Requiring The Taking Of An Integrated Census Of Population And Economic Activities InMay 1975 And For Other Purposes.
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Requiring The Taking Of An Integrated Census Of Population And Economic Activities InMay 1975 And For Other Purposes.
Presidential Decree No. 650
January 31, 1975
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Presidential Decree No. 650Requiring the Taking of an Integrated Census of Population and Economic Activities in May 1975 and for Other Purposes
- Establishes the need for a national census to provide updated data on population and economic activities for planning and policy formulation. (Preamble)
- Designates May 1, 1975 as Census Day for the commencement of field enumeration. (Section 2)
Presidential Census Coordinating Board and Local Census Boards:
- Creates a Presidential Census Coordinating Board to coordinate government agencies involved in the census. (Section 1)
- Outlines the composition of the Presidential Census Coordinating Board, including the Executive Secretary as Chairman and various Cabinet Secretaries as members. (Section 1)
- Establishes Provincial, City, and Municipal Census Boards to provide facilities and assistance at the local level. (Section 1)
- Specifies the composition of the Provincial, City, and Municipal Census Boards, with local government officials as members. (Section 1)
- Authorizes the Boards to call upon any government agency for assistance in performing their functions. (Section 1)
Enumeration Personnel and Government Employees:
- Prioritizes the utilization of public school teachers and college students under the Youth Civic Action Program (YCAP) as enumeration personnel. (Section 4)
- Provides for honoraria and allowances for teachers (not exceeding P150.00 plus service credits) and college students (not exceeding P100.00) engaged in census work. (Section 4)
- Allows for the drafting of government employees for census work, with entitlement to allowances prescribed by the Presidential Census Coordinating Board, payable from census funds. (Section 4)
Population Count and Confidentiality:
- Requires the National Census and Statistics Office to publish a count of the population by province, municipality, and barangay before the end of 1975, which shall be considered official upon proclamation by the President until the final count is determined. (Section 5)
- Prohibits the use of census data as evidence in any court or public office, and prohibits the disclosure of individual data except to authorized employees of the National Census and Statistics Office. (Section 6)
- Imposes penalties of a fine not exceeding P500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, for violating the confidentiality provisions. (Section 6)
Punishable Acts:
- Prohibits refusing access to premises, refusing to be interviewed, failing to furnish information, or knowingly providing materially untrue information. (Section 7)
- Imposes penalties of a fine not exceeding P500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, for violating these provisions. (Section 7)
Cooperation and Appropriation:
- Enjoins the cooperation of the mass media in publicizing the census and the general public in providing true and accurate information to enumerators. (Section 8)
- Appropriates NINETEEN MILLION PESOS (P19,000,000.00) or as much as necessary for the National Census and Statistics Office to undertake the 1975 Integrated Census of Population and Economic Activities, including processing, tabulation, and publication of results. (Section 9)
Repealing Clause and Effectivity:
- Repeals, amends, or modifies all laws and executive orders contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree. (Section 10)
- Declares that the Decree shall take effect and be implemented immediately. (Section 11)
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Requiring The Taking Of An Integrated Census Of Population And Economic Activities InMay 1975 And For Other Purposes.
Presidential Decree No. 650
•January 31, 1975
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 650 January 31, 1975
REQUIRING THE TAKING OF AN INTEGRATED CENSUS OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN MAY 1975 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, more recent census data on the Philippine population is required for national, social and economic planning and for the formulation of national and sectoral policies on manpower development and utilization, health, education, housing and population control, etc;
WHEREAS, national censuses are the primary sources of basic data on population that could adequately meet these needs;
WHEREAS, the last census of the Philippines conducted on May 6, 1970, would not truly reflect the changes brought about by recent government programs adopted to accelerate the socio-economic development of the country;
WHEREAS, to provide economic planners and administrators with the data needed for national planning and to properly evaluate the progress made in various fields and measure the impact of non-going projects of the governments, as well as provide the "barangays" with the latest data on their population to effect desired changes and reforms in...
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