25 June 2025, Cotabato City – The Philippine Statistics Authority – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PSA-BARMM) successfully conducted the Second Level Training on the 2025 Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) from 24 to 25 June 2025, at the Sheik Makhdum Hall, PSA RSSO BARMM, Cotabato City. The two-day activity was actively participated in by the QSPBI provincial focal persons and alternate representatives. Ms. Baiko M. Baladsal, the regional focal person, served as the resource person, while Ms. Jenny Joy B. Montarde, Statistical Specialist II of the Statistical Service Office – Statistical Standards Division, PSA Central Office, assisted in the training and served as one of the resource persons.

QSPBI is set to be conducted by the PSA in March, June, September, and December 2025, covering around 6,000 establishments nationwide to provide quarterly data on employment, compensation, revenue/sales, value of production, inventory, and capacity utilization by industry groups. The said datasets will primarily be used as direct inputs in the generation of the Quarterly National Accounts (QNAP); construction of the Quarterly Economic Indices (QEI) 
as indicators of quarterly economic trends; and monetary policy review of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Ms. Aquessa L. Macud, Senior Statistical Specialist, expressed hope for a hundred percent collection among sample establishments. Meanwhile, Mr. Edward Donald F. Eloja, Chief Statistical Specialist of the Statistical Operations and Coordination Division, emphasized the processes, procedures, and importance of the data on the 2025 QSPBI. He also highlighted that QSPBI operations are linked to statistical activities conducted simultaneously by the PSA, particularly collecting data on the registration of business permits, as a measure to strengthen the database in terms of selecting samples and providing statistical standards.

Notably, BARMM has a lower number of sample establishments for QSPBI compared to other regions. However, with the strengthened registration of business permits moving forward, samples in BARMM are expected to grow, providing a more accurate picture of the regional economy, Chief Eloja said.

PSA-BARMM enjoins all selected sample establishments to support the QSPBI by providing the required information to authorized PSA personnel who will visit the establishments to distribute and collect the questionnaires.

Rest assured that PSA adheres to the principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, and proportionality pursuant to R.A. No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and R.A. No. 10625 or the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013. All information gathered in the survey is confidential and not for disclosure unless authorized by law.

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