2022 Community-Based Monitoring System Data Turnover Ceremony in the Municipal Government of Carmen, Surigao del Sur

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Provincial Statistical Office (PSO) of Surigao del Sur conducted the 2022 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Data Turnover Ceremony (DTC) to the Municipal Government of Carmen on 11 March 2024. The venue was at the Farmers Training  Center,  Poblacion,  Carmen,  Surigao  del  Sur.   Carmen  is  the  first  among  the     10 participating Local Government Units (LGUs) in the province, that received the 2022 CBMS data after its implementation.

The DTC was spearheaded by Chief Statistical Specialist (CSS) Ruel L. Dres and attended by some PSA personnel, the municipality’s elected officials down to barangay level, its department heads and some personnel, and guests from the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Information and Communications Technology, and Philippine Information Agency.

During the event, the highlights of the 2022 CBMS results were presented by CSS Dres. Some of the information he shared are the responding households, covered population, participating barangays, access to basic services, safety, household food insecurity, school attendance, labor force and employment, and disaster preparedness, among others. Then, it was succeeded by the signing of the data turnover agreement and handing over of the data with the turnover symbol.

In response, Mayor Jane V. Plaza expressed her gratitude and excitement as she delivered her acceptance  message.   Likewise,   Municipal   Planning   and   Development   Coordinator  Arniel P. Orozco pronounced the importance of the CBMS data as inputs to their local level plans and programs.

Approved by:

(Sgd.) RUEL L. DRES
Chief Statistical Specialist 
PSA-PSO Surigao del Sur