2025 Quarterly Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) Task Force Training was attended by the undersigned representing the newly created region, the Negros Island Region. It was held in PSA Headquarters, PSA Complex, East Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City on June 10-11, 2025. The two-day training was attended by Central Office personnel and Regional Focal Persons and representatives of the different regions nationwide.

QSPBI is one of the designated statistical activities of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) as it provides quarterly data on employment, compensation, revenue or sales, and inventories for the various sections of the economy. It is a nationwide survey covering about 6,000 sample establishments quarterly and one of the main sources of data in the compilation of the Quarterly National Accounts of the Philippines (QNAP).

Different levels of training are being conducted annually or as needed for both Central Office (CO) and Field Offices (FOs) to ensure uniformity and correctness of the implementation of the QSPBI field operations. The conduct of QSPBI is in accordance with Republic Act No. 10625 (Philippine Statistical Act of 2013), which authorizes the PSA to prepare and conduct periodic censuses on various sectors of economy, and Executive Order No. 352 mandating the conduct of QSPBI quarterly which provide key measures on the levels, structure, performance, and trends of businesses and industries. These data will be used by government planners, policymakers, and administrators in formulating social and economic development plans, policies, and programs.
SS II Rizalyn Teodora G. Postrado of PSA, Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office represented the Negros Island Region, who then will served as one of the trainers during the Second Level Training scheduled on July 8-9, 2025.
(SGD) JOSELITO C. MAGHANOY
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)/
Officer-in-Charge