November 12, 2010
Pangasinan is Region 1’s Best NSM Province in 2010
The Province of Pangasinan was chosen as the Best National Statistics Month (NSM) Province in 2010 by the Regional Statistical Coordination Committee (RSCC), the over-all coordinator of the NSM celebration in the region.
Pangasinan bested the other provinces of Region 1 based on the following criteria : 1) diversity of activities (35%); 2) extent of participation of cooperating agencies and local government units (30%); 3) conveys favorable image of the province (20%); and 4) economy and ingenious use of resources (15%). The RSCC Regional NSM Technical Working Group composing of representatives from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), National Statistics Office (NSO), Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served as evaluators of the participating provinces. Pangasinan received a Plaque of Recognition and a P 5,000 cash prize during the NSM Regional Closing Ceremony on October 28, 2010 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Regional Office in San Fernando City, La Union.
The Search for Best NSM Province, patterned after the NSCB national level contest, was implemented by the RSCC as an incentive and award system to provinces for implementing various statistical activities at the provincial, city and municipal levels during the month-long celebration of the NSM in October.
The winners in the different NSM regional contests were also recognized and awarded Certificates of Recognition and cash prizes during the Regional Closing Ceremony, namely : 1) Regional Jingle Making Contest (sponsored by NEDA); 2) Regional Oratorical Contest, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by NSO); 3) Regional Slogan-Poster Making Contest, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by NEDA); and 4) Regional Statistics Quiz, Secondary and Tertiary Levels (sponsored by Philippine Statistical Association, Region 1 Chapter).
Meanwhile, Region 1 was awarded the Hall of Fame for winning the Best NSM Region for three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008 during the closing ceremonies of the 11th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) on October 5, 2010 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
The NSCB Regional Division 1 serves as the secretariat of the RSCC and the Regional NSM TWG.
IRENEA B. UBUNGEN
Regional Head, NSCB and Chair, Regional NSM TWG