The Philippine Embassy would like to announce that pursuant to Republic Act No. 10625 (Philippine Statistical Act of 2013) and Executive Order No. 352, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) is mandated to conduct the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015). The POPCEN 2015 is designed to take an inventory of the population of the entire Philippines which starts from 10 August to 6 September 2015.

The POPCEN 2015 aims to provide updated population counts of all barangays in the Philippines, on which to base their social and economic developments plans, policies, and programs.

The Philippine Embassy joins the PSA in calling on all Filipinos to support the POPCEN 2015. For more information about the POPCEN 2015, please visit the PSA website at the following link:www.psa.gov.ph.