The Central Visayas-Regional Statistics Committee (CV-RSC) convened its first quarter 2024 meeting on 27 February 2024 at NEDA 7 Conference Room, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City, Cebu. The meeting was attended by 36 out of the 45 member-agencies of the committee.

As the regional counterpart of the PSA Board at the regional level serves as the policymaking body on statistical matters, the CV-RSC approved four (4) resolutions during its meeting. The following were:  (1) Approving its 2024 CV-RSC Policy Agenda, (2) Enjoining the Regional Line Agencies (LGUs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and the Private Sector to provide the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 7 with the needed data for the estimation of the 2021-2023 Regional Accounts of the Philippines specifically the Gross Regional Domestic Product and Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure, (3) Enjoining the Regional Line Agencies (RLAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and the Private Sector to provide the PSA 7 with the needed data for the estimation of the 2021-2023 Provincial Product Accounts, and (4) Requesting the Development Administration Committee (DAC) to endorse to the Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) the request to enjoin the Local Government Units to adopt the 2019 Updates of the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) and adoption of the unified forms in their system.

Regional Director Jennifer C. Bretaña of NEDA 7 and the Chairperson of the CV-RSC stressed the importance of data in making evidence-based policies, in planning programs and projects especially now that the offices are crafting programs and projects for 2025.

More agenda items for information and updates were presented during the meeting to wit: (1) Technical Working Groups (TWG) on Environment and Multi-Domain Sector Statistics presented the City of Cebu Urban Biodiversity Management Program and RSC Databank update of the TWG on Economic Sector Statistics, (2) Provincial Statistics Committee updates, (3) Sim Registration Act, and (4) Dissemination of PSA Board Resolutions.

The meeting was adjourned on time with all ten (10) agenda items tackled under matters for discussion, approval, and information.