highest policymaking body on statistical matters, and offices on sectoral statistics, censuses and technical coordination, civil registration and central support and field statistical services. It is headed by the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning and Director-General of NEDA as chairperson, with the Secretary (or the duly designated Undersecretary) of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as vice-chairperson. Its members are composed of the following: The Secretary or duly designated representative (not lower than an Undersecretary) of the following national government agencies: Commission on Higher Education (CHED); Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR); Department of Agriculture (DA); Department of Education (DepEd); Department of Energy (DOE); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Department of Finance (DOF); Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); Department of Health (DOH); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); Department of National Defense (DND); Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC); Department of Tourism (DOT); Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); The Deputy Governor or duly designated representative of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); The President or duly designated representative of the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSAI); The President or duly designated representative of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP); The National Statistician of the PSA; The Executive Director of the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI); A representative for the private sector; and A representative for government-owned and controlled corporations. The National Statistician acts as ex-officio Chairperson of the PSA Board Secretariat. The functions of the PSA Board are as follows: establishes appropriate mechanisms to promote and maintain an efficient and effective statistical system in the government; formulates policies on all matters relating to government statistical operations, standards and classifications; review the statistical programs of the departments and agencies of the national government and the LGUs and rationalize responsibilities in these government organizations on matters relating to such statistical programs; review budgetary proposals involving statistical operations and submit an integrated budget for the PSS to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM); prescribes appropriate frameworks for the improvement of statistical coordination and establish mechanisms for statistical coordination at the regional and LGU levels; provides technical assistance and exercise supervision over major government statistical activities; recommends executive