The school may accept certificate issued by the National Statistics Office when these were issued before December 29, 2013. By virtue of Republic Act 10625, the NSO, the BAS of the Department of Agriculture, the BLES of the DOLE and the NSCB was abolished and their appropriations, records, properties and personnel was transferred to the PSA after the implementing rules and regulations of RA 10625 took effect on December 29, 2013. As such all certificates issued by the NSO before December 29, 2013 remains valid.