination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2018 Consciousness Week Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Women’s Month Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Statistical Updates January 2018 Labor Force Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Agri Stat Surveys –Palay and Corn Production Survey . . 7

A Quarterly Newsletter of the PSA-Sultan Kudarat Provincial Statistics Office

First Quarter, Series of 2018 January - March 2018

statistical values generated from civil registry documents.

This year’s celebration was highlighted by the conduct of the following activities participated in by various stakeholders in the province: Opening Ceremony, hanging of streamer, conduct of information dissemination to various secondary schools, infographics contest, production and distribution of publication on vital statistics and primers on civil registration, and attendance to activities initiated by C/MCROs in the province such as free mobile registration, Kasalan ng Bayan/Barangay/Paaralan, Information Dialogue, among others.

2018 Civil Registration Month Celebration Successfully Kick Offs

PSA-Sultan Kudarat Spearheads Celebration of 2018 Civil Registration Month

The PSA-Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-SK)

launched the 2018 Civil Registration Month

Celebration in the province on February 6, 2018

held at PSA-SK Conference Room, Fajardo Building,

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2018 CRM Successfully… continued from page 1

MCR Alma F. Labrador, President of Sultan

Kudarat Civil Registrars Association, on the other

hand, acknowledged the efforts exerted by the

PSA Provincial office in improving the delivery of

civil registration and timely release of vital

statistics in the province. And with the crafting of

the policy on National ID System, MCR Labrador

challenged all LCROs in the province to actively

and diligently advocate accurate and timely

recording of vital events as these set of

information will be used in an individual’s national

ID.

The activity was highlighted by the presentations

on the Importance of Civil Registration and Laws

Affecting Civil Registration and the Highlights of

Vital Statistics of Sultan Kudarat for the period

2014-2016.

An Infographics Contest initiated by PSA-SK

made the event more significant. This was

participated in by the Local Civil Registry Offices

of the province.

PSA-SK conducted the Infographics Contest on

February 6, 2018 during the 2018 CRM Opening

Ceremony held at the PSA-SK Conference

Room, City of Tacurong. This was participated

in by the Local Civil Registry Offices of the

province.

The entry of MCRO-Isulan was declared as the

1st placer, followed by the entries of MCRO-

Esperanza and MCRO-Columbio as the 2nd and

3rd placers, respectively. Winners received cash

prizes and certificates of recognition.

Panel of Judges were AO III Em L. Gayosa,

representing the PSA-RSSO XII, Merlino V.

Murillo from the Provincial Planning and

Development Office (PPDO-SK) and Ruby C.

Lapidez from the Department of Education

(DepEd)- Sultan Kudarat Division.

MCRO-Isulan Bags the First Place during the Infographics Contest

Badjao Children Avails Free Birth Registration

The PSA-Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-

SK) joined the City Government of Tacurong in

their Free Mobile Registration (FMR) in the

Badjao Community in New Isabela, City of

Tacurong through the initiative of the City Civil

Registry Office headed by CCR Josephine Balino.

Fifteen (15) were qualified and availed the free

registration out of more than 50 Badjao children

who responded to the call of the City, as others,

upon interview by CCR staff, were not born in

Tacurong City. RO II Ronie M. Apellido and AA VI

Metchilyn A. Lilio helped in the assessment and

evaluation of the applicants for registration based

on the evaluation sheet provided by the Office of

the CCR.

The activity was also attended by Mr. Maximo

Casador Jr., Barangay Chairman of New Isabela.

Meanwhile, apart from FMR, the City Government

conducted feeding program for the Badjao and

distributed some groceries.

PSA-SK serving

the public

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In support to the celebration of 2018 CRM, mass

weddings were conducted in several

municipalities of Sultan Kudarat by C/MCROs of

which PSA-Sultan Kudarat was invited. Most of

the couples availed were already living together

without the benefit of marriage.

Forty-two (42) couples availed of the free Kasalan

ng Barangay which was conducted on February

14, 2018 held in a barangay gymnasium of Bai

Sarifinang, Bagumbayan. The mass wedding was

officiated by Hon. Mayor Jonalette E. De Pedro.

The Kasalan was one of the highlights of the

Barangay patronal fiesta.

On the same date, Tacurong City Mayor Lina O.

Montilla solemnized the marriage of thirteen (13)

couples held at the City Disaster Risk Reduction

and Management Council (CDRRMC) Building,

City Hall Compound, City of Tacurong.

Moreover, the Municipality of Esperanza

conducted a Kasalan sa Paaralan, a ceremonial

mass wedding of 26 pairs of Indigenous People

(IPs) in Barangay Pamantingan, Esperanza as

part of the Family Day Program of Tiger

Elementary School. Two pairs of which were

Manobo while the other 24 pairs were Tirurays.

These couples were already married by virtue of

their customary laws, rites, traditions and

practices, however no registration was made of

their respective marriages. This ceremonial mass

wedding, jointly solemnized by the Hon. Municipal

Mayor Helen T. Latog and Tribal Leader Mariano

M. Sugagil, was aimed at reconstructing their

respective marriages for the generation of their

marriage certificates.

PSO Herlita G. Caraan took the opportunity to

inform the couples on the importance of

registering vital events, like marriage, and

mentioned several uses, such as 1. as a legal

document where either of the spouses can assert

their claims against family home and conjugal

partnership of property; 2. as proof in the

availment of support; 3. as a protection to children

and the family home.

C/MCROs Initiate Mass Weddings in

Celebration of 2018 CRM

The Philippine Statistics Authority – Sultan Kudarat

Provincial Office (PSA-SK) conducted its 1st

quarter meeting with the City/Municipal Civil

Registrars (C/MCRs) of Sultan Kudarat on January

26, 2018 held at the PSA-SK Conference Room.

PSO Herlita G. Caraan started the meeting with an

announcement on the increase of fees on the

PSA-SK and Local Civil Registrar Hold First Quarter Meeting for CY 2018

Esperanza Municipality Launches CRVS Decade 2015-2024

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request of registry documents as an effect of RA

10963 known as the TRAIN Law. She also

requested the support and cooperation of the

LCROs on the implementation of Memorandum

Circular 2006-004 which is about the correction

of entries on civil registry documents already

submitted to the PSA-PO.

The agenda items included the following: 1.

Activities for the 2018 Civil Registration Month

(CRM); 2. Preparations for the 2018 CRM

Provincial Opening Ceremony; 3. Visits to Local

Civil Registry Offices in the Province; 4.

Proposed Hosting of Quarterly Meeting by

LCROs on a Rotation Basis; and 5. Discussion

of other Civil Registry Related Issues such as

on-line applications of registry documents and

PSA and C/MCRs’ quasi-judicial functions.

In her closing message, PSO Herlita G. Caraan

expressed her gratitude to LCROs for their

unwavering support and cooperation to ensure

the successful celebration on this annual event.

The Municipality of Esperanza through its

Municipal Civil Registry Office led by MCR Rosita

B. Leabris launched the Dekadang CRVS or the

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade

2015-2024 on 19 February 2018 at the municipal

ground during the flag ceremony.

PSO Herlita G. Caraan, gave the overview of the

CRVS Decade. She cited that the Philippines has

agreed to adopt the Ministerial Declaration to

“Get everyone in the picture” in Asia and the

Pacific, through Proclamation No. 1106 issued

on August 2015 by President Benigno S. Aquino

which enjoins “all agencies and instrumentalities

of the National Government and local

government units, including government-owned

or -controlled corporations” to actively support all

City of Tacurong Conducts Information Dialogue on RA 9255

Activities and programs relevant to “Get every

Pinoy and Pinay in the Picture!”. This is to

support the Asia and the Pacific CRVS Decade

goals, namely: 1) universal civil registration, 2)

accurate, complete and timely vital statistics and

3) all individuals are provided with legal

documents to claim identity and ensuing rights.

The activity was highlighted by the unveiling of

the “Get every Pinoy and Pinay in the picture!”

photo booth. Meanwhile, Hon. Basilio D. San

Miguel, Jr., Municipal Vice Mayor, who

represented Hon. Mayor Helen T. Latog, thanked

the PSA for gracing the activity and educating

the municipal employees about the importance of

the activity and enjoined everyone to get involved

and be an ambassador of civil registration.

PSA-SK participated in the Information Dialogue

on RA 9255 conducted by LGU-Tacurong

through its City Civil Registry Office on February

27, 2018 at City Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management Council’s Office. The activity was

attended by 73 participants from different

organizations in general, National Government

Agencies, Non-government Organizations

Medical and Health Institutions, Barangay Local

Government Units and educational institutions.

This dialogue aims to inform everyone on

Administrative Order No. 1, S. 2016 or the

Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of

Republic Act No. 9255 (An Act Illegitimate

Children to Use the Surname of Their Father,

Amending for the Purpose Article 176 of

Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Allowing

Known as the "Family Code of the Philippines").

In her opening message, Hon. Mayor Lina O.

Montilla, pointed out the importance of Civil

Registration in the lives of every Filipino. She

also thanked everyone for participating in this

activity. She said that their presence is an

indication of their willingness to serve the public

particularly the Tacurongnons.

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PSA-SK conducted an information dissemination on its statistical products and civil registration services to various secondary schools in the City of Tacurong. Specifically, the activity was done in the

following schools: 1. San Emmanuel National

High School- Annex, Bgy. San Pablo on

February 12, 2018; 2. Apolinario S. Bernardo

National High School, Bgy. Baras on

February 13, 2018; 3. Rajah Muda National

High School, Bgy. Rajah Muda on February

13, 2018; 4. San Emmanuel National High

School- Main Campus, Bgy. San Emmanuel

on February 15, 2018; 5. VF Griño Memorial

National High School, Bgy. Gansing on

February 26, 2018; and 6. Children’s Grace

of Mary Memorial Learning Center, Inc. Bgy.

Gansing on February 27, 2018.

The participants and students were informed on the importance of having the vital events to be registered particularly the birth. They were also provided with the knowledge on how to process and file petitions relative to civil registry documents by virtue of the different laws affecting civil registration such as RA 10172, RA 9858, RA 9255 and RA 9048. Moreover, highlights of Vital Statistics 2014-2016 was also presented. An open forum followed to further clarify some issues and concerns of the participants.

2018 CIVIL REGISTRATION MONTH

Theme: “#napapanahong CRVS”

Esperanza Municipality launches… continued from page 3

On the other hand, SSS Jurilyn P. Abraham,

represented PSO Herlita G. Caraan, mentioned

the purpose of celebrating CRM annually: 1. to

remind the public on the importance of vital

events to be registered; and 2. to instill public

awareness and appreciation of the legal,

administrative and statistical values generated

from civil registry documents which is essential to

LGUs in government planning and policy making

for socio, cultural and economic development of

the country.

After the presentation on AO No. 1, S. 2016 by

CCR Josephine A. Balino, an open forum

followed to clarify some issues and concerns.

In her closing message, CCR Balino thanked

everyone for their unending support and

cooperation extended to the City Civil Registry

Office of Tacurong for the success of this activity.

PSA-SK Conducts Information

Dissemination in Secondary Schools

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The PSA-SK joined the public in celebrating the

22nd Autism Consciousness Week 2018

spearheaded by Tacurong Pilot Elementary

School (TPES). The celebration was highlighted

by an Angels’ Walk which started at 5:30 in the

morning of January 28, 2018. The morning

parade was aimed to raise funds for putting up of

mini facilities like see-saw, slide and swing for

the developmental activities of the children with

special educational needs. After the parade, all

participants gathered at TPES Gymnasium for a

short program.

PSA-SK Supports the 2018 Autism Consciousness Week Celebration

The National Women’s Month is celebrated

annually during the month of March pursuant to

Proclamation Nos. 224 and 227 s. 1998, and

Republic Act No. 6949 s. 1990. This aims to

give due recognition to women’s significant

contribution to nation-building. This year’s

theme, “We Make Change Work for Women”,

which shall be used from 2017 -2022. It

highlights the empowerment of women as

active contributors to development.

PSA-SK participated in the celebration of

Women’s Month spearheaded by the City

Government of Tacurong. Specifically, the

following activities participated were: Opening

Ceremony on March 8, 2018 held at City

Gymnasium, City of Tacurong; and 2.

Women’s Congress on March 23, 218 held at

the same venue also. These were highlighted

with the Float Parade Contest, Pot Painting

Contest, Pop Dance Contest and variety shows

participated by the different women

organization in the locality.

PSA-SK Joins the Celebration of

Women’s Month

The Philippine Statistics Authority conducts the Labor Force Survey (LFS) on a quarterly basis. This survey gathers information on the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the population. It also provides data inputs for estimation of the provincial Labor Force Participation (LFPR).

The conduct of the 2018 First Quarter LFS commenced on January 8, 2018 and was completed on January 31, 2018. To ensure the successful conduct of the survey, 3 levels of trainings were conducted: the Task Force Training which was done at the Central Office; the Second Level Training (Regional level); and the Third Level Training done at the provincial level.

Nine (9) personnel were involved in the field operation composed of a Focal Person who is in-charged of the overall LFS operation; three (3) Provincial regular staff and five (5) hired Statistical Researchers (SRs) who conducted the actual interview of the sample households through the Computer Aided Personal Interview (CAPI) using android tablet.

Sample barangays were taken from the municipalities of Bagumbayan, Columbio, Esperanza, Isulan, Kalamansig, Lambayong, Lutayan, Lebak, Palimbang, Sen. Ninoy Aquino and the City of Tacurong.

For this round, despite minor problems encountered in the field such as difficulty of reaching far flung areas, bad weather, difficulty in locating some sample housing units, the province had come up with a response rate of 98.4% slightly higher compared to the January 2017 LFS response rate with 369 sample households successfully interviewed out of 437 identified samples.

The conduct of the 2018 First Quarter LFS was made successful through the strengthened coordination between PSA-SK and local government officials in the province.

January 2018 Labor Force Survey Successfully Conducted

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Table 1: Palay Production, Area Harvested and Yield per Hectare, Sultan Kudarat Province

First Quarter of 2017 and First Quarter of 2018

For the 1st quarter of 2018, Sultan Kudarat Province had produced a total of 121,342 metric tons of palay. Compared to same quarter last year, production increased by 15.89 percent in 2018. The said increase is attributed to the expansion in area harvested this year and to the early maturity and advance harvesting in some palay areas as an effect of hot weather and small amount of rain during the last week of February and March this year. Irrigated palay production of 109,249 metric tons constituted 90.03 percent of the total palay production of the province for the 1st Quarter of 2018 and went up by 14,771 metric tons or 15.63 percent higher compared to same quarter of last year. Rainfed palay production of 12,093 metric tons constituted 9.97 percent of the total palay production of the province for the 1st Quarter of 2018 which increased by 1,863 metric tons or 18.21 percent higher compared to same quarter of last year. The total palay area harvested for the 1st quarter of 2018 in the province was recorded at 36,644 has. and is higher by 2,842 has. or 8.41 percent more compared to last year's 33,802 has. The area harvested for irrigated palay of 31,944 has. represented 87.17 percent of the total palay area harvested in the province is higher by 2,349 has. compared to same quarter last year. Rainfed palay area of 4,700 has. which is higher by 493 has. compared to same quarter last year constitutes the remaining 12.83 percent of the total palay area harvested of the province. The average yield of palay for the province for the 1st Quarter of 2018 was recorded at 3.31 metric tons per hectare which is higher by 0.21 metric ton per hectare or 6.77 percent higher compared to the 3.10 metric tons per hectare for the same quarter last year due to sufficient water supply this year. The average yield of all types of ecosystem has increased: for irrigated palay area from 3.19 MT/ha. to 3.42 MT/ha. or 7.21 percent higher, rainfed palay area from 2.43 MT/ha. to 2.57 MT/ha or 5.76 percent higher.

STATISTICAL UPDATES

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Table 2: Corn Production, Area Harvested and Yield per Hectare, Sultan Kudarat Province

First Quarter of 2017 and First Quarter of 2018

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay and Corn Production Survey

STATISTICAL UPDATES

For the 1st Quarter of 2018, Sultan Kudarat Province had produced a total of 60,447 metric tons of corn. Compared to the same quarter of last year, production increased by 3,920 metric tons or 6.93 percent more. The said increase is brought by the increase in yield per ha. due to favorable weather that brought good timing of rain during growth stage and sufficient rainfall this year as compared to last year. White corn production of 18,384 metric tons constituted 30.41 percent of the total corn production of the province for the 1st Quarter of 2018 and is higher by 516 metric tons or 2.89 percent higher compared to the same quarter of last year. Yellow corn production of 42,063 metric tons constituted 69.59 percent of the total corn production of the province which is higher by 3,404 metric tons or 8.81 percent more compared to same quarter of last year. The total corn area harvested for the 1st Quarter of 2018 in the province was recorded at 22,109 has. and is higher by 231 has. or 1.06 percent more compared to last year's 21,878 has. The area harvested for white corn of 9,285 has. represented about 42.00 percent of the total corn area harvested in the province and has not change compared to same quarter last year , while the larger portion of 12,824 has. or 58.00 percent is represented by the yellow corn area which is also higher 231 has. or 1.83 percent compared to same quarter last year. The average yield of corn in the province for the 1st Quarter of 2018 was recorded at 2.73 metric tons per hectare which is higher by 0.15 metric ton per hectare or 5.81 percent higher compared to the 2.58 metric tons per hectare for the same quarter last year. The average yield in both white and yellow areas was also recorded to have increased from 1.92 MT/ha. To 1.98 MT/ha. or 3.13 percent and from 3.07 MT/ha. to 3.28 MT/ha. or 6.84 percent, respectively.