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September 27, 2007
18th National Statistics Month (NSM) Celebration Highlights the MDGs
The
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be highlighted in the 18th
National Statistics Month (NSM) celebration this October with the theme “Statistics
and Action: A Road to a Better Life Through the MDGs. ” This year’s NSM theme underscores the very
crucial and significant role of statistics as a basis for monitoring the
progress achieved on sustained actions since 1990, at present and up to 2015
and beyond on the MDGs.
In Region I, the
NSM celebration kicks off through a Joint Regional and La Union Provincial
Opening Ceremony on September 28, 2007, 8:30 AM, at the Diego Silang Hall, La
Union Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union. The opening ceremony will be highlighted
with the discussion on this year’s NSM theme by Director Cleofe S. Pastrana of
the Social Development Staff (SDS) of the National Economic Development Authority
(NEDA), the guest of speaker of the opening ceremony. In addition, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB),
the official repository of MDG indicators and host of this year’s NSM
celebration, will present the MDG Situationer of Region I during the
Statistical Symposium, as part of the opening program.
Around 100 participants
from the different regional and
provincial line agencies, local government units, academe and non-government
organizations are expected to attend the Opening Ceremony. Info kits containing informative materials
from different offices will be provided to the participants. The Provincial
Government of La Union and the NSCB will jointly sponsor the event.
The region decided to
conduct the opening ceremony before October so that the various offices could
attend the 10th National Convention on Statistics (NCS), which will
be held on October 1-2 at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City. The NCS, conducted every three years, provides a forum for exchanging ideas and
experiences in the field of statistics and discussing prevailing statistical
developments, issues and challenges in the country’s statistical system. Papers
covering a wide array of topics, such as poverty, gender,
tourism, market research, and economic statistics, will be presented during the
convention.
In support to
the NSM celebration, the government sector, academe, and
non-government organizations in the region have lined-up various
statistical activities such as fora, exhibits, radio plugs, contests and
information dissemination activities, for the whole month of October. At the regional level, the NSCB, Philippine
Information Agency and the National Statistics Office will hold a radio
interview during the “Ammuentayo Radio Program” on October 18. The Philippine Statistical Association
Region I Chapter will also conduct the Regional Statistical Quiz on the 3rd
week of October, which will be participated by the provincial winners of the
Provincial Statistics Quiz. The
regional celebration will culminate tentatively on October 29 through the Joint
Regional and La Union Provincial Closing Ceremony.
Meanwhile, the provincial/city/municipal/division
offices and the academe will also conduct their respective NSM activities. The complete calendar of activities for this
year’s celebration could be accessed at www.nscb.gov.ph/ru1.
To encourage wider
participation to the NSM celebration and promote the conduct of activities that
will further the objectives and spirit of the NSM celebration, the Regional
Statistical Coordination Committee (RSCC) will be selecting the 2007 Best NSM
Province and Best NSM Activity. For this year, the NSM Technical Working Group,
composed of representatives from NEDA, NSCB, National Statistics Office (NSO),
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), and Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG), will conduct actual visits in the four provinces as part of
the new evaluation procedures for these contests.
The NSM is conducted
annually by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 647 declaring the month of
October of every year as the NSM. . The
observance of the event aims to promote, enhance and
instill nationwide awareness and appreciation on the importance and value of
statistics and at the same time ensure the support of the public in improving
and enhancing the quality and standards of statistics in the country. The RSCC I coordinates
the NSM celebration in the region, with the NSCB Regional Division I providing
secretariat services.
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IRENEA B. UBUNGEN
Head, NSCB Regional Division I