The Philippine Statistical System (PSS), through the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), issues the 16th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) Bulletin No. 1 – Call for Papers. The 16th NCS, which will be held from 01 to 03 October 2025, will feature plenary sessions, invited/contributed paper sessions, poster sessions, statistical trainings, and the Statistical Information Management Exhibit (SIMEx).

Statisticians, statistical practitioners, researchers, members of the academe, students, representatives from the media, and other partners from both the government and private sectors, will once again gather for this triennial event which aims to: 1) provide a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences in the field of statistics and for discussing recent statistical developments and prevailing issues and problems of the PSS; and 2) elicit the cooperation and support of statisticians and professionals in related fields from the government, academe, and private sector towards a more responsive statistical system.

The 16th NCS will coincide with the Opening Ceremony of the 36th National Statistics Month which will be held on 01 October 2025. The 36th NSM and 16th NCS share the theme, “Accelerating the SDG Pace of Progress: Mobilizing Data for All,” which emphasizes the crucial role of data in assessing the country’s progress in achieving SDG targets; in identifying fast as well as slow-moving targets; and in providing sound bases for the crafting of programs and interventions for targets where these are most needed.

The PSA is now inviting interested paper presenters for the 16th NCS to submit abstracts on the following topics:

1. Statistical Theory and Methodology

• Computational Statistics
• Econometrics and Time Series Analysis
• Small Area Estimation
• Spatial Analysis  
   

2. Statistical Applications, Innovations and Improving Business Processes

• Big Data and Citizen-Generated Data
• Innovation in Collection, Dissemination, and Preservation of Official Statistics
• Market Research and Decision Analysis and Risk Management
• Philippine Identification System  
   

3. Economic Statistics

• Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Statistics
• Banking and Finance Statistics
• Economic Progress
• Financial Education and Financial Inclusion
• Industry, Services, and Trade Statistics
• Information Society Statistics
• Infrastructure and Transportation Statistics
• Investment Statistics
• Price Statistics and Inflation
• Science, Technology, and Innovation Statistics
• Statistics on New Economies: Digital, Sharing, Gig
• Tourism Statistics  
   

4. Demographic and Social Statistics

• Basic Sectors
• Child and Youth Development Indicators
• Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
• Demographic and Population Statistics
• Education Statistics
• Food Security Statistics
• Health and Nutrition Statistics
• Housing Statistics
• Income and Poverty Statistics
• Labor, Employment, and Productivity Statistics
• Migration Statistics
• Security, Justice, and Peace Statistics
• Social Protection and Security Statistics  
   

5. Sustainability, Environment, and Energy

• Environment and Natural Resources Statistics
• Ecosystem Accounts
• Climate Change, Environmental Sustainability, and Disaster Statistics  
   

6. Statistical Information Management and Dissemination

• Data Visualization
• Geoinformation Systems and Mapping/Tagging
• Open Data  
   

7. Biostatistics

• Epidemiology
• Statistical Methods in Genetics and Bioinformatics  
   

8. Multi-Sectoral Statistics/Other Concerns

• International Cooperation in Statistics
• Careers in Statistics
• Community-Based Monitoring System
• Gender Statistics
• Governance Statistics
• Local Level Statistics
• Statistical Capacity Development and Statistical Literacy
• Statistical Quality Assurance and Data Privacy, Confidentiality, and Protection
• Creativity Industry Statistics
• Sustainable Development Goals

Interested paper presenters must submit the title/s of the paper/s together with the abstract/s thru https://bit.ly/16thNCSInfoSheet not later than 27 June 2025. The 16th NCS Secretariat will send the notice of acceptance/non-acceptance through email on 15 July 2025. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is on 15 August 2025. Updates and guidelines on the sessions, topics and paper format, among others, will soon be posted.

For more information, please visit the NCS webpage at https://psa.gov.ph/ncs or you may contact the 16th NCS Secretariat thru telephone number (02) 8376-1928 or e-mail address ncs.convention@psa.gov.ph.

- Standards Service, Censuses and Technical Coordination Office