𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐂𝐄𝐍-𝐂𝐁𝐌𝐒 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

Date of Release: 13 March 2025 
Reference No.: 2025PR-R1263-04    

The Philippine Statistics Authority Provincial Office of South Cotabato (PSA-South Cotabato) conducted the Provincial Level Training of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS Geotagging of Service Facilities and Government Projects (SFGP) last February 25-28, 2024, at the Grecia Hall, PSA South Cotabato Provincial Office, City of Koronadal.

The hired Map Data Collectors, Team Supervisors, Map Data Reviewers, and Map Data Processors, CSS Ma. Eileen A. Berdeprado, and with the SFGP Focal Persons, SrSS Florante O. Cadiz, SSII Ellison C. Parojinog, and ISA Kenny June J. Tabucon.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is mandated to lead the 2024 Census on Population and Community-Based Monitoring System (POPCEN-CBMS) throughout the Philippines. This is pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 11315 and RA 10625, which support evidence-based policymaking and the efficient implementation of government programs at the local levels. One of the activities in the conduct of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS is the Geotagging of Service Facilities and Government Projects (SFGP) focusing 2024 POPCEN-CBMS Form 8 operation.

Geotagging is an essential component in the conduct of CBMS operations, allowing the capture and collection of relevant and timely information about households/housing units, service facilities, and government projects collected at the local level.

The geotagging of SFGP aims to (a) generate baseline data for the conduct of succeeding CBMS Geotagging of SFGP and Listing of Building Constructions (LoBC); (b) to generate shapefiles of geotagged service facilities and government projects  for  use  of  national  and  local  government  units  and  other stakeholders; and (c) to estimate the proportion of building constructions without approved building permits to the total constructions in terms of number and value by excluding government horizontal projects

The Provincial Office (PO) South Cotabato hired eleven (11) Map Data Collectors (MDC), three (3) Team Supervisors (TS), three (3) Map Data Processors (MDP), and two (2) Map Data Reviewers (MDR). All are expected to work closely for the one-month data collection, geotagging of SFGP, and processing of maps.

The actual field work started on March 03, 2025 and expected to be completed in April 12, 2025.

MA. EILEEN A. BERDEPRADO
Chief Statistical Specialist 
Philippine Statistics Authority - South Cotabato