Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

September 18, 2023 Dear Fritzie Angeli Perez, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jul 28, 2023 10:40:18 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Number of establishments engaged in retail sale of drugs and pharmaceutical products in Region 6. Your FOI request is approved. Our apologies for the delayed response. In reference to your data request, please be informed that our data on this are limited to the following: a) 2020 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) - Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles Section: Final Results: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2020-annual-survey-philippine-business-and-industry-aspbi-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair b) 2018 Census of Philippine Business and Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2018-census-philippine-business-and-industry-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair-motor c) MSMEs from 2021 Updating of the List of Establishments Preliminary Results data: https://psa.gov.ph/content/more-108-million-establishments-operated-2021-which-generated-total-employment-857-million https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/psa-release/2_Attachment%20Tables%202021%20ULE%20Preliminary%20Results%20Press%20Release%20_rev%2031dec_RRDH_CRD.xlsx Or you may check our tabulated data on this- https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ajr9bkYQz9Ocjxs55IwTLgH3Efp8?e=q2Q84y For the explanatory notes, kindly check this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VLEYxCpW4RrB2wBX1CZ69KwyX0ZmzoVH/view?usp=sharing d) 2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) Chapter 6 Industry: https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook Table 6.1a Summary Statistics for All Establishments by Major Industry Group: 2015 and 2016: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T6_1a.xlsx Table 6.1b Summary Statistics for All Establishments by Major Industry Group: 2017 and 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T6_1b.xlsx For industry classifications, you may refer to 2019 Updates to the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification: 4772 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores This class includes: Retail sale of pharmaceuticals Retail sale of medical and orthopedic goods Retail sale of perfumery, cosmetic articles and toilet articles: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files?file=scd/files%20%284%29.pdf We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the PSA Customer feedback form from this link: https://tinyurl.com/OnlineCSSForm. Thank you. Respectfully, Rene C. Mendoza (Assistant National Statistician) Officer-in-Charge Information Technology and Dissemination Service