National Wages and Productivity Commission(NWPC)

May 23, 2022 Dear Sonny Africa, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated May 07, 2022 12:47:48 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for a decision/rationale to discontinue the computation of family living wage. Response to Request Relative to your follow up letter dated 07 May 2022, may we inform you that the posting of family living wage (FLW) data on the NWPC website was discontinued in 2008 because the FLW estimates are not part of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) System of Designated Statistics (SDS), and the methodology developed by NWPC in 1998 to generate said data no longer captures the prevailing income and spending patterns of households. Please note that under Executive Order (EO) No. 352 “Designation of Statistical Activities that will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector,” the SDS is a mechanism that identifies and designates the most critical and essential statistics required for social and economic planning/analysis based on approved criteria set by the PSA Board. At present, there are 67 designated statistics/statistical activities per EO 352 and subsequent PSA Board Resolutions. Thus, any research/data generation initiative undertaken by the NWPC on FLW is solely used by the Commission and the Regional Tripartite Wages Boards as an input to their minimum wage determination function, and not as part of the country’s official statistics for private-sector consumption. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Executive Director Maria Criselda R. Sy, 3F DY International Building, Malvar corner San Marcelino Streets, Malate, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). We are glad to be of service to you! To help us evaluate and improve our services, may we request that you answer the questions in the form provided in the link below. Rest assured that all personal data collected will be secured and kept confidential in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Click the link here: https://bit.ly/FOI2022survey Thank you. Respectfully, Atty. Alvin Curada FOI Receiving Officer