NSO R-10 LAUNCHES COFFEE TABLE BOOK By: Marilou Igdon NSO Provincial Statistics Officer, Misamis Oriental

The first ever Coffee Table Book of the National Statistics Office will be launched at 3:30 p.m today (January 11, 2013) at the Eaton Hall of the Mallberry Suites of this city. This coffee table book is authored by Dr. Salvador A. Aves, Regional Director of the National Statistics Office, Region 10. Highlight of the book launch is the turning over of the copy of the book to the Administrator of the National Statistics Office, Hon. Carmelita N. Ericta. This will be followed by Administrator Carmelita N. Ericta’s message.

        The NSO R-10 Coffee Table Book titled “The Pursuit of Excellence: Defining Extraordinary Moments” is startlingly simple in its concept, but very rich in substance , and even richer in its vision to share to fellow public servants the commitment to serve above its given mandate- the commitment to do extraordinary things .

            Unlike the books which Dir. Aves published in the past few years which are mostly about civil registration laws and leadership and management in public service, this book is a complete departure from the previous ones. It chronicles the culture of innovation and how the team accepted the challenge to think out of the box and to innovate concepts instead of adhering to the status quo. It captures how NSO Region 10 has committed itself to a paradigm shift in public service, and how it has sustained for 19 consecutive years its success in obtaining first place in the Annual National Field Awards.

Together with Administrator Carmelita Ericta are the Deputy Administrator, Madame Paula Monina Collado and Mr. Joseph Cajita of the Central Office.

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XU STUDE IS THE 21ST PSQ NATIONAL CHAMP

Jay Nelson T. Corbita who represents Region 10 declared as the 21st Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) National Champion bested 16 other regional champions with a total score of 25 points, barely and successfully won the the title as he competed questions and answers on statistical theories and problems held on December 04, 2012 at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Auditorium CHED-HEDC Bldg., c.p. Garcia Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.  It was Region 10’s second PSQ championship trophy since 2007 made first by Central Mindanao University student.

For this year, it was Corbita, a 16 years old BS in Mechanical Engineering student of Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City who was awarded a cash prize, a PSQ medal and a specially designed trophy mentored by his coach Ms. Diana Jane N. Macalong, instructor of the same University who was also given a special recognition and a cash prize.

(From left to right)  In photo are Carmelita N. Ericta, NSO Administrator, Jay Nelson T. Corbita, the PSQ Champion,  Nieves L. Osorio, PSA President, Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert, NSCB Secretary-General and Dr. Romulo A. Virola, NSCB Former Secretary-General and this year’s Chair of Board of Judges.  

Henry Jefferson C. Morco a BS Applied Mathematics student of Ateneo de Manila University (NCR) came second, while Jundel F. Sebial a BS in Civil Engineering student of Surigao State College of Technology (Caraga), was the third-placer. Other winners were Martin Allen S. Pascual a BS in Accountancy student of St. Louis University (CAR), in fourth place and Carl Jervin R. Magtira a BS in Civil Engineering of University of the Philippines – Los Baños (Region IV-A), in fifth place. All five national winners were given a cash prize of P30,000, 25,000, 20,000, 15,000 and 10,000 respectively. Likewise, respective winning coaches received a cash prize equivalent to half of their ward's prize aside from a special recognition from the PSQ organizers.

The Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) is an annual competition designed for college freshmen enrolled in any private or public college or university in the Philippines. Launched in 1992, the contest is a joint undertaking of the National Statistics Office (NSO), the primary statistical arm of the government, and the Philippine Statistical Association (PSA), a nonstock, nonprofit organization of professional statisticians from government and non-government agencies and the academe.

The objectives of the PSQ are to assess the competency and skills of students in statistics as acquired from the secondary education curriculum; to promote, enhance, and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of science, statistics in particular, among the students, and to generate public awareness on the important uses of statistics in all development-planning activities and win overall support for all government statistical activities.

In this competition was a pride not only for the Cagayan de Oro, but one for the entire Region 10. Corbita proved with all his effort to be selected as the best among the “bests”.

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BUSINESSWEEK MINDANAO SUPPORTS NSO’s REPORT WRITING WORKSHOP

The National Statistics Office invites Businessweek Mindanao personnel Mr. Dante Sudaria,  BusinessWeek and Mindanao Daily publisher and Mr. Shaun Alejandre Uy, Businessweek Mindanao editor as guests and at same time reactants during the Report Writing Workshop on November 21, 2012 at Chali Beach Resort and Conference Center, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City with participants from NSO provincial offices of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental and Regional Office 10.   Each of the NSO provincial offices presents  three (3) 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) indicators during the said workshop in preparation of writing a news report.

This report writing workshop aims to inculcate the NSO employees the appropriate skills for news writing and reporting generally as well as its basic requirements such as 5W’s of the  event which refers to the Who, What, When, Where and Why to come up with a clear and logically structured reports because reports play an essential role in many operations especially business operations. Mr. Uy even emphasizes that as a news writer one of the things must consider is the ‘target reader’. It needs to be read, understood, and often, acted upon . The fact that news affects the way we perceive and act on our decisions. 

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