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2022-028

ILOCOS SUR. The 33rd National Statistics Month (NSM) celebration in Ilocos Sur kicked off on 11 October 2022 through an Opening Ceremony at the Provincial Farmers Livelihood Development Center, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.

Prior to the conduct of the Opening Ceremony, a motorcade was done within Metro Vigan. This was participated by the different provincial and national government agencies, and the academe.

The highlights of the Opening Ceremony include Lecture Series, presentation of 33rd NSM Jingle Singing Contest provincial winners, and ribbon cutting of Statistical Exhibit.

Mr. Rey B. Ferreria, Chief Economic Development Specialist of the National Economic and Development Authority – Regional Office I (NEDA-RO I), presented the current Statistics in Region I on Economic Recovery. Meanwhile, Mr. John Michael S. Sarabia, Statistical Specialist II of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Ilocos Sur, presented the 2021 Vital Statistics in Ilocos Sur.

Different activities will be conducted for the month-long celebration of the 33rd NSM which include Provincial Competition on Jingle Singing, Oratorical, Poster Slogan, Essay Writing, and Statistics Quiz, to be participated by the secondary and tertiary students, and employees for the Essay Writing. In addition to the activities are the National Shelter Month and Senior Citizens Celebration Information Dissemination aligned with the NSM, Coastal Tree Planting Activity, Training on Basic Statistics, and others. The Closing Ceremony will be conducted on 27 October 2022 and will be graced with Lecture Series and Awarding of Winners of the different contests during the Provincial Elimination.

The theme for this year’s NSM celebration is “Boosting the Country’s Recovery with Informed Decisions, Better Policies”. It signifies the importance of informed decisions and better policies in pump priming the country’s socioeconomic recovery from the impact of the pandemic.

The 33rd NSM activities in the province were organized by the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) – Ilocos Sur through its Technical Working Group (TWG) for the celebration of the 33rd NSM.

 

 

SGD. JEANETTE M. MARZAN

(Supervising Statistical Specialist)

Officer-in-Charge