The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) launched the 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) and Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) on July 9, 2024 at the PSA headquarters in Quezon City.
The initiative coincided with the celebration of National Consensus and Community-Based Monitoring Month in July 2024.
The project follows the order of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to conduct a census to update the list of beneficiaries of social protection programs through the CBMS, which aims to ensure that the government’s anti-poverty efforts are responsive and effective.
The data collected from the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS will be used to update the inventory of the country’s population and the list of beneficiaries of social protection initiatives. It will also serve as a basis for targeting households for the projects that are geared towards poverty alleviation.
The enumeration period officially begins on July 15, 2024.
The PSA said it is necessary to integrate the POPCEN and CBMS operations ahead of their original schedule in 2025 to optimize the government’s resources and avoid fatigue among respondents.
The PSA is set to deploy around 70,000 enumerators across the country to conduct the census.
National statistician Claire Dennis Mapa highlighted the importance of integrating the two major statistical activities.
“The 2024 POPCEN-CBMS is one of PSA’s greatest contributions to the Philippines. Data derived from this activity will serve as our nation’s driving force – fueling government’s social and economic development plans, policies, and programs that would benefit every Filipino people”, Mapa said.
“It’s a cost-efficient strategy, and we, at the PSA, remain committed in our mission to deliver relevant and reliable statistics to our clients and stakeholders,” Mapa said.
The PSA encourages all sectors to participate in the census to achieve the success of its nationwide statistical activity.
