TACLOBAN CITY– James Karl B. Calipes, representing the provincial statistics committee (PSC) of Northern Samar, was awarded the regional champion. Calipes, a certified public accountant, works at the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (Norsamelco) main office in Bobon, Northern Samar.
The second-place winner was Norberto E. Milla of Visayas State University (VSU) Baybay City, representing the Regional Statistics Committee VIII (RSC – 8). Assistant Professor Rovinson D. Gaganao of Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) – Main Campus, representing PSC Eastern Samar, garnered third place.
Other contestants who vied for the regional championship were: FO1 Kia Joanna A. Merwa (PSC Biliran), John Ray D. Ylanan (PSC Leyte), Christopher J. Llegado
(PSC Samar), and Edil Balagon (PSC Southern Leyte). Contestants were nominated by their respective PSCs and RSC member-agencies.
The board of judges was composed of Regional Director Wilma A. Perante of PSA – RSSO 8, Chief Statistical Specialist Mae R. Almonte, and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Tacloban Branch Regional Head Victorio III Tingcang, Jr.
The PSA Quiz Bee aims to: (1) promote awareness and appreciation of the importance of statistics; (2) highlight the mandates of PSA and the recent results of its censuses and surveys; and (3) familiarize participants with the concepts and definitions adopted in the generation of official statistics, Civil Registration Services, and the National Identification System.
The PSA Quiz Bee was conducted as part of the 36th National Statistics Month celebration. (PR)
