Through a Data Turnover Ceremony (DTC), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) –Regional Statistical Services Office I (RSSO I) and PSA – La Union entrusted to the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Aringay, La Union the results of 2022 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)
on 20 December 2023 at the Municipal Conference Hall of Aringay, La Union.

A symbolic data was handed over by Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman, PSA RSSO I Regional Director, together with Dr. Danites E. Teñido, Chief Statistical Specialist (CSS) of PSA-La Union, to the LGU of Aringay headed by Mayor Benjamin O. Sibuma.

Atty. De Guzman, in her opening message, expressed her delight that Aringay is one of the LGUs in the province to have disaggregated data down to the barangay level through the CBMS.

For the municipal officials and staff to appreciate the results of the 2022 CBMS, Dr. Teñido presented the highlights of the 2022 CBMS results for LGU Aringay. The presentation included data on basic services such as access to electricity and internet, main sources of water for drinking and for general use, service level of toilet facility, households’ perception on safety when walking alone in the community, household food insecurity experience in the past 12 months, education, labor force and employment, education facilities, health facilities, and disaster preparedness. These data were collected from a total of 12,573 responding households covering a total population of 48,802 from 24 participating barangays of Aringay, La Union as of 01 July 2022.

Meanwhile, Mayor Sibuma, in his acceptance message, thanked the PSA for the support and assistance in the implementation of the 2022 CBMS in the municipality. He mentioned that these local-level data will serve as foundational resource for informed decision-making, strategic planning, and effective implementation of various programs and initiatives at the community level.

Moreover, EnP. Anabelle L. Camacho, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (MPDC), presented the plans and programs for the strategic utilization and security measures surrounding the data derived from the 2022 CBMS. EnP. Camacho underscored the LGU’s dedication to transforming data into actionable insights that can drive community development.

Engr. Leny Grace S. Balanon, Statistical Specialist II of PSA-La Union, thanked the LGU of Aringay for the hard work, dedication and commitment in the implementation of 2022 CBMS in her closing message. Engr. Balanon expressed her hope that the data generated from the CBMS be fully utilized in crafting policies and programs towards poverty alleviation and socio-economic development in Aringay, La Union.

The CBMS is an organized technology-based system of collecting, processing, and validating necessary disaggregated data that may be used for planning, program implementation, and impact monitoring at the local level while empowering communities to participate in the process. It involves the generation of data at the local level which serves as basis in targeting households for government programs geared towards poverty alleviation and economic development.

SGD. DANITES E. TEÑIDO, PhD
Chief Statistical Specialist

/PQSS

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