The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is establishing a Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO) in the newly formed Negros Island Region (NIR). The office will oversee statistical data collection and analysis in the region, which comprises the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
The establishment of the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA ) Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is underway as the newly formed administrative region, which is expected to be fully operational this year. In a statement on Thursday, the PSA -Negros Occidental announced that its chief statistical specialist, John Campomanes, has been appointed as the interim regional director.
The PSA is moving toward the establishment of its additional field office, and preparations are underway, beginning with the appointment of Campomanes. Campomanes is leading the transition efforts, which will bring the Provincial Statistical Offices of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor under the RSSO-NIR. He met with Negros Oriental chief statistical specialist Ariel Fortuito to discuss key points and ways forward during a preparatory meeting on January 28. According to the PSA, the creation of the NIR under Republic Act 12000, also known as the Negros Island Region Act, in June last year, brings the total number of regions in the Philippines to 18. This adjustment also affects the composition of Region 6 (Western Visayas) and Region 7 (Central Visayas), resulting in five provinces and one highly urbanized city (HUC) in Western Visayas, and two provinces and three HUCs in Central Visayas. The NIR Act separates Negros Occidental from Western Visayas, as well as Negros Oriental and Siquijor from Central Visayas. Among the national government agencies that have already established offices in the NIR include the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Agrarian Reform, Office of Civil Defense, and Commission on Elections
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