national statistical coordination board 1 by dr. romulo a. virola during the “workshop on...

1 NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD

bybyDr. Romulo A. VirolaDr. Romulo A. Virola

during the “Workshop on Indicators of during the “Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations”Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations”

Bohol,Philippines, 15-18 October 2007Bohol,Philippines, 15-18 October 2007

The Philippine Tourism Satellite The Philippine Tourism Satellite Account (PTSA)Account (PTSA)

Workshop on Indicators of Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism DestinationsSustainable Development for Tourism Destinations

Bohol, Philippines, 15-18 October 2007Bohol, Philippines, 15-18 October 2007


II. Introduction. IntroductionII. II. The PTSA and the International The PTSA and the International

Systems and Standards Systems and Standards III. III. Sources and MethodsSources and MethodsIV. IV. Some Results and HighlightsSome Results and Highlights V. LimitationsV. LimitationsVI. VI. The Way ForwardThe Way Forward - including Expansion to Subnational TSA- including Expansion to Subnational TSA

VII. Concluding RemarksVII. Concluding Remarks

ContentsContents

Workshop on Indicators of Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Sustainable Development for Tourism

DestinationsDestinations

Virola, Romulo A. (October 2007)


I. IntroductionI. Introduction





I. IntroductionIntroduction

Philippine tourism and the economyPhilippine tourism and the economy

The warmth, wealth and wonders of the Philippines as driver to economic growth:




an archipelago of wonders

vast mountains and volcanoes tell of great legends

shimmering waters and a tropical lure travelers all year round

has fusion of culture and arts enhancing the uniqueness of the Filipino

offers world-class facilities and services




What the indicators say about our country’s tourism industry?




From January to July 2007, international visitor arrivals already hit 1.8 million mark!

July visitor arrivals increase by 11.26%

Five million visitors targeted in the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) for 2010 achievable




… and how about the performance of tourism related services as reported in the national accounts of the Philippines?




Gross Value Added (GVA) of Hotels and Restaurants more than doubled its growth in Q2 2007 to 9.8 percent from 4.0 percent of the same period in 2006!

Recreational Services grew by 7.5 % in Q2 2007 compared to just 0.6 % in Q2 2006!




…some more indicators!




Transportation and Communication continues accelerated growth:

• Air transportation services in Q2 2007 surpassed its performance a year ago with a hefty growth of 13.8 percent owing to vigorous promotions by domestic airlines and tourism-related promotion activities



How about Central Visayas?How about Central Visayas?

Indicators from the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) 2006 estimates:




Region VII is among the five largest regional economies, with a share of 7.1 % of the entire economy, next only to NCR, Region IV-A, Region III and Region VI



How about Central Visayas?How about Central Visayas?

Indicators from the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) 2006 estimates:




However, in Services, where the bulk of Tourism industries can be found, Region VII ranks 3rd after NCR and CALABARZON!

In Transportation, Communication and Storage (TCS), it ranks 4th for the entire Philippines and the highest among Visayas and Mindanao Regions!

It is 2nd in Private Services, next to the National Capital Region (NCR)!



Other highlights of Tourism related sectors of Other highlights of Tourism related sectors of Region VIIRegion VII




Private Services continues to rise!Gross Value Added (GVA) of Private Services, 2002-2006, Region VII

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Transportation, Communication and Storage also showed consistent upward trend!

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On interpretation of the statistics from the previous On interpretation of the statistics from the previous slides:slides:




Tourism characteristic activities came mostly from the two major sectors mentioned: private services and transportation, communication and storage (TCS)

Private services include hotel and restaurant services, and recreational services while TCS includes transportation



On interpretation of the statistics from the previous On interpretation of the statistics from the previous slides:slides:




However, it should be noted that the two sectors mentioned include other services which are not, to a large extent related to tourism industry



What is What is Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) ?

The PTSA is one of the satellite accounts developed by the NSCB to measure the contribution of tourism to the Philippine economy.




The PTSA, tourism indicators and the The PTSA, tourism indicators and the economyeconomy



What is What is Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) ?




patterned after the tourism satellite account (TSA) developed by UNSD, UNWTO, OECD and EUROSTAT, and approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission




Importance of the PTSAImportance of the PTSA it provides a comprehensive set of information on tourism that facilitates its analysis in the context of macro-economic accounts

• tourism is still embedded somewhere in the different sectors of the national accounts







Components of the PTSAComponents of the PTSA it cuts across many sectors of the economy:




• Accommodation services (hotel, motels, lodging houses etc)

• Food and beverage serving activities (restaurants, canteens, etc)

• Transportation services (air, land & water)

• Travel agencies and other reservation service activities

• Cultural activities

• Sports and recreational activities

• Retail services of tourism goods (such as souvenirs)

The PTSA, tourism indicators and the The PTSA, tourism indicators and the Economy!Economy!



Development of the PTSADevelopment of the PTSA




The Philippines efforts in developing the TSAThe Philippines efforts in developing the TSA

– 1988: NSCB and DOT research study to 1988: NSCB and DOT research study to explore the contribution of tourism to the explore the contribution of tourism to the Philippine economy using the input-output Philippine economy using the input-output approach (IO) approach (IO)

– tourism accounted for 2.8 percent in 1987tourism accounted for 2.8 percent in 1987

– 1996: DOT, WTTC & NSCB collaborated closely 1996: DOT, WTTC & NSCB collaborated closely to develop a SAT in the countryto develop a SAT in the country

– travel and tourism accounted for 8.7 % in 1997travel and tourism accounted for 8.7 % in 1997







The Philippines efforts in developing the TSAThe Philippines efforts in developing the TSA

– December 5, 1996: NSCB and DOT signed a December 5, 1996: NSCB and DOT signed a MOA to support the development of SATMOA to support the development of SAT

– January 27, 1997: the IAC on DSAT was January 27, 1997: the IAC on DSAT was createdcreated

– 1997: DOT, WTTC and NSCB conducted a study 1997: DOT, WTTC and NSCB conducted a study using the simulated satellite accounting using the simulated satellite accounting approachapproach







The Philippine efforts in developing the TSAThe Philippine efforts in developing the TSA

– 1999: NSCB and DOT forged a project that 1999: NSCB and DOT forged a project that pursued the initial compilation of the PTSA pursued the initial compilation of the PTSA covering the years 1994 and 1998covering the years 1994 and 1998

– 2001 (February): the Philippine experience in 2001 (February): the Philippine experience in developing tourism satellite account was developing tourism satellite account was presented in a joint UN-ESCAP/WTO workshop presented in a joint UN-ESCAP/WTO workshop in Thailandin Thailand








– 2001 (October): the paper 2001 (October): the paper ““Measuring the Measuring the Contribution of Tourism to the Economy: The Contribution of Tourism to the Economy: The Philippine Tourism Satellite AccountPhilippine Tourism Satellite Account”” was was presented during the 8presented during the 8thth National Convention National Convention on Statisticson Statistics








– 2005: NSCB Executive Board Approve the 2005: NSCB Executive Board Approve the NSCB Resolution Number 4 series of 2005 NSCB Resolution Number 4 series of 2005 ““Approving and Adopting the Philippine Tourism Approving and Adopting the Philippine Tourism Classification System”Classification System”

– 2006-2007: draft estimates, 2000-20052006-2007: draft estimates, 2000-2005

– 2006-2007: Efforts towards the measurement of 2006-2007: Efforts towards the measurement of health and wellness tourism in the Philippineshealth and wellness tourism in the Philippines


II. II. The PTSA & the International Systems The PTSA & the International Systems and Standardsand Standards





II. The PTSA & the International Systems and The PTSA & the International Systems and StandardsStandards




Major International Standard Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSARecommendations used by the PTSA

International Recommendations on Tourism International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) Statistics (IRTS)

– Prepared by the Prepared by the United Nations Expert Group on Tourism Statistics (EGTS), UNWTO and UNSD

– Latest version – version 5







International Recommendations on Tourism International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (IRTS) Statistics (IRTS)

– It aims to present a system of definitions, concepts, It aims to present a system of definitions, concepts, classifications and indicators that are internally classifications and indicators that are internally consistent, and that facilitate the link to the consistent, and that facilitate the link to the conceptual framework for the integration of tourism conceptual framework for the integration of tourism statistics, the tourism satellite accounts (TSA), as statistics, the tourism satellite accounts (TSA), as well as to other conceptual frameworks, such as well as to other conceptual frameworks, such as national accounts, balance of payments and labor national accounts, balance of payments and labor statisticsstatistics







Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Tourism Satellite Account: Recommended Methodological Framework (TSA:RMF) Methodological Framework (TSA:RMF)

– Developed by the Commission of the European Developed by the Commission of the European Communities, OECD, UNWTO, UNCommunities, OECD, UNWTO, UN

– Presents a common conceptual framework for Presents a common conceptual framework for the design of tourism satellite accountthe design of tourism satellite account






Major International Standard Recommendations Major International Standard Recommendations used by the PTSA – TSA:RMFused by the PTSA – TSA:RMF

– It builds upon the consistency of other statistical It builds upon the consistency of other statistical framework and provides an additional resource to framework and provides an additional resource to link tourism statistics to the standard tables of the link tourism statistics to the standard tables of the SNA from a functional perspective.SNA from a functional perspective.

– This instrument increases the consistency among This instrument increases the consistency among the different data sources that are used, thus, it is the different data sources that are used, thus, it is then possible to estimate a series of variables that then possible to estimate a series of variables that are required to establish more accurately the are required to establish more accurately the economic contributions of tourism and its links to economic contributions of tourism and its links to the rest of a national economy.the rest of a national economy.






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic Frameworks The System of National Accounts (SNA)The System of National Accounts (SNA)

Central framework for the compilation of national accounts

Flexibility to extend the system to the so-called functionally-oriented satellite accounts

international standard accounting system used by the Philippine System of National Accounts (PSNA)






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic Frameworks The System of National Accounts (SNA)The System of National Accounts (SNA)

- Philippine System of National Accounts (PSNA)

- measures the economic performance of measures the economic performance of the countrythe country

- compilation of Gross Domestic Product - compilation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)(GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic FrameworksThe Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)

- flexible and can be expanded to satellite flexible and can be expanded to satellite accounting accounting (I.e., health, environment, (I.e., health, environment, education, tourism)education, tourism)

- for tourism (PTSA), the estimates cut for tourism (PTSA), the estimates cut across different sectors of the economy across different sectors of the economy (mentioned in the previous slides)(mentioned in the previous slides)

- travel is estimated in the PSNA as part of travel is estimated in the PSNA as part of export/import of non-factor servicesexport/import of non-factor services






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic Frameworks The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)

- can be broken down into subnational can be broken down into subnational accountsaccounts

- - compilation of Gross Regional Domestic compilation of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and Gross Regional Product (GRDP) and Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure (GRDE) of the 17 Domestic Expenditure (GRDE) of the 17 administrative regions of the Philippinesadministrative regions of the Philippines






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic FrameworksThe Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)The Philippines System of National Accounts (PSNA)

- compilation of Gross Provincial Domestic compilation of Gross Provincial Domestic Product (GPDP) Product (GPDP)

- on going cooperation project between NSCB and on going cooperation project between NSCB and provincial government of Guimaras for the provincial government of Guimaras for the estimation of provincial product accountestimation of provincial product account

- moving towards the computation of moving towards the computation of Gross National Happiness (GNHGross National Happiness (GNH))






Related Major Macroeconomic FrameworksRelated Major Macroeconomic Frameworks

The Balance of Payments (BOP)The Balance of Payments (BOP)

BOP focuses on the description of the economic relationship between residents and non-residents.

It comprises transactions associated with international tourism.







The Balance of Payments (BoP)The Balance of Payments (BoP)

In BOP, tourism correspond to the component “Travel” – in two dimensions:

- - Travel credits cover goods and Travel credits cover goods and services…acquired services…acquired from an economy by from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that nonresidents during visits to that economy; economy;

- Travel debits cover goods and - Travel debits cover goods and services… acquired from other economies by services… acquired from other economies by residents during visits to other economies residents during visits to other economies







Input Output (IO) AccountInput Output (IO) Account

provide basis to establish the benchmark production account for tourism

primary data source in computing tourism ratios used to estimate tourism value added


III. III. Sources and MethodsSources and Methods





III. Sources and MethodsSources and Methods




Data SourcesData Sources

Derived statistics: (NSCB) National Accounts, Input-Output Accounts

Surveys: (DOT) Annual Visitors Sample Survey, Sample Survey of Regional Travelers in Accommodation; (NSO) Labor Force Survey

Census: (NSO) Census of Philippine Business and Industries

Administrative data: (DOT) Statistical Report; (DBM) General Appropriations Act, Annual Reports of the General Government





Supply and use of tourism goods and services

• Shows the output of tourism industries vis-a-vis the consumption expenditures of tourists

Conceptual FrameworkConceptual Framework


Physical/non monetary indicators• explain the impact of tourism through non-monetary indicators such as tourist arrivals, length of stay, types of accommodation and means of transport availed by the tourists






Compilation MethodologiesCompilation Methodologies

Tourism consumption expenditureTourism consumption expenditure

• Derived by summing up visitor consumption Derived by summing up visitor consumption expenditure, government consumption expenditure, government consumption expenditure (expenditures of government expenditure (expenditures of government agencies identified to be providing collective agencies identified to be providing collective tourism services), and gross fixed capital tourism services), and gross fixed capital formation.formation.







Value added of tourism industries (VATI)Value added of tourism industries (VATI)

• Estimated from the Use and Make Matrices Estimated from the Use and Make Matrices of the IO tableof the IO table

• Production output of the characteristic Production output of the characteristic tourism industry is taken from the industry tourism industry is taken from the industry by commodity make matrixby commodity make matrix

• Intermediate inputs and value added Intermediate inputs and value added components were lifted from the commodity components were lifted from the commodity by industry use matrixby industry use matrix







Ratio of tourism demand to tourism Ratio of tourism demand to tourism supply (tourism ratios)supply (tourism ratios)

• Total supply of tourism characteristic Total supply of tourism characteristic products to meet the demand of tourism products to meet the demand of tourism consumption were derived from the consumption were derived from the commodity by commodity matrix of the IO commodity by commodity matrix of the IO tabletable







Tourism employmentTourism employment

• Employment generated by tourism Employment generated by tourism industries was sourced from the Labor industries was sourced from the Labor Force Survey (LFS)Force Survey (LFS)

• Employment data from the Census of Employment data from the Census of Philippine Business and Industries (CPBI) Philippine Business and Industries (CPBI) and Statistical Report of DOT were used for and Statistical Report of DOT were used for disaggregating by type of tourism activitiesdisaggregating by type of tourism activities







Non-monetary indicatorsNon-monetary indicators

• sourced from the survey results and sourced from the survey results and statistical report of DOTstatistical report of DOT






PTSA TablesPTSA TablesL IST OF THE PHIL IPP INE TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT TABLES

Table 1 Tourism Demand in the PhilippinesIn Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 2 Tourism Consumption Expenditures in the Philippines

In Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 3 Tourism Collective Consumption Expenditures in the PhilippinesIn Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 4 Gross Fixed Capital Formation of Tourism Industries

in the PhilippinesIn Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 5 Estimated Value Added of Tourism Industries in the Philippines

In Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 6 Production Accounts of Tourism and Non-Tourism Industries

in the Philippines1994 and 1998

Table 7 Supply and Use Table of Tourism and Non-Tourism Industriesin the PhilippinesIn Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998






PTSA TablesPTSA TablesL IST OF THE PHIL IPP INE TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT TABLES

Table 8 Estimated Tourism Ratio Based on the Tourism Final Demand1994 and 1998

Table 9 Employment Generated by the Tourism Industriesin the PhilippinesIn Million Pesos, At Current Prices,1994 and 1998

Table 10a Tourist Arrivals in the Philippines1994 and 1998

Table 10b Inbound Tourist Arrivals in the Philippines1994 and 1998

Table 10c Main Means of Transportation of Inbound Tourist byCountry of Residence and Port of Entry in the Philippines1994 and 1998

Table 10d Forms of Accommodations Available for Tourists in the Philippines

Table 11 Comparison of the WTO and WTTC Results on Selected Expenditure Items1994


IV. IV. Some Results and HighlightsSome Results and Highlights





IV. Some Results and HighlightsSome Results and Highlights



1994

1998

Retail trade services

Recreation, entertainment and cultural services

Travel agents, tour operators and tourism guide

Passenger transport services

Restaurants and similar services

Hotels and similar services

19%

2%

12%

5%

21%

41%

18%

27%

5%

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31%

2%

Tourism Consumption Expenditures in the Philippines by Type of Services, 1994 and 1998 (At Current Prices)






Tourism Consumption Expenditures in the Philippines as a Percent of PCE and Export, 1994 and 1998

(At Current Prices)

1994 1998

Share of Domestic Tourism Consumption to PCE

2% 4%

Share of Inbound Tourism Consumption to Export

11% 7%






Tourism Share to Capital Formation and Government Expenditures,

1994 and 1998 (At Current Prices)

1994 1998

Tourism Collective Consumption Expenditure as a Share to Total

Government Expenditures22% 26%

Tourism Gross Fixed Capital Formation as a Share to Total GFCF

3% 1%






Estimated Value Added of Tourism Industries (VATI) in the Philippines, 1994 and 1998(At Current Prices)

1994

1998

Retail trade services

Recreation, entertainment and cultural services

Travel agencies and similar

Passenger transport services

Restaurants and similar services

Hotels and similar services

54%

57%

9%

10%

1%

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20%

20%

10%

12%

3%

4%

1994 1998

Share of Value Added of Tourism Industries (VATI) to the country's

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Current Prices

12% 13%


V. LimitationsV. Limitations





V. Limitations V. Limitations




Conceptual issuesConceptual issues Frequency and distance dimension of the

concept of usual environment

Operational issuesOperational issues Computation of tourism share/TVA

Frequency of compilation

Data LimitationsData Limitations Coverage

Data gaps






DATA REQUIREMENTS NEEDED IN THE COMPILATION OF THE PTSA THAT ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE

● undercoverage on the estimation of 1. Inbound tourism consumption not currently captured by the DOT'sinternal tourism consumption expenditures of tourists on equipment AVSSexpenditures rental services

2. Tourism expenditures of same-day may be integrated into the existingvisitors (domestic and if any, inbound surveys of the DOTvisitors)

3. Pre-travel consumption expenditures of the A/D cards can be modified toresidents going abroad address this concern

4. Tourism expenditures of households in maybe requested as specialbehalf of tourists tabulations of FIES results (would

incur additional costs)3. Tourism business expenses data available from the MICE study4. Other tourism consumption other than the individual non-market

expenditures on social transfers in kind cultural services which is alreadycaptured in the current estimates

5. Outbound tourism consumption maybe sourced from the WTOexpenditures Compendium and/or PATA data

to provide the data submitted by the in terms of expenditures of Filipinosduring their stay in the foreigncountries

DATA GAPS TO BE ADDRESSED VARIABLES REMARKS






LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA VARIABLES USED IN THE COMPILATION OF THE PRELIMINARY PTSA

Agency Publication

1. Inbound tourism ● expenditure of inbound tourists DOT AVSS (survey)/ ● the data is available only at anconsumption on the service charge for Statistical Report aggregated level which corresponds toexpenditures of packaged tours (admin-based data) both the service charge of the packagedtourists tour operators and the other

components of tourism consumptionexpenditures paid by the tourists (e.g.,air fare, hotels, tour visits, etc.)

● expenditure of inbound tourists DOT AVSS (survey)/ ● no further breakdown as to land,on passenger transport Statistical Report water or air

(admin-based data)2. Domestic tourism ● expenditure of domestic tourists DOT SSRTA (survey) ● the basic data for the 1998 estimates

consumption by item Statistical Report were extrapolated based on the 1994expenditures of (admin-based data) and 1997 results ofthe surveytourists ● respondents of the survey are limited to

DOT accredited accommodationestablishments only

● expenditure of domestic tourists DOT SSRTA (survey) ● no further breakdown as to land, wateron passenger transport Statistical Report or air

(admin-based data)

PTSA AGGREGATES DATA VARIABLESDATA SOURCE LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA

VARIABLES






Agency Publication

3. Tourism ● expenditures of tourists on Nayong Financial Statements ● there no breakdown of entrance feesconsumption cultural services Filipino, reported in the FS to determine theexpenditures in kind Intramuros, expenditures between inbound and(transfers) Fort Santiago domestic tourism

4. Tourism collective ● Program of expenditures on DBM GAA ● the data on budget do not reflectconsumption PS and MOOE of government (admin-based data) the actual expenditures of the expenditures agencies whose mandates are government

for tourism-related services● Actual expenditures on PS DBM AFR ● the disaggregation of the available data

and MOOE (admin-based data) do not have a one-on-onecorrespondence with those of the WTO

5. Tourism Gross Fixed ● Program of expenditures for DBM GAA ● the budget do not reflect the actualCapital Formation government agencies with (admin-based data) expenditures on the government's

tourism capital formation capital formation

● Capital formation of entities/ NSO ASE ● account for 1998 has not been estimated establishments from the (survey based data) yet pending on the availability of the private sector for 1998 1998 ASE results

PTSA AGGREGATES DATA VARIABLESDATA SOURCE LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA

VARIABLES


VI. VI. The Way ForwardThe Way Forward






Refinements in Estimation MethodologyRefinements in Estimation Methodology




Adopting the approved Philippine Tourism Adopting the approved Philippine Tourism Statistical Classification System in Statistical Classification System in classifying tourism industriesclassifying tourism industries

Compilation of PTSA estimates for the Compilation of PTSA estimates for the most recent years (2000-2006)most recent years (2000-2006)

Maximize the use of available dataMaximize the use of available data

Study the result of the Household Survey Study the result of the Household Survey on Domestic Visitorson Domestic Visitors






Maximize the use of available dataMaximize the use of available data

Evaluate the data from the DOT Regional Evaluate the data from the DOT Regional and Provincial Officesand Provincial Offices

Enhancing the scope and coverageEnhancing the scope and coverage

Highlighting the emergence of tourism Highlighting the emergence of tourism products such as Health and Wellness products such as Health and Wellness tourismtourism

Expanding the PTSA to Subnational TSAExpanding the PTSA to Subnational TSA






The IRTS recommends to limit the subnational statistics to two different types of levels:

the region, identified as the administrative the region, identified as the administrative unit corresponding to the first level of unit corresponding to the first level of territorial disaggregation of a country in territorial disaggregation of a country in terms of its political and administrative terms of its political and administrative organization, organization, e.g., Region VIIe.g., Region VII

The local tourism destination, The local tourism destination, treated as a treated as a sub-regional territory with substantial sub-regional territory with substantial tourism activity, tourism activity, e.g., Bohole.g., Bohol


VII. VII. Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks






Coordination and collaboration mechanisms Coordination and collaboration mechanisms in the PSS must be strengthened furtherin the PSS must be strengthened further

Enhance the role of local government units Enhance the role of local government units (LGUs) in the generation of data relevant to the (LGUs) in the generation of data relevant to the PTSA and the entire tourism statisticsPTSA and the entire tourism statistics

Concerned data compiling government Concerned data compiling government agencies like the DOT, NSCB and the NSO agencies like the DOT, NSCB and the NSO should try harder to collect and disseminate should try harder to collect and disseminate the necessary tourism statisticsthe necessary tourism statistics






households, establishments and data households, establishments and data source agencies from government must show source agencies from government must show greater willingness and to provide support to greater willingness and to provide support to data collection effortsdata collection efforts

tourism planners from both the private tourism planners from both the private sector and government should develop the sector and government should develop the capacity to use statistics in their decision-capacity to use statistics in their decision-making and policy formulation making and policy formulation

government and the private sector should government and the private sector should develop the develop the ‘political will to invest in statistics’‘political will to invest in statistics’





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