The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has delayed the conduct of the country’s decade census in light of the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa told the BusinessMirror that the start of the Census of Population and Housing (CPH) has been moved to May 18 from the initial announcement of May 4.
However, Mapa said, the situation will be assessed by April 14 if there will be further changes in the conduct of the CPH this year.
“The original start of the census is May 4, we will move it to May 18. Subject, of course, to evaluation after April 14,” Mapa said in a text message to the BusinessMirror on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the PSA announced the suspension of the recruitment and hiring process for census workers and the series of training for field operations in preparation for the conduct of the 2020 CPH.
The hiring and recruitment of personnel such as enumerators was temporarily suspended until the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted.
The PSA assured the public that they will monitor the Covid-19 outbreak and adjust field operations in the 2020 CPH as necessary. This will be done following the guidance of national and local health authorities.
“This measure is being done to help protect the health and safety of the public, PSA employees, census workers including those from the Department of Education, and other partners/stakeholders,” the PSA said.
The 2020 CPH will be the 15th census of population and 7th census of housing to be undertaken in the country since the first census in 1903.
According to Batas Pampanga Blog. 72, the PSA is given the authority to conduct population censuses every 5 years beginning in 1980.
The CPH refers to the entire process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analyzing, publishing, and disseminating data about the population and living quarters in a country.
It entails the listing and recording of the characteristics of each individual and each living quarter as of a specified time and within a specified territory.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/04/02/pandemic-prompts-psa-to-move-back-decade-census-from-may-4-to-may-18/
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