The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted a six-day Task Force Training on the National Migration Survey (NMS) last 7-12 May 2018 at Cocoon Boutique Hotel, Quezon City.

The survey aims to provide information on the mobility of Philippine population in order to assist policymakers and program managers in evaluating and designating strategies for improving services and assistance to people going abroad or moving within the country.  NMS aims to provide baseline information on internal and international migration. Specifically, the said survey will provide an estimate of the international and inter-regional migration flows and major migration streams; examine different types of migration and characteristics of international and internal migrants; to determine levels, patterns and processes of internal and international migration; and, to identify factors that affect the levels, patterns and processes of internal and international migration. It will be conducted in 2,940 areas (primary sampling units) with 45,000 randomly selected households across the country from May to August 2018 and will employ about 360 field interviewers.

Present during the said training were the different Regional Focal Persons of the 17 Regional Offices nationwide. Together with them are the personnel of the Demographic and Health Statistics Division (DHSD) of PSA Central Office in Manila as well as the professors, staff and Regional Coordinators of University of the Philippines Systems Population Institute (UPPI). Statistical Specialist II Joseph Jim D. Abadingo rAepresented Region VII during the said task force training. Conduct of enumeration for the NMS will follow after the scheduled Second Level Training to be done in all regions nationwide. Thus, PSA and UPPI is asking the public to participate and cooperate with the survey by: informing friends, neighbors and relatives of the conduct of the survey; to accommodate the field interviewers if the area is one of the sample areas to be visited by the survey team; to provide answers to the different questions asked by the field interviewers; and to assist them in locating the different sample households in their area. The survey invokes Republic Act No. 10625 as its legal basis in conducting the survey and assures the public of the confidentiality of all answers as provided by Sec. 26 of RA 10625 and RA 10173.

Approved by:

(SGD.) ENGR. ARIEL E. FLORENDO
Regional Director