07 February 2025 - ROXAS, ORIENTAL MINDORO - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Oriental Mindoro will conduct the data collection for the Redesigned Rice and Corn Stock Survey: Commercial (RCSS:C) in March 2025. This survey is in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which authorizes the PSA to prepare and conduct periodic censuses on various sectors of the economy, and Executive Order No. 352 mandating the conduct of the survey every month.

The Rice and Corn Stocks Survey: Commercial is a monthly survey that aims to assess the current rice and corn stock inventories in the establishments. The survey aims to generate rice and corn stock inventories held by the commercial sector at the national and sub-national levels and assess the stock levels compared with the same period in the previous year, and the previous month.

The rice and corn stock inventories from the household, commercial, and government sectors serve as inputs to the estimation and compilation of national accounts. Moreover, the survey supports the data needs of planners, policy and decision-makers, and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector particularly the National Economic and Development Authority, National Food Authority, Department of Agriculture, and the general public.

Seven statistical researchers (SRs) will conduct the data collection for March round from 01 to 07 March 2025. The hired SRs underwent a one-day training before the data collection schedule to ensure consistency of concepts and operational procedures. Tablets will be used for data collection, in adherence to the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing approach.

In the Province of Oriental Mindoro, 161 sample establishments from the municipalities of Puerto Galera, Baco, Calapan City, Naujan, Victoria, Socorro, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, Mansalay, and Bulalacao will be interviewed.

The PSA is committed to deliver relevant and reliable statistics. Hence, the agency encourages the public, especially the sample households, to participate in the various censuses and surveys conducted by the PSA. The agency also assures that all collected personal information is processed in accordance with the law and other issuances.

(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO- CANTOS, PhD
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office

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