PSA Region VIII Eastern Visayas

28/10/2026

📢 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃! 👍

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), through its Standards Service (SS), has granted survey clearance for the University of the Philippines Diliman-College of Home Economics’ Market Testing of a Bottled Probiotic Coconut-based Milk Alternative (PCBMA) and a Frozen Sausage with Textured Coconut Proteins (TCP) under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS).

👥 Target Respondents:
- 400 individuals

🗓 Data Collection Period:
3rd week of October to 2nd week of November 2026

Read more here ⬇️
https://psa.gov.ph/ssrcs/released/year/2026

28/10/2026

📢 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃! 👍

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), through its Standards Service (SS), has granted survey clearance for the Commission on Population and Development’s Daytime Population Estimation (DPE) Project under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS).

👥 Target Respondents:
- 2,600 households per regional zoning band
- selected establishments through stratified sampling in each highly urbanized cities

🗓 Data Collection Period:
1st to 4th week of November 2026

Read more here ⬇️
https://psa.gov.ph/ssrcs/released/year/2026

28/10/2026

27/10/2026

PSA Brings Civil Registration Services Closer to Padre Burgos!

The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA RSSO VIII), through the Provincial Statistical Office of Southern Leyte, brought essential civil registration services closer to the community through a Civil Registration System (CRS) Mobile Service and Civil Registration Updates held on 27 October 2026 at the Padre Burgos Gymnasium, Southern Leyte.

Through the CRS Mobile Service, residents were given convenient access to PSA-issued civil registry documents, helping them save time and travel while availing themselves of essential government services.

The PSA remains committed to bringing accessible, inclusive, and responsive public services closer to every Filipino

27/10/2026

PSA RSSO 8 Conducts 2026 Global Adult To***co Survey (GATS) Second Level Training on Data Collection.
PSA-RSSO 8 successfully conducted the 2026 Global Adult To***co Survey (GATS) Second Level Training on Data Collection from 19 to 23 October 2026 in Tacloban City. The five-day training was attended by Chief Statistical Specialists, Provincial Focal Persons/ Assistant Provincial Focal Person (for HUC), and hired Statistical Researchers from the different PSA Provincial Statistical Offices (PSOs) in the region.
The training aimed to strengthen the participants’ knowledge and understanding of the various data collection procedures on the 2026 GATS. It focused on key activities such as how to use the CAPI system, fill out questionnaires, interview respondents properly, and perform other duties during the survey. It also emphasized the importance of following the proper procedures to ensure accurate and reliable data collection.
Through the training, participants were equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively perform data collection tasks thus ensuring the quality and reliability of the data generated from the 2026 GATS.