ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is
now preparing for the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN) set in August this
year.
With this development, PSA convened
on May 5, 2015 the Regional Census Coordinating Board (RCCB- ZamPen Region) to
discuss and address issues concerning the upcoming conduct of the POPCEN.
Dr. Mewchun WS. Pamaran of the
PSA and Executive Officer of the RCCB said POPCEN would be conducted nationwide
in 86 provinces, 1,634 cities and municipalities, 42,029 barangays- thus a
total of 82,858 manpower will b needed to carry out the census.
“For Zamboanga City alone, we need 527 manpower. We
are actually in the process of hiring people that will serve as team
supervisors; census area supervisors; assistant area coordinators and district
clerks,” Pamaran said.
Pamaran said that PSA has been
prepping up since April for the conduct of the POPCEN . “We have started
gearing up by networking with LGU, and we are happy that Mayor Beng Climaco
convened the Zamboanga City Census Coordinating Board (ZCCCB) for a meeting on
April 16 .”
“We have also negotiated with
local papers to provide us with a statistics corner starting this month,” Pamaran
said of the ground works they have been doing.
Member-agencies of the RCCB are
also to provide assistance to PSA in the preparation for this activity.
Pamaran appeal to the public not to
be afraid to give data when PSA accredited enumerators will come knocking at
their doors in August to conduct census.
“Everyone counts. Count everyone.
So Please give truthful - factual data so that we will also get accurate data
entries for enumeration,” she said.