CSS Randy M. Tacogdoy and SSS Rodme A. Febreo together with five hired Statistical Researchers (SRs) during the Second Level Training on 2025 NMS at Citadines Amigo Hotel, Iloilo City on 21 to 25 July, 2025.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Antique Provincial Statistical Office is currently conducting the 2025 National Migration Survey (NMS) from 04 August to 05 September 2025. For Antique, there is a total workload of 385 households assigned to five Statistical Researchers (SRs).

The authority and mandate of the PSA to conduct the 2025 NMS emanate from Republic Act No. 10625 and further supported by Executive Order No. 87, series of 2025, also known as “Updating the List of Designated Statistical Activities that will Generate Critical Data for Decision-making of the Government and Private Sectors”.

The NMS aims to provide information on the mobility of the Philippine population in order to assist policymakers and program managers in evaluating and designing strategies for improving services and assistance to people abroad or moving within the country. The PSA Board approved on 16 February 2024 the conduct of the National Migration Survey every 10 years starting 2025 through PSA Board Resolution No. 16 Series of 2024.

The 2025 NMS is the second round to be implemented, and its first implementation was conducted last May 2018, a nationwide survey on migration in the Philippines conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute in collaboration with the PSA.