The city government expressed support for the geotagging survey that the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will conduct in July by providing the logistical needs of pollsters.

The PSA will survey all 80 villages of the city using their geotagging tools.

Mayor Michael Rama said Sunday the survey is timely with the booming development in the city.

The survey would provide new data, identify new boundaries, name streets and assign a number per household.

“PSA will be here in July to help us with the data we need. We will also help them with their logistics,” he said.

National Statistician and Undersecretary Claire Dennis Mapa visited Rama on Friday and discussed the geotagging activity.

The city’s Planning and Development Office had proposed geotagging as a springboard for the creation of a Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS).

Republic Act 11315 or the CBMS Act mandates the implementation of the system in collecting, processing, and validating necessary disaggregated data that may be used for local planning, program implementation, and impact monitoring for the benefit of local government units. (PNA)