National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Deputy Director-General Nestor R. Mijares IV (third from left) poses with heads of statistical agencies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices Meeting (AHSOM) held at the Century Park Hotel, Manila recently. Mijares stressed that apart from being well-versed in statistical methods, it is important to ensure effective communication of data to non-statisticians, especially those involved in policy formulations and decision making. National Statistics Office Administrator Carmelita Ericta (second from left) joined him in welcoming the delegates.