The Municipality of Lidlidda envisions a local government that improves the lives of its constituents, a dream that is becoming a reality as it ties a collaborative project with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) through the implementation of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in 2022.

The LGU took part in the 2022 CBMS operations and successfully completed its data processing, which thoroughly checks its consistency, completeness, and accuracy. The data turnover ceremony signifies the LGU Lidlidda's readiness to prepare and generate tabulations required for local planning, policy formulation, and project implementation.

On 21 November 2023, the PSO Staff led the Data Turnover Ceremony (DTC), where the LGU, under the leadership of Mayor Hon. Atty. Sherwin Tomas, accompanied by key officials and department heads, including the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (MPDC) Samuel s. Sayaan, joined and witnessed the said activity.

Furthermore, the program gained significance with the esteemed presence of the Assistant National Statistician and Officer – in – Charge office of the Deputy national Statistician Ms. Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias who warmly welcomed participants and spectators to the event. Furthermore, Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman delivered her message emphasizing the significance of data stewardship and the uses of CBMS in planning. Ms. Jeanette M. Marzan, the Chief Statistical Specialist of PSA - Ilocos Sur, then presented the key highlights of the 2022 CBMS results in Lidlidda.

Mayor Tomas wholeheartedly embraced the data and the outcomes of the CBMS, expressing sincere appreciation to the PSA for providing the LGU with essential data to specifically address the needs of its constituents.

The LGU of Lidlidda has expressed its willingness to use CBMS data for local planning and to generate the necessary information for their upcoming plans and programs, as highlighted by MPDC Sayaan and the Data Turnover Agreement was formally signed by key officials from PSA and the LGU.

Implementing the CBMS in the Municipality of Lidlidda is just one way to re-calibrate the LGU in terms of generating evidence-based and accurate data for local data planning, policy formulation, and program intervention in order to achieve the nation's goal of becoming a progressive community.

The Municipality of Lidlidda is on a mission to improve the well-being of its residents, and they've taken an important step toward that goal by launching the CBMS in 2022 in collaboration with the PSA.

The data turnover serves as an important checkpoint for the LGU, allowing them to appreciate and generate information gathered from household respondents and barangay officials—key informants during the enumeration process. The LGU is taking an important step toward recalibrating its approach to producing accurate and reliable data.

This CBMS implementation in Lidlidda is more than a formality; it is a strategic move to realign the local government's data planning, policy formulation, and program interventions. An initiative that contributes to the overarching national goal of fostering community progress.
 

SGD. JEANETTE M. MARZAN
Chief Statistical Specialist