About Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), is the central statistical authority of the Philippine
government that collects, compiles, analyzes and publishes statistical information on economic,
social, demographic, political affairs and general affairs of the people of the Philippines and
enforces the civil registration functions in the country. It was established on 12 September 2013
pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 10625, otherwise known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013,
signed by then President Benigno Aquino III. The PSA is a merger of four (4) government
agencies namely: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), National Statistics Office
(NSO), Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) of the Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE), and Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) of the Department of
Agriculture (DA).
The Republic Act was enacted “to rationalize and promote efficiency and effectiveness in the
delivery of statistical services, maintain an integrated statistical system characterized by
independence, objectivity and integrity so as to enhance responsiveness to the requirements of
equitable national development, promote the orderly development of a statistical system
capable of providing timely, accurate and useful data for the government and the public, and
support decentralization through establishment of the statistical infrastructure necessary to
service the statistical needs of local development planning”. The PSA is attached to the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for purposes of policy coordination. It shall be
comprised of the PSA Board and Offices on sectoral statistics, censuses and technical
coordination, civil registration and central support, and field statistical services.
Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office VII (PSA RSSO VII) is
among the 17 regional offices of PSA. It is responsible for the implementation of the objectives
and provisions of Republic Act 10625 in Region VII - Central Visayas comprising the provinces
of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.