Proclamation No. 2170, issued on March 12, 1982, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, officially declares the results of the 1980 population census conducted by the National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO) as the official population count for the Philippines. This proclamation follows the mandate of Batas Pambansa Blg. 72, which requires a comprehensive census every decade. The final count indicates a national population of 48,098,460 as of May 1, 1980, and includes detailed reports at various administrative levels. The proclamation serves to formalize the census results for all legal and administrative purposes.
March 12, 1982
PROCLAMATION NO. 2170
DECLARING AS OFFICIAL THE 1980 POPULATION COUNT CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL CENSUS AND STATISTICS OFFICE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 72, the National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO) is tasked with undertaking a comprehensive census of population every decade, beginning in 1980, on the provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels;
WHEREAS, per his Memorandum dated January 12, 1982, the Chairman of the National Census Coordinating Board submits the final results of the 1980 census of population for the Philippines by province, city, municipality and barangay; and
WHEREAS, under Section 8 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 72, the final population count as determined from the processed census returns shall be considered as official for all purposes only upon proclamation by the President;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby approve the Final Report of the National Census Coordinating Board on the 1980 Census of Population containing one volume of summary reports which shows a national population as of May 1, 1980 of 48,098,460, and 13 volumes of reports by Region, Province, City, Municipality and Barangay, as submitted by the National Census and Statistics Office which is appended to this proclamation as annex "A" and made an integral part hereof, and the same is hereby declared as official for all purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 12th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Two.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 13, 1374-2 Supp., on March 29, 1982.