NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing and disseminating generalpurpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 591.

NSO has also the responsibility of carrying out and administering the provisions of the Civil Registry Law as provided for in Act. No. 3753 dated February 1931.

More specifically, the NSO is tasked to:

Prepare for and undertake all censuses on population, agriculture, commerce and industry (Section 2, C.A. 591; Section 1, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72); Conduct statistical surveys by enumeration, sampling and other methods (Section 2, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72); Compile and classify other statistical data and information (Section 2, C.A. 591); Conduct social and economic studies and make projections of populations, agricultural production, income, and the number of livestock (Section 2, C.A. 591); Publish and disseminate all information related to the aforementioned functions (Section 2, C.A. 591); Assist the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB), formerly the Statistical Advisory Board of the National Economic and Development Authority, in the formulation of a continuing comprehensive statistical program for the government (Section 5, Presidential Decree 418); Carry out and administer the provisions of Act. No. 3753, entitled an Act to establish a Civil Register (Section 2, C.A. 591) and other laws on civil registrations: and Issue authorization to solemnizing officers in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209 effective August 3, 1988).

Vision The National Statistics Office is a recognized world -class provider of statistical and civil registration products and services.

Mission As the primary statistical agency of the government, the National Statistics Office products and provides quality statistical and civil registration products and services.