Siquijor, Siquijor, 07 May 2024. The 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN)-Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Coordinating Board of the Local Government Unit of Siquijor in the province of Siquijor convened last 07 May 2024 at GAD Building, Poblacion, Siquijor, Siquijor in preparation for the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS operation in the said municipality.  

Prior to the convening proper, Hon. Richard C. Quezon, the municipal mayor issued Executive Order No. 006, Series of 2024, an order organizing the Siquijor Municipal POPCEN-CBMS Coordinating Board and defining the composition and functions of the council members.

In the absence of the municipal mayor/chairperson of the board, the meeting was presided by MPDC Gilbert J. Briones. The local officials of LGU Siquijor expressed their strong support and participation for the simultaneous conduct of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS, highlighting its potential to improve local governance through precise data-driven insights. The data to be gathered will aid in updating population, refining social protection program beneficiaries, preparing for future elections, enhancing the distribution of shares of Local Government Units in the National Tax Allocation (NTA), and it will also aid in the implementation of the Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units.

The convening was attended by Gilbert J. Briones, MPDC as the lead core team of the POPCEN-CBMS and department heads and representatives from the different departments such as MHO, MDRRMO, MAO, LCR, Budget Division, ME, representative from the SB, LGOO and representative from department of education and the private sector.

During the convening, Senior Statistical Specialist Jill Bernadette C. Abing provided an overview of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS rollout, emphasizing the importance of cooperation among all board members. He outlined the objectives, legal bases, rationale, scope and coverage, reference date and enumeration period of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS, ensuring that all collected data would comply with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and other relevant legislation.

This undertaking is set to begin in July and will continue until September 2024. Additionally, training sessions for Census Area Supervisors (CAS), Team Supervisors (TS) and Enumerators (EN) are scheduled to ensure efficient and affective data collection and, most importantly, secure handling of data.

The convening of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS Municipal Coordinating Board in the Municipality of Siquijor is a major step toward encouraging data-driven growth and improving the provision of local government services. Through the use of the CBMS, the municipality hopes to promote sustainable development and improve the quality of life for its constituents by providing accurate and thorough data.

(SGD) JOSELITO C. MAGHANOY
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)/
Officer-in-Charge