Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 10:13 PM, Apr 09, 2023

April 9, 2023

Dear Erielle Ongchan,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Feb 23, 2023 09:58:32 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Request for Data on Sachet Consumption in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

1) The total number of sachets produced and sold in the Philippines per year

a) Foreign Trade: 
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/foreign-trade
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/foreign-trade/fts-table-id

Foreign Trade Statistics (FTS) of the Philippines: 
https://psa.gov.ph/content/foreign-trade-statistics-fts-philippines

Quarterly Domestic Trade: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/qtr-domstat
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/qtr-domstat/table

Annual Domestic Trade: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/ann-domstat
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/ann-domstat/table

For commodity classification, you may refer to Philippine Standard Commodity Classification (PSCC): https://psa.gov.ph/content/philippine-standard-commodity-classification-pscc

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b)  Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries: https://psa.gov.ph/missi-index

c) data on OpenSTAT portal

International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/International-Merchandise-Trade-Statistics-IMTS

Annual Commodity Flow: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2L__DTR__AN/?tablelist=true

Quarterly Commodity Flow: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2L__DTR__QT/?tablelist=true

Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2G__MNFG__MISSI__2018/?tablelist=true&rxid=bdf9d8da-96f1-4100-ae09-18cb3eaeb313    

2) The type of plastic used in sachets and the environmental impact of sachet waste

a) Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics Component 3: Residuals: https://psa.gov.ph/environment/peenra/releases/165222

Table 3.1 Philippine Greenhouse Gas Emissions: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/specialrelease
/Table%203.1%20Philippine%20Greenhouse%20Gas%20Emissions%20.xlsx
Table 3.5 Amount of Generated Hazardous Waste by Region and by Type: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/specialrelease
/Table%203.5%20Amount%20of%20Generated%20Hazardous%20Waste%20by%20Region%20and%20by%20Type.xlsx

Table 3.7 Amount of Treated Hazardous Waste by Region, by Type, 2010 to 2019: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/specialrelease/Table%203.7%20Amount%20of%20Treated%20Hazardous%20Waste%20by%20Region%2C%20by%20Type%2C%202010%20to%202019.xlsx

b) 2021 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) Chapter 4: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES: https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 4.18 Distribution of Pollutants by Type of Emission in the National Capital Region 1990, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2015: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T4_18.xlsx

Table 4.20 Philippine Annual Consumption of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC): 2005 to 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T4_20.xlsx

You may also refer to REND-Environmental Management Bureau-Solid Waste Management Division: https://nswmc.emb.gov.ph/

3) The leading companies in sachet production and sales in the Philippines
4) The types of products that are sold in sachets the most

For this specific data, you may refer with Department of Trade and Industry: https://www.dti.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service