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NBI Clearance Guesstimates of Undercapacity
The problem is that the government requires things it cannot give reliably and with the minimum fuss to its citizens.
I recently was required to get a NBI clearance and here is the deal.
According to their website they have 48 centers that handle between 2000 – 500 per day.
Because their main office are the probably the only place where they can handle 2000 people 2000*48 = 96000[1] people they can handle 100k people per day, given that we have
based on government statistics[2] here we have unemployed or roughly 2.9Million[3] and an underemployed people about 7Million[4].
Given that the BIR system for an upper bound can handle roughly 3.5 million people a day [5]
and that to be included in the unemployment statistics you need to be actively searching for a job this gives us about 2.9 million people who needs an nbi clearance for this year plus who ever is still looking for a job of the 7Million people whose nbi clearance has already expired.
Then NBI centers are barely enough to handle the demand.
What this shows is that the government has a systematic undercapacity to for services that it requires for one to get a job/travel/etc.
We need to demand better planning and better services from the government.
PS: Cross posting this to onthe8spot.com vince.
[1] The satellite office in malls and non big venues handle 500 people per day this makes the estimate very high. I believe a more accurate number could be pegged at 55K based on 1.5 k per regional/district office and 1000 for the satellite office and 500 for the mall offices.
[2] http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2012/lf1201tx.html
[3] 62,689,000 pool x 64.3 Labor force participation rate x 7.2 unemployment rate. I may be using these numbers incorrectly please correct me if you know better.
[4] 62,689,000 pool x 64.3 Labor force participation ratex 92.8 employment rate x 18.2 underemployment rate
[5] Estimate based on 96k * 365 , too high because 6 day work week and holidays.
http://www.pinoyeveryman.com/2012/03/stupid-stupid-stupid-government-squeezing-ofws/#comment-7286
rePost::No green light for Carlos Celdran’s last performative tour in Art Dubai « mARTching thoughts
It was without a doubt, a drama worth telling. Carlos Celdran was questioned of his performative tour and was distanced to the Art Dubai hallway in order to finish his on-going tour. With everyone’s amazement, the content of his tour was scrutinized. He was ordered to do his act in front of five men in a close door room where they justify if Carlos somehow talks of Arab nations. As he was released he was told to alter any religious and political content of his tour.
I remember in one of his stop, Carlos talked about the Tripoli Peace Agreement between former Libya leader Ghaddafi and Mrs. Imelda Marcos. In that particular context Carlos told his audience that Mrs. Marcos held a Koran with her as she spoke these words to Ghadafi “Islam is all about peace, but if you are funding a war in my country you are turning Filipino to fight against Filipino, you are also turning Muslim to fight against Muslim. If you are doing this, how then are you following Mohammed?”
via No green light for Carlos Celdran’s last performative tour in Art Dubai « mARTching thoughts.
One Simple Question to Test Dating Compatability | Ben Casnocha
All dating compatability tests end up testing for a simple question: “Will we laugh at the same shit?”
via One Simple Question to Test Dating Compatability | Ben Casnocha.
Kudos to the Public Servants at QC Hall Tax Payers Lounge
Payment was quick and the lady at no24 even changed my 1000 to the new issued bills going to each of the other counters to find the bill I was looking for. The QC Government may be doing something right when they have helpful people in their employ.
Scripting News: Rediscovering the Beatles
But the thing that Im left with is rather mundane, but I wanted to say it anyway. Paul McCartney was, of all the Beatles, the pure songman. He wrote music because he loved music. He really didnt want to do anything else. For him, being a Beatle was the best deal in the world.
via Scripting News: Rediscovering the Beatles.
Note To Self 2012 03 23
Will ask for something next week, how large will be dependent on if something is givewn without needing to ask for it.
rePost::Pinoy scientists excel at research, from superconductivity to micropaleontology | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere
Congratulations to my Physics 104 professor !
Dr. Roland V. Sarmago: honored for his research efforts in the field of superconductivity. His original contributions have also been cited by the international scientific community, and extended to future applications.
via Pinoy scientists excel at research, from superconductivity to micropaleontology | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere.
rePost::How Companies Learn Your Secrets – NYTimes.com
Once I figured out all the parts of the loop, it seemed fairly easy to change my habit. But the psychologists and neuroscientists warned me that, for my new behavior to stick, I needed to abide by the same principle that guided Procter & Gamble in selling Febreze: To shift the routine — to socialize, rather than eat a cookie — I needed to piggyback on an existing habit. So now, every day around 3:30, I stand up, look around the newsroom for someone to talk to, spend 10 minutes gossiping, then go back to my desk. The cue and reward have stayed the same. Only the routine has shifted. It doesn’t feel like a decision, any more than the M.I.T. rats made a decision to run through the maze. It’s now a habit. I’ve lost 21 pounds since then (12 of them from changing my cookie ritual).
via How Companies Learn Your Secrets – NYTimes.com.
Happy Birthday Angela! I love you.
Happy Birthday Angela! I love you.