Cauayan receives 2024 CBMS data from PSA

CAUAYAN, Negros Occidental — The Municipality of Cauayan has officially received its 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System data files from the Philippine Statistics Authority Negros Occidental Provincial Statistical Office, a move expected to strengthen local-level statistics and support evidence-based planning and decision-making.

The turnover was held May 21, 2026, in Cauayan, according to a PSA press release dated June 8, 2026, with Reference No. 2026-06-1845-99.

Through the CBMS, the local government unit will gain access to comprehensive and disaggregated data that can guide policy formulation, inform resource allocation, identify priority sectors and support targeted interventions responsive to the needs of its constituents.

Mayor John Rey D. Tabujara personally welcomed the PSA staff and expressed appreciation for facilitating the official turnover of the CBMS data to the municipal government.

Tabujara led the acceptance of the flash drive containing the 2024 CBMS data files.

He was joined by Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Arch. Randolf B. Galon and Joenil S. Tilad Jr., Data Controller/GIS Specialist.

The data files were delivered by PSA Negros Occidental representatives Statistical Specialists II Ramon M. Locsin and Fredimar M. Gonzales, and Statistical Analyst Christian Leonard Amario.

The turnover highlights the continuing collaboration between PSA and the Cauayan local government to make accurate and up-to-date data accessible for long-term development planning, transparency and effective public service delivery.

The CBMS is institutionalized under Republic Act No. 11315, or the Community-Based Monitoring System Act, which was signed into law on April 17, 2019, and provides for the generation of updated and disaggregated data for beneficiary targeting, poverty analysis, needs prioritization, policy design and impact monitoring.