The Philippine Statistics Authority — Regional Statistical Services Office I (PSA — RSSO l) and the National Economic Development Authority Regional Office I (NEDA RO l) spearhead the first Virtual Regional Closing Ceremonies of the 31^st National Statistics Month (NSM) celebration via Zoom.

Atty. Sheila O. De Guzman, Officer-in-Charge of PSA — RSSO l, shared in her speech that this year's celebration was made possible due to the support and collaborative efforts of the Regional Line Agencies that comprised the Technical Working Group Committee for NSM.

The Province of Pangasinan emerged as the 31^st NSM Best Province Implementer besting out the three other provinces in Region l. The Provinces of La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte finished as first, second and third runners-up respectively.

Here is the list of the regional champions from the various virtual contests for the 31^st NSM:

Regional Jinqle Sinqinq Contests

Secondary — Calasiao Comprehensive National High School (Pangasinan)

Tertiary — PASS College (Pangasinan)

Reqional Essay Writinq Contest

Secondary — Ilocos Sur National High School

Tertiary — Colegio de Dagupan (Pangasinan)

Employee — Provincial Government of La Union

Reqional Poster — Slogan Makinq Contests

Secondary — East Central Integrated School (Pangasinan)

Tertiary — Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University — South La Union Campus

Reqional Oratorical Contest

Secondary — Brain and Heart of a Christian Educational Institution, Inc. (La Union)

Tertiary — University of Northern Philippines (Ilocos Sur)

Reaional Statistical Quiz

Employee — LORMA Colleges (La Union)

In light of the recent developments brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's regional contests and activities were conducted virtually to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved.