WHEREAS, Presidential Proclamation No. 647 declares the month of October of every year in observance of the National Statistics Month (NSM);

WHEREAS, the annual celebration of the NSM aims to: (a) promote, enhance, and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of society; and (b) elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and standards of statistics in the country;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Statistics Board issued Memorandum Circular No. 2024-12 enjoining all agencies of the government, local government units, state universities and colleges, and the private sector to actively participate in and support the celebration of the 35th NSM in October 2024;

WHEREAS, the Regional Statistics Committee being the highest policymaking body on statistical matters in the region, has been designated as the coordinating body for all NSM activities in the region; 

WHEREAS, the theme for the 35th NSM is “Advancing Data and Statistics Through Digital Transformation: A Road to an Empowered Nation”;

NOW, THEREFORE, ON A MOTION DULY SECONDED, be it

RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, That the RSC MIMAROPA requests regional line agencies, local government units, and state universities and colleges to support and participate in the observance of the 35th National Statistics Month.

RESOLVED FINALLY, That copies of this resolution be furnished to all concerned;

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Done this 17th day of May in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Four in Calapan City.