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July - September 2020 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF PSA-RSSO I
ILocoStat Volume 5, Number 3
U n d e r s e c r e t a r y
Claire Dennis S.
M apa, Ph.D . ,
N a t i o n a l
Stat ist ic ian and Civ il
Registrar General (NSCRG)
of the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA), visited the
4th Level Training classes for
the 2020 Census of
Population and Housing
(2020 CPH) in La Union
on 24 August 2020.
He informed them that the
data to be collected will be
used by the Local
Government Units (LGUs)
a n d t h e N a t i o n a l
Government in crafting
government plans and
policies for the betterment
of the Filipinos. He also
stressed to the 2020 CPH
staff that they must observe
health and safety protocols
during the enumeration. He
r e i t e r a t e d t h a t t h e
enumerators must practice
physical distancing during
interviews and personal
protective equipment such as
face mask and face shield
must be worn during
enumeration. Usec. Mapa
also met with various local
government officials in the
province. He paid a courtesy
call to City Mayor Alfred
Ortega. Both off ic ial s
discussed the conduct of the
2020 CPH in the City of San
F e r n a n d o , L a Un i o n .
In addition, he also had a
virtual meeting with Provincial
G o v e r n o r F r a n c i s c o
Emmanuel Ortega III and
discussed the preparations for
the conduct of 2020 CPH and
Phil ippine Ident if icat ion
System in the province.
IN THIS ISSUE Usec. Mapa conducts field visit in La Union for 2020 CPH
Usec. Mapa visited the 4th Level Training classes for the 2020 CPH in La Union on August 24, 2020.
Editorial 2
Ilocos Region’s
employment rate... 3
PSA kicks off July 2020 CES... 3
1st Semester 2020 Chicken
Situation... 4
PSA RSSO I Conducts Virtual
Consultation Workshop... 5
PSA – RSSO I Welcomes New
Personnel... 5
1st Semester 2020 Swine 6
PSA – RSSO I Conducts Virtual
Presser... 7
Ilocos Region’s Palay and Corn... 8
2020 CPH Enumeration... 10
Ilocos Region’s Fisheries
Production... 11
CSS Infographics 14
2nd Quarter 2020 Birth Statistics 15
2nd Quarter 2020 Marriage
Statistics 17
2nd Quarter 2020 Death Statistics 18
Human Resource 20
Partnership and Linkages 21
Editorial
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Officer-In-Charge
Regional Statistical Services Office I
JUANITO Y. YABES, MDM
Chief Statistical Specialist
Statistical Operations and
Coordination Division
CAMILLE CARLA U. BELTRAN
Officer-In-Charge
Civil Registration and
Administrative Support Division
Editorial Staff
TERESA B. OLARTE
ENGR. DIVINO AMOR P. RIVERA, Ph.D.
DEBORAH A. INACAY
JOSEPH E. ESTOESTA
MARIVIC M. GARCIA
JOHN MICHAEL S. SARABIA, MOS
MAURA B. FLORAGUE
JIM IAN A. BAUTISTA
Editorial Cartoonist
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Layout Artist
KARINA G. ARAGON
EDITORIAL
BOARD
T he Philippine Statistics Authority is committed to its
mandate to deliver timely and relevant statistics
even in the middle of the pandemic. The agency
would like to acknowledge its statistical frontliners
because without them, there will be no figures and
numbers that will speak about the state of our nation.
Thank you for working from the sunniest days to the
darkest nights. We appreciate your dedication to gather
important information even if it is raining. It is no easy feat
to visit somebody's home and the possibility of being
infected and yet you manage to get up everyday and
perform your functions with flying colors. It is not unusual
for you to climb the steepest mountains and go into boat
rides to island barangays. With these experiences, we
salute you. Your dedication and hard work is
commendable. We honor your struggles, your sacrifices
and your passion to serve for the country. Thank you
because you took part in an undertaking that will benefit
all our countrymen.
A TRIBUTE TO STATISTICAL
FRONTLINERS
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T he preliminary results of
the July 2020 Labor
Force Survey (LFS)
p o s t e d a n
employment rate of 88.9
percent in Ilocos Region. This
was lower by 6.2 percentage
points compared to the
employment rate of the same
quarter a year ago at 95.1
percent. The July 2020
e m p l o y m e n t r a t e
went up by 11.2 percentage
points compared to the
record low of 77.7 percent in
April 2020.
Meanwhile, the employment
rate of the country was
recorded at 90.0 percent in
July 2020, an upturned of 7.7
percentage points from the
employment rate recorded in
April 2020 at 82.3 percent.
The July 2020 figure of the
country was higher by 1.1
percentage points compared
to the employment rate of
the region in July 2019.
In terms of Labor Force
Participation Rate (LFPR) of
the region, it increased by
2.4 percentage points from
62.3 percent in July 2019
to 64.7 percent in July 2020.
The country’s LFPR in July
2020 was recorded at 61.9
percent, lower by 2.8
p e r c e n t a g e p o i n t s
compared to the LFPR of
the region in the same
period.
The underemployment rate
of the region in July 2020
was registered at 15.8 percent.
This was higher by 0.7
percentage point compared to
the underemployment rate
recorded in July 2019, but lower
by 4.9 percentage points
posted in April 2020.
M e a n w h i l e , t h e
underemployment rate of the
country in July 2020 was higher
by 1.5 percentage points
c o m p a r e d t o t h e
u n d e r e m p l o y m e n t r a t e
of the region in the same
period in 2019.
Among the 17 regions,
Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao
(BARMM) registered the highest
e m p l o y m e n t r a t e
in July 2020 at 96.2 percent.
Meanwhile, National Capital
Region (NCR) recorded the
lowest employment rate at 84.2
percent. Ilocos Region ranked
fourth with the lowest
employment rate in July 2020.
P SA-RSSO I , in
collaboration with
the Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas (BSP),
conducts the July 2020
Consumer Expectat ions
Survey (CES) enumeration
commenced on 01 July 2020
and ended on 14 July 2020.
The CES is a household-
based survey on consumers’
assessment of their family
income, financial situation,
a n d t h e e c o n o m i c
condition of the country. It is
a complementary survey to
the Business Expectations
Survey (BES) of the BSP.
The PSA’s responsibility is to
undertake the data collection
and encoding of the
questionnaires while the
generation of tables and
analysis of the results are done
by the BSP.
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increases in chicken
inventory in all provinces.
Likewise, the total chicken
inventory as of April 1 and
July 1, 2020 increased by
8.73 percent and 1.56
percent respectively. The
increase in ch icken
inventory as of July 1, 2020
was cont r ibut ed by
increases in inventory in
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and
Pangasinan. However, a
drop of 6.66 percent on
chicken inventory as of July
1, 2020 was noted in La
Union.
By provincial breakdown,
Pangasinan contributed the
highest share of 54.64
percent to the total chicken
inventory in the region as of
July 1, 2020. Far behind
were Ilocos Norte at 19.61
percent share, La Union by
15.97 and Ilocos Sur by 9.28
percent.
The number of chickens
dressed in Poultry Dressing
Plants (PDPs) in 1st semester
2020 was estimated at 13.89
million birds, a meager growth
of 0.002 percent over last year’s
level of same period. Dressings
in PDPs during the first quarter
2020 posted increase of 27.33
percent. In contrast, dressings
of chickens in PDPs in 2nd
quarter 2020 decreased by
23.95 percent over last year’s
level of 7.40 million birds. The
decrease can be attributed to
the limited movement within
and outside the region due to
C O V I D 2 0 1 9 E n h a n c e
Community Quarantine (ECQ)
during the period.
The average farm price of
chicken native live for 1st
semester 2020 was PhP160.24
per kilo liveweight. This was
higher by 4.70 percent than last
year’s price of PhP153.04 in
same period. The monthly
average prices during the 1st
half of 2020 were generally
higher than the price levels of
2019 except in May 2020,
wherein there was a meager
decrease in price of 0.10
percent.
T he total volume of
chicken production
from January to June
2020 was recorded
at 43,812 metric tons
liveweight. This was 3.64
percent higher than the
42,272 metric tons liveweight
chicken production in same
period of 2019. Chicken
production for both 1st and
2nd quarters increased by
5.77 and 1.60 percent
respectively.
Ilocos Region contributed
4.90 percent to the national
chicken production of
893,718.89 metric tons
liveweight in 1st semester
2020. It ranked 6th among the
chicken producing regions in
the country.
As of 01 January 2020, the
total inventory of chicken in
the region was recorded at
10.68 million birds, higher by
6.31 percent from the 10.04
million birds recorded in the
same period of 2019. The
increment was contributed by
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o f a g r i c u l t u r e . T h e
Agr icul tural Accounts
Division (AAD) of the
Macroeconomic Accounts
Service (MAS) from the PSA
Central Office headed the
workshop.
Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman,
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of
PSA – RSSO I, welcomed the
participants and expressed
h e r g r a t i t u d e
to the stakeholders for their
participation amidst the
Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic.
T he Philippine Statistics
Authority – Regional
Statist ical Services
Office I (PSA – RSSO I)
hosted the virtual Regional
Consultation Workshop with
Stakeholders in Agriculture
and Fishery Sector on 07 July
2020 at the PSA- RSSO I
Conference Room, City of
San Fernando, La Union.
The workshop aimed to solicit
important information in
agriculture related to the
revision and rebasing of the
valuation of the performance Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman, OIC
of PSA – RSSO I, delivers her message to onsite and online participants of the
consultation workshop. (Continue to page 13)
P S A – RSSO I
welcomed 39 newly
hired Contract of
Serv ice Worker s
(COSWs) for the Philippine
Identification System (PhilSys)
Coordination Team (PCT.)
Senior Statistical Specialist
(SrSS) Engr. Arturo S. De
Sola led the virtual briefing
a n d o n b o a r d i n g
orientation of the COSWs
where he discussed about
the PhilSys and various
policies of the agency. The
newly hired COSWs from
the Regional Office and PSO –
La Union attended onsite at the
PSA – RSSO I Conference
Room, City of San Fernando, La
Union.
All onsite attendees were
required to practice social
distancing and wore face
masks in the entire duration of
the orientation.
The PCT will be responsible in
coordinating with the Local
G o v e r n m e n t U n i t s i n
establishing fixed and mobile
registration centers. The team
will also provide administrative
support to the fixed and mobile
registration teams.
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of July 1, 2020. This resulted
to regional drop of
inventory as of July 1, 2020
by 6.84 percent over last
year’s level. The contraction
can be attributed to
African Swine Fever (ASF) as
more backyard raisers
slaughtered and sold their
stocks during the first quarter
due to scare that their swine
will be afflicted with ASF.
Moreover, the death of some
stocks due to ASF and control
measures (pre-emptive culling
to prevent spread of disease)
done by the Department of
Agriculture in coordination with
the Provincial Veterinary
Offices in Pangasinan and La
Union may have also
contributed to said contraction.
The total number of hogs
slaughtered during the 1st
semester 2020 decreased by
6.33 percent over the 1st
Semester 2019 level. Lesser
stocks were sold directly to
slaughterhouses during the 2nd
quarter 2020 which can be
attributed to limited animal
movements within and outside
the region due to COVID 2019
E n h a n c e C o m m u n i t y
Quarantine (ECQ) during the
period.
The average farm price of hog
for slaughter in backyard farms
from January to June 2020 was
PhP117.76 per kilo liveweight.
This was lower by 0.49 percent
than the 1st Semester 2019
price. The lowest price
recorded during the period
was Php113.29 per kilo in
February 2020 which was lower
by 2.24 percent over same
month last year. The average
price peaked up to PhP124.14
per kilo liveweight in June 2020.
T he total volume of hog
production in IIocos
Region for January to
June 2020 reached
49,724 metric tons liveweight.
This was higher by 0.02
percent compared with the
1st Semester 2019 level. Slight
production growth was
contributed by the 1st quarter
2020 increase in production
of 8.45 percent. In contrast,
production during 2nd
quarter 2020 decreased by
7.66 percent over last year’s
level of 26,014 metric tons
liveweight.
Ilocos Region contributed
4.44 percent to the national
production of 1,118,690
metric tons l iveweight,
ranking 9th among the hog
producing regions in the
country.
The total headcount of swine
in Ilocos Region as of January
1, 2020 was 663,086 heads. It
increased by 5.62 percent
from previous year’s inventory
of 627,816 heads. However,
swine inventory as of April 1,
2020 of 600,974 heads
decreased by 6.86 percent
over last year’s level. It further
contracted to 586,344 heads
as of July 1, 2020.
All provinces decreased in
the headcount of swine as
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Key officials from PSA – RSSO I answer queries about the 2020 CPH during the virtual press conference.
the enumerators, team
supervisors and census area
supervisors will be the priority
of the agency. In addition
to this, she shared that the
PSA will work closely with the
Local Government Units
(LGUs) in identifying high risk
areas to avoid possible
infection.
Engr. Rivera stated that
there will be a total of 53
questions that will be asked
from the respondents. He
said that the enumeration
will take around 15 to 30
minutes only.
CSS Yabes mentioned that
there will be an alternative
modes of enumeration such
as phone interview or
through e-mail. He also
shared that there might be
a possible adjustment on
the enumeration period due
to localized lockdowns.
RO IV Beltran pointed out
that standard protective
personal equipment such as
face shield, face mask,
disinfectant alcohol and other
sanitation supplies will be
provided to the enumerators in
the conduct of the census.
The PSA appeals to the public
to cooperate and support the
conduct of this once-in-a-
decade CPH. The office
assures everyone that all census
teams are in good health
condition and will follow strict
physical distancing.
The PSA reassures the public
that all information gathered
will be held strictly confidential
and shall not be used as
evidence in court for purposes
of taxation, regulation or
investigation as provided
for in RA No. 10173 or the “Data
Privacy Act” and RA 10625.
Data generated from this
census will be disseminated in
statistical summaries without
reference to any individual
person or household.
P SA – RSSO I kicked
off the enumeration
period of the 2020
C e n s u s o f
Population and Housing (2020
CPH) by conducting a virtual
press conference with its
media partners. The said
activity is also available for
viewing on the official
Facebook account of the
PSA - RSSO I.
The panel for the virtual press
briefing was headed by
Off icer- in-Charge (OIC)
Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman.
Joining her were the following
key officials of the PSA - RSSO
I: Chief Statistical Specialist
(CSS) Juanito Y. Yabes,
Registration Officer IV (RO IV)
Camille Carla U. Beltran, and
2020 CPH Regional Focal
Person Engr. Divino Amor P.
Rivera, Ph.D.
Atty. De Guzman discussed
during the virtual press
conference that the safety of
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P alay production in
llocos Region in 2nd
quarter 2020 grew
by 2.94 percent. The
volume of production was
recorded at 163,467 metric
tons, higher than the 158,805
metric tons output in 2nd
quarter 2019. The harvest
area expanded to 34,062
hectares from 33,228 hectares
due availability of seeds and
free fertilizers, and repair of
irrigation facilities. Likewise,
the yield per hectare
improved from 4.78 metric
tons to 4.80 metric tons. All
the provinces, except La
Union, posted increment in
output.
The province of Pangasinan is
the highest in terms of palay
production in llocos Region in
the 2nd quarter 2020 with
72.16 percent share. The
production was recorded at
117,967 metric tons, higher by
1.95 percent from the output
in the same period in 2019.
The harvest area expanded
to 25,046 hectares from
24,464 hectares due to repair
of irrigation facilities along
service areas of the National
lrrigation Administration (NlA)
palay production in 2nd
quarter 2020 with 6.05 percent
of the total palay production in
llocos Region. From the output
of 10,303 metric tons in 2nd
quarter 2019, it went down to
9,882 metric tons this year due
to shifting to seed and young
corn production. Thus, the
harvest area decreased from
2,396 hectares to 2,167
hectares. However, the yield
per hectare grew from 4.30
metric tons 4.56 metric tons due
to increased usage of high
quality seeds.
llocos Sur recorded the least
volume of palay production
with 5.51 percent of the total
palay production in the region
in 2nd quarter 2020. Palay
output of the province during
the period posted positive
growth of 35.30 percent. From
6,658 metric tons production in
the same period last year, it
grew to 9,008 metric tons this
2nd quarter 2020. Harvest area
increased from 1,288 hectares
to 1,741 hectares due to shifting
from cauliflower and cabbage
and additional area from fallow
land. Yield per hectare was
almost stable at 5.1 7 metric
tons.
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in the eastern part of the
province. However, the
yield per hectare went
down from 4.73 metric tons
to 4.71 metric tons due to
insufficient water during the
reproductive stage. The
province of llocos Norte
followed far behind with
16.28 percent share to the
total palay production in
Ilocos Region in the 2nd
quarter 2020. lts output of
26,610 metric tons was
higher by 1.84 percent
compared with the 26,130
metric tons output in 2nd
quarter 2019. The harvest
area increased from 5,080
hectares to 5,108 hectares
due to availability of seeds
from the Department of
Agriculture-Regional Field
Office I (DA-RFO l) and
Local Government Units
(LGUs). The yield per
hectare likewise improved
from 5.14 metric tons to 5.21
metric tons due to
increased usage of high
yielding varieties, availability
of free fertilizers from LGUs
and sufficient water supply.
The province of La Union is
third highest in terms of
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C orn production in
llocos Region
posted positive
growth of 9.06
percent in 2nd quarter 2020.
From the production of
154,200 metric tons in 2nd
quarter 2019, it grew to
168,176 metric tons this 2nd
quarter 2020. Expansion of
h a r v e s t a r e a a n d
improvement in the yield per
hectare were noted. The
increased demand for 'nilaga'
and grilled corn, coupled with
the movement of harvest
from 1st quarter 2020 resulted
to the 8.58 percent increase
in area harvested from 26,651
hectares harvested last year.
The yield per hectare also
improve from 5.79 metric tons
to 5.81 metric tons due to
increased usage of high
quality seeds and presence
of favorable rains during the
vegetative and reproductive
stages.
Pangasinan ranked first in
t e rm s o f v o l um e o f
production with 58.66 percent
share to the total corn
production output of llocos
Region in 2nd quarter 2020.
The province's output
reached to 98,656 metric
tons from 91,344 metric tons
production in 2nd quarter
2019. The harvest area
increased from 15,561
hectares lo 16,747 hectares
due to movement of
harvest from 1st quarter
2020. The yield per hectare
likewise improved from 5.87
metric tons to 5.89 metric
tons.
llocos Sur shared 24.67
percent to the total corn
production in the region in
2nd quarter 2020. lts
production grew from
35,083 metric tons in 2nd
quarter 2019 to 41,497
metric tons this year.
Additional plantings to
catch up with the increased
demand for "nilaga" and
grilled corn and movement
of harvest from 1st quarter
2020 expanded the harvest
area by 18.63 percent from
the 6,114 hectares reported
in the same period last year.
On the other hand, the yield
per hectare went down
from 5.74 metric tons to 5.72
metric tons due to smaller
cobs harvested.
llocos Norte accounted for 9.83
percent of the total corn
production in the region in 2nd
quarter 2020. l t s corn
production of 16,527 metric
tons was 3.84 percent higher
than the production of 15,916
metric tons in 2nd quarter 2019.
lncreased plantings from fallow
land, use of high quality seeds
and occurrence of favorable
rains contributed to the overall
gains in production. Both the
harvest area and yield per
hectare registered positive
growth of 0.93 percent and
2.88 percent, respectively.
The province of La Union
recorded the least corn
production in 2nd quarter 2020
with 6.84 percent of the total
corn production in llocos
Region. lts output decline by
3.04 percent from 11,857 metric
tons in 2nd quarter 2019 to
11,496 metric tons this 2nd
quarter 2020. The harvest area
decreased from 2,284 hectares
to 2,220 hectares due to shifting
to tobacco. The yield per
hectare also went down from
5.19 metric tons to 5.18 metric
tons.
Ilocos Region’s Palay and Corn Output..
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T he 2020 Census of
P o p u l a t i o n a n d
Housing (2020 CPH)
e n u m e r a t i o n
c o m m e n c e d o n
01 September 2020 in some
cities and municipalities in
Ilocos Region.
Delays in the enumeration
activity in some barangays,
cities and municipalities were
expected due to localized
lockdowns set by the Local
Government Units (LGUs.)
A total of 5,575 hired
enumerators, supervisors and
census area supervisors will be
deployed by the Philippine
Statistics Authority – Regional
Statistical Services Office I
(PSA - RSSO I) for this
undertaking.
All enumerators will wear
the 2020 CPH shirts and IDs.
They will strictly observe
health protocols and
guidelines set by the
Interagency Task Force for
the Management of
Emerging Disease (IATF-EID)
and the LGUs.
The 2020 CPH is the 15th
census of population, and
the 7th census of housing in
the Philippines since the first
country’s population census
conducted in 1903.
The PSA appeals to the
public to cooperate and
support the conduct
of this once-in-a-decade
CPH. The office assures
everyone that all census
teams are in good health
condition, will follow strict
physical distancing, and are
armed with standard protective
personal equipment such as
face shield, face mask,
disinfectant alcohol and other
sanitation supplies.
The office also reassures the
public that all information
gathered will be held strictly
confidential and shall not be
used as evidence in court for
purposes of taxation, regulation
or investigation as provided
for in RA No. 10173 or the “Data
Privacy Act” and RA 10625.
Data generated from this
census will be disseminated in
statistical summaries without
reference to any individual
person or household.
PSA-RSSO I officilas conducted field inspection during the enumeration of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing in La Union and Pangasinan.
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T he overall fisheries
production in Ilocos
Region increased by
10.86 percent the 3rd
quarter 2020 as compared to
same quarter of 2019 that is
from 25,253 metric tons to
27,996 metric tons this year. All
t h e f o u r p r o v i n c e s
contributed to the overall
fisheries production in Ilocos
Region.
All three fisheries subsectors
n a m e l y , c o m m e r c i a l ,
municipal and aquaculture
subsectors registered higher
production in the total
fisheries volume of production
of Ilocos Region in 3rd quarter
2020 compared with their
l e v e l s i n 2 0 1 9 . T h e
aquacul t u re subsect or
contributed 73.45 percent to
the total fisheries output. The
municipal fisheries accounted
for 18.90 percent while the
commercial subsector shared
7.65 percent.
In terms of provincial
distribution, the province of
Pangasinan shared the bulk
of production in the region
with 79.44 percent. The
o v e r a l l v o l u m e o f
production of the province
was posted at 22,241 metric
tons. The commercial and
aquaculture subsectors
contributed to the overall
per form ance of the
province.
La Union followed with 9.72
percent share to the total
v o l um e o f f i s h e r ie s
production in the region. Its
output went up by 71.12
percent in 3rd quarter 2020
with an output of 2,721
metric tons from the output
of 1,590 metric tons in 3rd
quarter 2019. All the three
subsectors contributed to
t he ov era l l pos i t iv e
per form ance of the
province in terms of fisheries
production.
Meanwhile, Ilocos Sur shared
5.51 percent to the total
volume of production in the
region. The fisheries production
of the province was recorded
at 1,541 metric tons in 3rd
quarter 2020, higher by 37.74
percent than the production a
year ago of 1,119 metric tons.
Higher catch in municipal
subsector contributed to the
overall increment in output.
The province of Ilocos Norte,
which had 5.33 percent share
of the total fisheries production
of Ilocos Region, recorded
higher fisheries production in
3rd quarter 2020 compared
with its level a year ago. From
1,085 metric tons production, it
went up to 1,492 metric tons
attributed to the higher output
of both municipal and
aquaculture subsectors.
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The commercial fisheries
volume of production in
Ilocos Region was posted at
2,142 metric tons in 3rd
quarter 2020. The output was
higher than the volume of
production in 3rd quarter 2019
of 1,632 metric tons. All the
three provinces recorded
increases in output due to
more catch from payaos,
presence of school of fish,
more frequent trips due to
favorable weather, and
bigger sizes of catch of fishery
products.
In terms of provincial shares,
Pangasinan accounted for
81.55 percent of the region’s
commercial fisheries volume
of production in 3rd quarter
2020. La Union followed with
14.86 percent share, and
Ilocos Sur with 3.59 percent
share.
The top five major catch in
the region during the quarter
were Roundscad, Skipjack,
Frigate tuna, Indian mackerel
and Threadfin bream.
Munic ipal F i sher ies
The overall municipal fisheries
production in Ilocos Region
went up by 29.72 percent in
3rd quarter 2020. The
production was posted at
5,292 metric tons, higher than
its output in 3rd quarter 2019
of 4,079 metric tons. Both
the marine and inland
municipal fisheries recorded
higher production.
Marine Mun icipa l
Production of Marine
Municipal Fisheries in Ilocos
Region grew in the 3rd
quarter 2020. Its output was
posted at 4,461 metric tons,
higher by 27.95 percent
than the output in the 3rd
quarter 2019 of 3,486 metric
tons. All the provinces,
e x c e p t P a n g a s i n a n ,
contributed to the overall
increment in the volume of
production.
The province of Pangasinan
contributed 31.66 percent to
the region’s marine municipal
fish catch for the 3rd quarter
2020, followed by Ilocos Norte
with 31.54 percent share, La
Union with 20.11 percent share,
and Ilocos Sur with 16.69
percent. The dominant catch in
marine municipal fisheries of
Ilocos Region during the period
were Roundscad, Yellowfin
tuna, Squid, Threadfin bream,
and Cavalla.
Inland Municipal Fisheries
Production of Inland Municipal
Fisheries in Ilocos Region grew
by 40.15 percent in the 3rd
quarter 2020. From the output
of 593 metric tons in the same
period last year, it went up to
831 metric tons this year. All the
provinces except Pangasinan
registered positive growth in
output.
In term s of prov inc ial
distribution, Ilocos Sur ranked
first in the volume of production
of Inland municipal fisheries
during the 3rd quarter 2020 with
54.49 percent share. La Union
followed with 25.13 percent
share, Pangasinan with 15.68
percent, and Ilocos Norte with
4.70 percent.
The top five major catch in the
region during the period were
Tilapia, Oyster, Freshwater
goby, Mud crab and Lobster.
Ilocos Region’s Fisheries Production..
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John Michael Sarabia and Wilson Mapugay conduct an interview to sample respondent about the CES at Dariwdiw,
Batac, Ilocos Norte.
Stat News Assistant National Statistician
(ANS) Vivian R. Ilarina of the
MAS presented the Overview
of the Overall Revision and
Rebasing of the National
Accounts of the Philippines.
She discussed about the
Basic National Accounts
principles, framework of the
Systems of National Accounts
(SNA), Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) and the need
to rebase the National
Accounts.
Ms. Maria Carol G. Duran,
Chief Statistical Specialist
(CSS) of AAD, presented the
Overview of the Performance
of Philippine Agriculture and
the Per form ance of
Agriculture in Ilocos Region.
S h e d i s c u s s e d t h e
c o v e r a g e , d a t a
requirements and services,
l i s t o f h i g h l i g h t e d
commodities, estimation
procedure and the content
of the Performance of
Ph il ipp ine Agr icul ture
Report. The percentage
shares of crops, fisheries,
livestock and poultry to the
total agriculture at the
national level and for the
I l ocos Re g ion were
presented. The Top 20
commodities for crops and
fisheries in Ilocos Region using
the 2018 base year were also
presented.
Ms. Teresa B. Olarte of PSA –
RSSO I presented the workshop
mechanics while Mr. Reynante
A. Santos and Ms. Manuela S.
Nalugon of AAD facilitated the
workshop. The stakeholders,
together with the PSA, identified
commodities in the region to be
highlighted in the regional
report.
A total of eight (8) stakeholders
attended the virtual workshop,
with four (4) stakeholders
attending onsite.
PSA RSSO I Conducts Virtual Consultation Workshop...
The CES is conducted on a quarterly basis
and is administered on a sample basis at the
household level drawn through a stratified
multi-stage random sampling with a total
sample of about 5,000 households. In Ilocos
Region, the CES was carried out in Ilocos
Norte, La Union, and Pangasinan with about
196 sample households enumerated.
PSA kicks off July 2020 CES...
Aquacul ture
Aquaculture production of
Region I posted a production
of 20,563 metric tons in 3rd
quarter 2020. This is 5.23
percent higher than the
production in 3rd quarter
2019 of 19,541 metric tons.
The factors that contributed
to the positive growth in
o u t p u t in c l u d e t h e
availability of fingerlings,
residual harvest, lesser
weather disturbances, and
bigger sizes of produce.
The province of Pangasinan
shared the bulk of
aquaculture production in
3rd quarter 2020 with 92.17
percent. By culture type,
aquaculture in Ilocos
Region was dominated by
Marine cage which accounted
for 72.20 percent of the total
production.
Milkfish production in 3rd
quarter 2020 registered at
19,654 metric tons, higher by
5.63 percent than its output in
the same quarter last year of
18,605.69 metric tons.
Ilocos Region’s Fisheries Production...
Civil Registration
Civil Registration
T h e n u m b e r o f
registered live births in
Ilocos Region during
the second quarter of
2020 summed up to 15,996
with a decrease of 31
percent from the same period
in 2019.
The daily average birth
registration during the second
quarter of 2020 was at 176
births.
June was observed to have
the highest average daily
births at 215 babies.
The highest number of
registered live births during
the second quarter of 2020
was recorded in June. The
percent share of the total
births in June to the quarterly
totals were 40 percent in
2020.
April was observed to have
the least number of registered
live births in the second
quarter of 2020 with 3,736
births. While in 2019, June
posted the least number of
registered live births with
7,196.
Pangasinan registered the
highest number of births in the
second quarter of 2020. Its
share was more than half (60
percent share) of the total
registered births in Ilocos
Region.
La Union ranked second
with 2,583 births (16 percent
share), followed by Ilocos
Sur with 2,052 births (13
percent share) and the
province of Ilocos Norte
with 1,803 births (11 percent
share).
Among the cities/municipalities
in the region, Dagupan City,
Pangasinan registered the
highest number of total live
births with 2,253 births in 2nd
Quarter 2020.
San Carlos City, Pangasinan
followed at 1,556 births, then
City of San Fernando, La Union
with 1,337 births, City of
Urdaneta, Pangasinan with 996
births, City of Alaminos,
Pangasinan with 813 births, City
of Batac with 809 births, and
Laoag City with 723 births.
The rest of the municipalities
had registered births less than
six hundred. Of which, thirty-six
(36) m unic ipal i t ies had
registered less than ten births
this quarter.
Males outnumbered females in
terms of registered live births in
the second quarter of 2020. This
data resulted to a sex ratio that
translates to 111 males in every
100 females.
Pangasinan posted a sex ratio
of 113 which was higher than
the regional ratio followed by
La Union with a sex ratio of 111.
Ilocos Sur followed at sex ratio
equal to 108 and Ilocos Norte
with a sex ratio of 105.
BIRTH IN NUMBERS
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of the total registered births in
Civil Registration
O ut of the total
registered births
in the region for
t h e s e c on d
quarter of 2020, there were
14,787 live births attended by
medical practitioners, who
may either be a physician, a
nurse, or a midwife.
Physicians topped the list of
attendants at birth with 12,511
registered live births.
Midwives attended to 2,256
registered live births in the
region while nurses only
attended to 20 registered live
births.
La Union had the highest
percentage of birth deliveries
t e n d e d b y h e a l t h
professionals with 98 percent
of the total registered live
births in the province.
Pangasinan followed at 90
percent
There were 14,787 registered
births (92 percent) attended
a t b i r t h b y h e a l t h
professionals this second
quarter of 2020.
In Ilocos Norte, there were
1,704 registered live births (95
percent) attended at birth by
health professionals.
Health professionals in llocos
Sur attended to 93 percent of
the total live births in the
province.
There were 1,164 registered
live births in the region this
second quarter of 2020 who
were attended at birth by
unlicensed midwives.
llocos Sur registered 111 live
births attended at birth by
unlicensed midwives. That is
six percent of the total
registered live births in the
province.
Six percent of the total
registered live births in llocos
Norte were attended at
b i r t h by un l icen sed
midwives this second
quarter 2020.
La Union registered 52 live
births (2 percent) in the
province this quarter who
were attended at birth by
unlicensed midwives.
Thirteen percent of the total
registered live births in
Pangasinan were attended
at birth by unlicensed
midwives this second
quarter.
The registered live births in the
region were born mostly to
parents who were aged 25 to
29 years old. The highest
proportion of fathers and
mother belonged to age group
25 to 29 years (26 percent and
28 percent, respectively).
The region registered a total of
1,514 live births who were born
to teenage mothers.
The median age of mothers
was 28 years old. This means
that half the number of mothers
was younger than 28 years old
and half was older than 28
years old.
The median age of fathers was
31 years old. This means that
half the number of fathers was
younger than 31 years old and
half was older than 31 years
old.
There were 7,889 registered live
births in the region who were
listed as illegitimate. That is 49
percent of the total registered
live births in the region.
Illegitimate children were
mostly born to mothers aged 20
to 24 years.
Mothers aged 25 to 29 years
old had the highest number of
legitimate children at 2,550
who were registered in the
region during the second
quarter of 2020.
BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS 2nd Quarter 2020 Birth Statistics..
Civil Registration
T here were 1,095 registered marriages
during the second quarter of 2020,
showing a decrease of 87 percent from
the 2nd quarter of 2019.
All provinces in the region decreased in the
number of registered marriages from second
quarter of 2019 to second quarter of 2020.
La Union had the biggest decrease in the
number of registered marriages (90 percent)
followed by Pangasinan at 88 percent. Ilocos
Norte and Ilocos Sur both decreased by 85
percent.
Pangasinan had the most number of
registered marriages for the 2nd quarter of
2020 that is translated to a 54 percentage
share to the region.
The rest of provinces in the region registered
less than two hundred marriages for the 2nd
quarter of 2020.
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Civil Registration The daily average number of
r e g i s t e r e d m a r r i a g e s
decreased from 2nd quarter
of 2019 to 2nd quarter of 2020
by 87 percent. lt was noted
that in 2019, the daily
a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f
registered marriages was at
96. This 2020, the average
was at two registered
marriages per day.
In April 2020, the daily
a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f
r e g i s t e r e d m a r r i a g e s
decreased by 98 percent
from April 2019.
The daily average number of
registered marriages in May
2020 dropped to seven that is
translated to 94 percent from
2019 to 2020.
In the second quarter of
2020, there were 1,095
registered marriages. Most
registered marriages were in
June (812 marriages).
In May, there were 209
registered marriages while in
April , there were 74
registered marriages.
There were 688 registered
marriages through Civil rites
for the first quarter of 2020.
The highest number of
registered marriages among
other types of ceremony.
Other religious rites followed
at 214 registered marriages.
Four Muslim marriages were
registered during the
quarter.
There were 37 teenage brides
that were registered this
second quarter of 2020.
The median age of brides
based from the registered
marriages this first quarter was
at 28 years old. This means that
half the number of brides was
younger than 28 years old and
half was older than 28 years
old.
The grooms had a median age
of 27 years old.
Most brides belong in the age
group 25 to 29 that is 41
percent of the total number.
The highest number of grooms
was also from the age group 25
lo 29 that is 43 percent of the
total number.
I locos Region registered a
total of 8,505 deaths for
the second quarter of
2020.
Pangasinan topped the
highest number of deaths in
the second quarter of 2020.
Its share was more than half
(59 percent) of the total
registered deaths in the
region at 5,003 deaths.
La Union ranked second with
1,293 deaths (15 percent).
Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte
followed with 1,181 deaths
(14 percent) and 1,028 (12
percent), respectively.
The registered deaths in
Ilocos Region decreased
this second quarter of 2020
from the second quarter of
2019.
Among cities/municipalities
in the region, Dagupan City,
Pangasinan registered the
highest number of deaths
with 865 deaths in the
second quarter of 2020.
San Carlos City, Pangasinan
followed at 485 deaths; then
City of San Fernando, La
Union with 481 deaths; City
of Batac, Ilocos Norte with 306
deaths; City of Urdaneta,
Pangasinan with 269 deaths;
and Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
wilh 212 deaths. Other cities/
municipalities in the region had
less than two hundred
registered deaths.
Males (4,597) outnumbered
females (3,908) in terms of
registered deaths in the second
quarter of 2020.
In all provinces, there were
more deaths in males than in
females.
2nd Quarter 2020 Marriage Statistics..
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Civil Registration Pangasinan had the most
number of registered male
deaths with 2,733. La Union
followed at 717 registered
deaths.
Most registered female
deaths were also observed in
Pangasinan with 2,270
deaths. Ilocos Sur followed at
583 female deaths.
Deaths that were not
medically attended by
m e d ic a l p r a c t i t i o n e r s
reached up to 4,062.
In the region, medical
practitioners attended to
3,899 deaths.
La Union had the highest
percentage of recorded
deaths attended by health
profess ionals with 63
percent of the total
registered deaths in the
province.
In Ilocos Norte, health
professionals attended to 45
percent of the deaths in the
province.
I n I l o c o s S u r , h e a l t h
professionals attended to 44
percent of the deaths in the
province while 42 percent of
the deaths registered in
Pangasinan were attended by
health professionals.
Among provinces, Pangasinan
had the most number of deaths
assisted by health professionals
at 2,102 deaths. La Union
followed at 815 deaths, then
llocos Sur at 519 deaths, and
llocos Norte at 463 deaths.
2nd Quarter 2020 Death Statistics..
Human Resource
T he Philippine Statistical Research
and Training Institute (PSRTI)
conducted a training on data
visualization and basic tableau
workshop via Zoom and was participated
by employees from PSA and PSRTI. The
said training was conducted on 22 to 24
July 2020 for the first batch and 29 to 31
July 2020 for the second batch. It was
attended by Ms. Karina G. Aragon and
Ms. Michelle Mae J. Esperanza
respectively.
Ms. Kristine Briones served as the resource
speaker for the said training. The training
aimed to enhance the data visualization
skills of the participants using the Tableau
Public. Understanding Data Visualizations,
Creating Visualizations and Tableau Public
Workshop were the topics for the training.
P SA RSSO I conducted its 2020 Mid-
Year Performance Review on 30 July
2020. The activity aimed to: review
the QM processes; review each
division’s contribution to the attainment of
PSA’s goals and commitments; and make the
necessary adjustments to their targets for the
second semester based on their performance
in the first semester. The activity seeks to
identify the best practices, innovations, and
other issues and concerns encountered in the
implementation of the programs and activities.
Thus, each personnel can come-up with better
solutions and strategies.
Virtual participants took a class picture during the Training on Data Visualization and Basic Tableau via Zoom.
SOCD and CRASD employees during the 2020 Mid-Year Performance Review on 30 July 2020 at PSA-RSSO I Conference
Room, City of San Fernando, La Union.
Partnership and Linkages
P SA – RSSO I organized a Social
Responsibility event and Information
Dissemination on Statistical Activities,
Civ il Registration and Phil ippine
Identification System (PhilSys) on 14 September
2020 at Paringao National High School (PNHS),
Bauang, La Union.
The dissemination was attended by teachers and
faculty of PNHS. Brochures and primers were
distributed to the attendees.
Mr. Ely G. Dumrique, Principal III of PNHS, gave his
welcome remarks and encouraged the
participants to listen and participate in the
discussions. Mr. Juanito Y. Yabes, Chief Statistical
Specialist (CSS) of PSA-RSSO I SOCD, presented
the background of PSA in his opening message.
Presentations about statistical activities, civil
registration services and PhilSys were tackled by
the presenters. AS John Michael S. Sarabia
discussed the 2020 Census of Population and
Housing (2020 CPH). Engr. Divino Amor P. Rivera,
Statistical Specialist II (SS II), presented the Laws on
Civil Registration. Finally, SS II Ms. Maura B.
Florague discussed PhilSys in behalf of Mr. Joseph
M. Severo, Information Systems Analyst I (ISA I).
Before the activity ends, advocacy materials like
alcohols, disinfectants, disposable facemasks and
school supplies such as bond papers, ball pens,
inks for printers, etc., were donated to PNHS as
part of PSA-RSSO I’s social responsibility.
SS II Florague, in her closing remarks, thanked the
participants and the faculty members of PNHS for
their attendance despite the pandemic and
advised them to be safe by wearing prescribed
health gadgets and following health protocols.