Now on its 22nd edition, the Regional Social and Economic Trends (RSET) for the Bicol Region, has proven to be very useful for planning and decision-making and for setting policies towards effective governance and improved service delivery at the local level. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), through its Regional Statistical Services Offices (RSSOs) in its commitment to widely disseminate information produced by the Philippine Statistical System, continues to update and publish local level statistics designed to address the varied statistical needs of planners and policy makers at the local level.

The RSET, a compendium of local level statistics, presents annual time series data on various sectors of the region and its component provinces, cities, and municipalities. It also contains data that are disaggregated in different dimensions and includes a glossary of terms of official concepts and definitions for statistical purposes.