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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL JINGLE SING AND DANCE CONTEST
STUDENT CATEGORY
(SECONDARY and TERTIARY LEVEL)

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS:

1. For Secondary Level, they should be enrolled secondary students (Junior

or Senior High School regardless of year level) while for the Tertiary Level,
they should be enrolled teftiary students (regardless of year level).

2. Theyshouldbethel"tplacersintheprovincial level contest(minimumofthree

and maximum of five members).

3. ln case provincial eliminations could not be conducted, the province can

endorse its official contestants for the regional contest. The province's
representative to the regional contest should be endorsed by the Provincial
Statistics Committee (PSC) to the Regional Statistics Committee before the
conduct of the contest to include the name of contestant, name of coach and
school of contestant.

II. MECHANICS

a. The provinces will conduct provincial eliminations to select their entries to the
regional finals. Each province shall have one official entry to the regional finals.
ln case provincial eliminations could not be conducted, the province can endorse
its official entry for the regional contest.

b. Jingle music to be used is the official NSM jingle entitled "Estadistika, Daan sa
Kaunlaran," (soft copy to be provided by the secretariat). The contestants are
not allowed to change the arrangement and structure of the song.

c Any dance genre is allowed as long as it is suitable for the general audience.

d. There should only be one official coach per province which shall also be included
in the endorsement from the PSC.

e. The decision of the Board of Judges shall be final and non-appealable. The
judges reserve the right not to show their score sheet and tabulation sheet to
anyone except to the members of the RSC technical working group.

s.cret.,iat: Philippinr St.thtks Authority - Rl3ion.l Statistic.l Scrviccs Office I

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P.r.mmrtr Bl*. C, Divlrsion Ro.d. sitio 5. BrBy. Bidly. City of S.n F!m.ndo. La Union
Tlllphonc: (6372) 688-2582 . Trhfu: (6372) @7{247 o CP r (09178040646}
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III.CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Criteria for Rating Percentage

Mastery of the Song 30%
Choreography
3Oo/o
(Artistry, Creativity, Originality/U n iqueness)
Execution (Timing, Coordination, Projection, and
Expression) 30%
Overall lmpact 10o/o

IV. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be conducted on 17 October 2023.

(Venue to be announced-c/o PSA RSSO l).

V. REGISTRATION

The registration time will be 8:00 to 8:45 AM. The contest will start at 9:00 AM.
A S-point deduction will be given to the group who will arrive after the
registration period. The sequence of the performances will be determined via
draw lots.

VI. AWARDING

The winner will be announced after the contest proper and consolation prizes will be
awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing ceremony.

v[. PRrzEs

Cash prize of Php 7,500 and certificate of recognition will be awarded to the Regional
Winner of each level (Secondary and Tertiary level).

Runners-up will be given consolation prizes of Php 2,500 and certificate of recognition.

Coaches and schools will also be given Certificates of Recognition.

VII. SPONSORS

Department of Health, Center for Health Development (DOH CHD)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

sccr.t..iat' Philippinc St.tbtks Authority - RcSional Statistiral Scrvicca Office t

p.ramm.ta Bldg. C. Oivcrsion Ro.d, sitio 5, Brgy. 8id.y. Citv of S.n Frmrndo. L! Union
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Tdcphonc: (5372) 888.2582 o felefar: (6372) @7-O247 . CP t (09178040645) AM 2040

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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST

STUDENT CATEGORY
(SECONDARY LEVEL and TERTIARY LEVEL)

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS:

1 For Secondary Level, they should be enrolled secondary studerts

(Junior or Senior High School regardless of year level) while for the Tertiary
Level, they should be enrolled teftiary students (regardless of year level).

2. They should be the 1"t placers in the provincial level contest (one contestant per
province). ln
case provincial eliminations could not be conducted,
the province can endorse its official representative for the regional contest.
The province's representative to the regional contest should be endorsed by the
Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) to the Regional Statistics Committee
before the conduct of the contest (name of contestant, name of coach and school
of contestant).

II. MECHANICS

1 Pieces should be in Filipino for the Secondary Level, while English for the
Tertiary Level.

2. lt should be delivered within 10 minutes and revolve around the theme.

A 3o-second preparation time is given to contestants prior to delivery of speech.
The delivery will be automatically stopped when the time limit has elapsed.

3. Contestant who will exceed the time limit will be given one-point deduction to the
total scores for every one-minute extended time.

4. The name of school or province should not be included in the delivery of the
oratorical piece, otheruvise, five points will be deducted from the total score of the
contestants.

5. The contestant should be wearing appropriate attire.

6. An abstract of the piece should be given to the secretariat and judges on the day
of the contest Font size for the abstract should be Arial size 12 and should not
contain the name of the contestanvschool/province.

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secretariat: Philippinc Statttics Authoriv - Retional StatirticalS"rvices Office I

Parammata 8l*. C. OivaEion Road, Sitio 5, BBy. Bid.y. City of San Fcm.ndo. La Union
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Tclephonc | (6372) 888-2 582 . Telcfax: (63721 @7-0247 o CP t(09178040646)
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7. Each contestant should have one duly registered official coach. Only the official
coach will be given certificate of recognition.

8. The audience is refrained from clapping as this will distract the speaker/orator.

9. Photographers are not allowed to take pictures while the orator is delivering his/her
piece. The secretariat will assign an official photographer for the event.

10. The decision ofthe Board ofJudges shall be final and non-appealable. Thejudges
reserve the right not to show their score sheet and tabulation sheet to anyone
except to the members of the RSC technical working group.

III.CRITERIA

CONTENT
Relevance & Originality (20)
(Speech is relevant and adheres to the theme. lt is original and there is
citation of borrowed lines/quotes)
Clarity & Organization (10) 40o/o
(Speech is logical, has a clear thesis and presented in a cohesive manner)
Language Use (10)
(Structure is accurate in form and usage; vocabulary is appropriate and
does not interfere with communication)
DELIVERY
Voice and Pronunciation (20)
(Speaker has good volume of speech, with varied tone, proper
pronunciation and enunciation) 50o/o
Posture (15)
(Speaker appears comfortable, use of appropriate attire, makes use of
appropriate facial expressions and gestures)
Pacing and Precision (15)
(Speech has little or no fillers, is given at an interesting pace, and
committed to memory)
OVER.ALL IMPACT 10o/o

TOTAL 100%

IV. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be conducted on l7 October 2023.

(Venueto be announced-c/o PSA RSSO l)

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Tclcphooc: (5372) 888-2582 o Telefax: (63721 @7-0247 o CP r (09178040645) AM 2040

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V. REGISTRATION TIME:

The registration time will be "l :00 to 't:45 PM. Contest proper will start at 2:00 PM.
A contestant who will arrive after the registration period will be given a five-point
deduction to his/her total score.

VI. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS

The winner will be announced after the crntest proper and consolation prizes will be
awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing ceremony.

vil. PRtzEs

A Certificate of Recognition and a cash prize of P 5,000 will be given to the winner
for each level (Secondary and Tertiary).

Runners-up will be given consolation prizes of Php 1,000 and certificate of

recognition.

Coaches and schools will also be given Certificates of Recognition.

vilr. sPoNSoRs
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) - Secondary level
Department of Trade and lndustry (DTl) - Tertiary level

Sccrct riat: Philirpinc St.tirtics Authority - Rc8ional Statistical Serviccs Otficc I

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Pa6mmata Eldl. C, Oivc6ion Rord, SiOo 5, Srly- Biday, City of San Frmando, La Union NATIN
Tclcphonc: (6372) 888-2582 . T.lcf.x: (6372) @7-0247 r Cp r (09178040546) AM 2U0
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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL INFOGRAPHICS MAKING CONTEST

STUDENT CATEGORY (TERTIARY LEVEL)

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

1. They should be enrolled as tertiary students (regardless of year level)

2. They should be the l"t placers in the provincial level contest (one contestant per
province).

3. ln case provincial eliminations could not be conducted, the province can endorse
its official representative for the regional contest.

4. The province's representative to the regional contest should be endorsed

by the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) to the Regional Statistics Committee
before the conduct of the contest (name of contestant, name of coach and school of
contestant).

II. MECHANICS

1. The contestants should bring their own laptop.

2. The contest is on-the-spot infographics making contest

3. Contestants are given three hours to finish their infographics using their preferred
software or application. Use of Artificial lntelligence (Al) software or application is
strictly prohibited.

4. lnfographics size: The size should be in portrait format with 8.25 inches (width) x 11.75
inches (length) -A4 size, including the white margins.

5. By participating the 34th NSM lnfographics Making Contest, the contestant attests that
the submitted infographics is originally created by the participant and no other party
has any right, title, claim or interest in the infographics. RSC reserves the right to verify
this through various means and disquality any entry at any time.

6. Name/logos of provinces are not allowed to appear as an element in the entries

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Parammata 8ldg. C, DiveGion Ro.d, Sitio 5, BBy. Blday, City of S.n famtndo. La Union
TElcDhone: (6372) EE8-2582 . T.lerax: (5372) 607S247 . cP r (09U8040645)
AM 2040
E-mail rssool@psa.8ov.ph . r5so0lro(d@p5a.8ov.9h \-/
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7. The infographics should revolve around the 34th NSM Theme: "Accelerating Progress
Promoting Data and Statistics for Health Philippines'.

8. The decision of the judges shall be final and non-appealable. Thejudges reserve the
right not to show their score/tabulation sheet to anyone except to the members of the
RSC technical working group.

9. The infographics will become property of RSC and will be used in statistical advocacy
activities.

10. lf any party manifests violation of intellectual property rights by the design, RSC will
not be held liable and reserves the right to withhold the cash prize and/or use of the
winning infographics until such case has been cleared.

III. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

Criteria Percentage

Focus -Clarity of the titleitopic presented and the

40o/o
complementation of the illustration to the title/topic.

Visual Appeal -Aesthetics (color scheme, neatness, design

30%
composition) and originality of the infographic design.

Content -Ease of interpretation 20o/o

Technicalities -Free from technical and grammatical errors

lOo/o
Legibility of the information pertinent to the topic.

IV. OATE AND VENUE

The crntest will be conducted on '17 October 2023 at DS\,VD Field Office '1

City of San Fernando, La Union.

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Par.mm.t. 8l*. C, Oivrr:ion Road, Sitio 5, IrBy. Bid.y, City of S.n fcmando. L. Union NATIN
T.l.phonc: {6372) 888-2582 . Tet€far: (G3721 @t -O24t . Cp r (09178040646} AM 2040
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V. REGISTRATION TIME:

The registration time will be 8:00 to 8:45 AM. Contest proper will start at exactly
9:00 AM.

Contestants who come after the start of the contest will be allowed to join the contest.
However, they shall only be allowed to make their infographics within the remaining
contest time.

VI. ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING OF WINNERS

The winner will be announc€d after the contest proper and consolation prizes will be
awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing ceremony.

VII. PRIZES

A Certificate of Recognition and a cash prize of Php 5,000 will be given to the winner.
Runners-up will be given consolation prizes of Php 1,000.00 each and certificate of
recognition.

Coaches and schools will also be given Certificates of Recognition.

VIII.SPONSOR

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1

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Phil ippioc
Prr.mmrt. Bl*. C, oivcr5ion Ro.d, Sitio 5, BBy. 8id.y. City of S.n femando, La Union
Telcphone: (6372) 888-2582 . T.lef.r: (6372) 607{247 . Cp r (09178040646}
E-m.il .ssoolepsa.3ov.ph o rssoO l rccd @ ps a_g ov. p h \-/
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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL STATISTICS QUIZ

STUDENT CATEGORY (SECONDARY LEVEL)

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

1 Participants are team of three students currently enrolled in any public or private
secondary schools in Region l.

2. Participants should be Junior or Senior High School regardless of year level,

only the 1st placers (team) in the Provincial NSM Statistics Quiz are qualified
to join the Regional Statistics Quiz. ln case provincial eliminations could not be
conducted, the province can endorse its official representative for the regional
contest. The province's representative to the regional contest should be
endorsed by the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) to the Regional
Statistics Committee before the conduct of the contest (name of contestants,
name of coach and school of contestants).

II. MECHANICS

1. The questions will be prepared and reviewed by the RSC Technical Working
Group.

2. The contest will consist three rounds with 10 questions for each round namely
easy, average and difficult rounds, which will be given 1 point, 2 points and 3
points respectively.

3. The questions shall focus on problems solving, general knowledge,

personalities and current events in statistics. The questions will revolve on
advocacy on statistical awareness, NOT to test the statistical expertise of
the students.

4. All contestants will go through all levels. Scoring will be cumulative.

5. Substitution of team members is not allowed once the contest has started.

6. Answers to local personalities should be given in full (first and last name)
For foreign personalities last name will suffice, unless otherwise required.

7. Names of agencies, departments and divisions should also be fully spelled-out.

Acronym is not allowed.

8. The Quizmaster will read the questions tvvice. The prescribed time limit will also
be announced two times. Time limit starts when the quizmaster says GO and
ends when the buzzer sounds.

SecrGt ri.tr Philippinc St.thtks Aulhority - Re8ion.! Statistical Services Office I

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P!r.mm.t. Bl*. C, Oivlnion Ro!d, Sitio 5, Briy. Biday, City of 5.n Fcmlndo, L! Union
TclGphone: t6372) 888.2582 o T!hf.x: (6372) 607-O247 r Cp r (09r78040645) IU4U
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9. Calculators are not allowed

10. For multiple choice questions, only the letter of the correct answer is required

'1 1. Contestants are provided with answer board to record their answer. The answer
board should be raised upon the sound of the buzzer. Failure to do so will
automatically discredit the answer of the contestant. The quizmaster reads the
correct answer and reads the answer of the contestant written on the board.

12.The duly registered coach of the contestant (one coach only/team) is the only
person authorized to register a protest or raise questions. All questions and
protests should be raised and settled prior to the reading of the next question
or the start of the next level, whichever comes earlier. These shall be referred
to the Panel of Judges, whose decision shall be final and not appealable.

'13. ln the event of a tie, a tie-breaker question/s will be administered. The sudden
death rule shall apply- whichever team that correctly answers the question first
will be the winner.

III. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be conducted on 18 October 2023 at the Commission on Higher

Education RO l, Gov't Center, Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union.
Registration time will be at 8:30 to 8:45 AM. The contest proper starts
at 9:00 AM

The registration time will be strictly followed. Participants who arrive

once the contest has started will no longer be allowed to join.

tV. AWARDING

The winner will be announced after the crntest proper and consolation prizes
will be awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing
ceremony.

V. PRIZES

\A/inners will receive Cash Prize of F7,500.00 and Certificate of Recognition.

Runners-up will receive P2,500.00 each team and awarded with Certificate
of Recognition. Coaches and schools will be given Cerlificates of Recognition.

VI. SPONSOR

Department of Public Works and Highways Regional office 1 (DPWH RO 1)

Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA RFO 1 )

S"crlt ri rt: Philippina St.tistb Authoriv - Rrgaon.lSt.tisticllScrvice5 Office I

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P.r.mm.t. Bldg. C. Divlrsion Road. SitioS. Briy. 8idry. City ofSan tem.ndo, L. Union AM 2040
Tclcphone: (6372) EEE-25E2 . Taleflx: (6372) @7{2a7 . Cp r (0917Eo40646}
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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL STATISTICS QUIZ

STUDENT CATEGORY (TERTIARY LEVEL)

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

1. The Regional NSM Statistics Quiz is a team competition. A team shall consist
of three students, of any year level, and are currently enrolled in any public or
private higher education institution in Region l.

2. Each of the four provinces shall send one representative team, which is the
winning team in the Provincial NSM Statistics Quiz. ln case provincial
eliminations could not be conducted, the province can endorse its official
representative team for the regional contest.

3. The province's representative to the regional contest should be endorsed by

the Provincial Statistics Committee to the Regional Statistics Committee before
the conduct of the contest duly noting the name of contestants, name of coach
and school of contestants.

II. MECHANICS

1. The questions will be prepared and reviewed by the RSC Technical Working
Group (TWG).

2. The contest will consist of three rounds with 1 0 questions for each round namely
easy, average and difficult rounds, which will be given 1 point, 2 points and 3
points respectively.

3. The questions shall focus on problems solving, general knowledge,

personalities and current events in statistics. The questions will revolve on
advocacy on statistical awareness, NOT to test the statistical expertise of
the students.
4. All contestants will go through all levels. Scoring will be cumulative.

5. Answers to local personalities should be given in full (first and last name). For
foreign personalities last name will suffice, unless otheruvise required.

6. Names of agencies, departments and divisions should also be fully spelled-out.

The use of acronym is not allowed.

7. The Quizmaster will read the questions twice. The prescribed time limit will also
be announced two times. Time limit starts when the quizmaster says GO and
ends when the buzzer sounds.

8. Calculators are not allowed

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Par.mmata Blt. C, Divc6ion Road. Sitio 5. EfBY. 8id!Y. City of S.n Frmando, L. Union
AM 2M0
Tellohone: (6372) 888'2582 . T!lcf.x: (6372) 607-0247 . CP | (09r78040646)
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9. For multiple choice questions only the letter of the correct answer is required

10. Contestants are provided with answer board to write their answer. The answer
board should be raised upon the sound of the buzzer. Failure to do so will
automatically discredit the answer of the contestant. The quizmaster reads the
correct answer and reads the answer of the contestant written on the board.
'1 '1
. The duly registered coach of the crntestant (one coach only/team) is the only
person authorized to register a protest or raise questions. All questions and
protests should be raised and settled prior to the reading of the next question
or the start of the next level, whichever comes earlier. These shall be referred
to the Panel of Judges, whose decision shall be final and not appealable.

12. ln the event of a tie, tie-breaker question/s will be given. The sudden death rule
shall apply- whichever team that correctly answers the question first will be the
winner.

III. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be held at Commission on Higher Education ROl, Gov't Center,
Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union on '18 October 2023.

Registration time will be at 1:30PM to 1:45 PM. The contest proper starts at
2:00 PM

The registration time will be strictly followed. Participants who arrive

once the contest has started will no longer be allowed to join.

IV. AWARDING

The winner will be announced after the contest proper and consolation prizes
will be awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing
ceremony.

V. PR]ZES

Winners will receive Cash Prize of F7,500.00 and Certificate of Recognition.

Runners-up will receive P2,500.00 each team and awarded with Certificate of
Recognition. Coaches and schools will be given Certificates of Recognition.

VI. SPONSOR

Commission on Higher Education Regional Office I (CHED RO l)

Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office I (DA RFO l)

Sccretari.t. PhilippincStatistks Authority - RlSional St.ti!ti(al S!rvices Office

p.ramm.t! Bldi.
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Bidry, City of San Flma ndo. La U.rion NATIN
AM
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Tclcphon!: (5372) 888-2582 . '3y.

Tclefax: (6372) 607-0247 . Cp * (09r78040646) 2040
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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REGIONAL ESSAY WRITING CONTEST

STUDENTS CATEGORY
(Secondary Level and Tertiary Level)

Theme : "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

1. For Secondary Level, they should be enrolled secondary students (Junior or

Senior High School regardless of year levell while for the Tertiary Level, they
should be enrolled tertiary students (regardless of year level).

2. They should be the l"t placers in the provincial level contest (one contestant per
province). ln case provincial eliminations could not be conducted, the province can
endorse its official representative for the regional contest. The province's
representative to the regional contest should be endorsed by the Provincial Statistics
Committee to the Regional Statistics Committee before the conduct of the contest
(name of contestant, name of coach and school of contestant).

II. MECHANICS
'l . The contest is on the spot. The contestants are not allowed to copy what they have
written at home. The topic should be relevant to the theme.

2. The topic will be provided by the RSC TWG members and the judges will select
among the list of topics. The judges are allowed to change the words of the selected
topic as long as it will not deviate from the original essence of the topic.

3. The essay should be written in Filipino for the Secondary Level with a maximum of
1,000 words (excluding prepositions/conjunctions), while English for Tertiary Level
with a maximum of 500 words (excluding prepositions/conjunctions).

4. The contestants will be given numbers which they should write at the upper right-
hand corner of their entries. The names, schools, addresses and provinces of the
contestants should not be written on the entries.

5. The secretariaUsponsor will be providing writing materials. Only blue or black ink will
be allowed.

6. The contestants are given one hour to finish their essay

7. There should only one official mach per province which shall also be included in the
endorsement from provincial government.

8. The entries will become property of the RSC and shall be used for statistical advocacy
purposes.

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III. JUDGING OF ENTRIES

1 The entries will be evaluated using the following criteria

Relevance to the topic 40o/o
Originality 2oo/o
Organization of content 1SYo
Craftsmanship 15o/o
Over-all lmpact 1Oo/o
Total 100o/o

2. Entries which will exceed the maximum number of words will be deducted points
from the total score as follows:

1 to 5words 1 point
6 to 10 words 2 points
11to 15words 3 points
16 to 20 words 4 points (and so on)
3. The decision of the Board of Judges shall be final and non-appealable. The judges
reserye the right not to show their score sheet and tabulation sheet to anyone except
to the members of the RSC technical working group.

IV. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be conducted on 18 October 2023 at PSA RSSO I conference room,
City of San Fernando, La Union.

V. REGISTRATION TIME:

The registration time will be 8:00 to 8:45 AM.

Contest proper will start
at exactly 9:00 AM. Contestants who come after the start of the contest will be
allowed to join the contest. However, they shall only be allowed to write their essays
within the remaining crntest time.

VI. ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING OF WINNERS

The winner will be announced after the contest proper and consolation prizes will be
awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing ceremony.

VII. PRIZES

Champion will receive Cash Prize of F5,000.00 and Certificate Recognition. of

Runners-up will receive P't,000.00 each and awarded with Certificate
of Recognition. Coaches and schools will be given Certificates of Recognition.

VIII.SPONSOR

Department of Education - Regional Office I (Secondary)

Tertiary Level - To be determined

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GUIDELINES FOR THE NSM REG]ONAL ESSAY WRITING CONTEST

EMPLOYEE CATEGORY

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS

1 All employees of the government and private agencies/institutions. They should

be the l"t placers in the provincial level contest (one contestant per province).
ln case provincial eliminations could not be conducted, the province can endorse its
official representative for the regional contest. The province's representative to the
regional contest should be endorsed by the Provincial Statistics Committee to the RSC
before the conduct of the contest (name of contestant, name of agency/institution).

II. MECHANICS

1. The contest is on the spot. The topic, which has relevance to the theme

2. The topic will be provided by the RSC TWG members and the judges will select among
the list of topics. The judges are allowed to change the words of the selected topic as
long as it will not deviate from the original essence of the topic.

3. The essay should be written in English with a maximum of 500 words, excluding
prepositions/conj unctions

4. The contestants will be given numbers which they should write at the upper righthand
corner of their entries. The names, agency, addresses and provinces of the contestants
should not be wriften on the entries.

5. The secretariaUsponsor will be providing writing materials. Only blue or black ink will
be allowed.

6. The contestants are given one hour to finish their essay.

7. The entries will become property of the RSC and shall be used for statistical advocacy
purposes.

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III. JUDGING OF ENIEIIES

'1. The entries will be evaluated using the following criteria

Relevance to the topic 40o/o
Originality 2Oo/o
Organization of content 15%
Craftsmanship 15%
Over-all lmpact 10o/o
Total 100%

2. Entie.s which wilt exceed the maximum number of words will be deducted points
from the total score as follows:

1 words
to 5 1 point
6 to 10 words 2 points
1 1 to 5 words
't 3 points
'16 to 20 words 4 points (and so on)

3. The decision of the Board of Judges shall befinal and non-appealable.

The judges reserve the right not to show their score sheet and tabulation sheet
to anyone except to the members of tfie RSC technical working group.

IV. DATE AND VENUE

The contest will be conducted on 18 October 2023, al PSA RSSO I conference room.

V. REGISTRATION TIME:

The registration time will be 8:00 to 8:45 AM. Contest proper will start at exactly
9:00 AM. Contestants who come after the start of the contest will be allowed to join the
contest. However, they shall only be allowed to write their essays within the remaining
contest time.

VI. ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING OF WINNERS

The winner will be announced after the contest proper and consolation prizes will be
awarded. The Champion will be awarded during the Regional Closing ceremony.

Sarrctariat: Philippinc St.thtics Authority - Ra8ional Statistical Sc,viccs Office I

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VII. PRIZES

Champion will receive Cash Prize of P5,000.00 and Certificate of Recognition.

Runners-up will receive P1,000.00 each and awarded with Certificate
of Recognition.

VIII. SPONSOR

Department of the lnterior and Local Government - Regional Office I (DILG RO l)

Sccret ri.t: Philippin!

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Par.mmata Bldg. C, Diversion fioad, Sitio 5, Brgy. Biday, City of San fcmando. La Union
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SEARCH FOR THE 34T'NSM BEST PROVINCE IMPLEMENTER

Theme: "Accelerating Progress:

Promoting Data and Statistics for Healthy Philippines"

I. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS:

All the provinces in Region 1 - llocos Norte, llocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan

[. CRITERIA:

The following criteria will be used in the evaluation of the provinces

Part I - NSM Activities of the Province 60%

a)Diversity of activities 30 o/o
b)Extent of participation of cooperating agencies and LGUs 25 o/o
c)Conveys favorable image of the province 20%
d)Economy and ingenious use of resources 150h
e)lnnovation 1OYo

Part ll - Performance of the Province in the Regional Contests 3}o/o

A point system will be used for each regional contest as follows

Champion - 4 points
1st Runner-up
-3points
2ndRunner-up -2points
3rd Runner-up - 'l point

Part ltl - Provincial Statistics Committee lOYo

il. MECHANTCS

All llocos Region provinces will be considered in the contest, with or without
their nomination.

Part I - NSM Activities of the Province

a. The province will be evaluated based on their 34th NSM calendar of activities, and
documentation reports of their activities. Only the statistical activities will be
considered in the contest.

b. From the NSM calendar of activities, the RSC Technical Working Group (TWG) will
determine what activities they would like to witness. Should the permanent T\ /G
representative of the agency is not available during the field visit, the agency's
alternate TWG member shall join in the field visit.
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The complete provincial documentation of the 34h NSM celebration should be

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submitted to the RSC secretariat on or before 12:00 noon on 23 October 2023.

The documentation should include the activities that will be definitely conducted until
31 October 2023. The documentation report should contain the following
information for each activity implemented:

. Title of the activity

. Objectives of the activity
o Number of participants
o Total cost of the activity
. Description of the activity
o Perceived relevance of the activity to the theme
o Description of a feedback mechanism/perceived effect of the activity to
its target audiencc
o Description of materials/resources used
o lnnovations
o Other information useful in the evaluation such as outputs generated
. Class pictures of all the contesuactivities

d. A summary of Provincial NSM Activities should also be submitted together

with the documentation report.

e. A portable document format (pdfl of the documentation report should also be sent
to RSC secretariat through e-mail address, rscregion l @yahoo.com
on or before 12:00 noon on 23 October 2023.

f. The provinces that will not submit documentation report will be evaluated only based
on the results of 34s NSM regional contests.

Part tl - Performance of the Province 3n the Regional Contests

a. The province will be given points based on its performance on the following regional
contests: jingle sing and dance contest, on{he-spot infographics making contest
(tertiary), essay writing contest for secondary, tertiary students and employees
category, NSM statistics Quiz (secondary and tertiary) and oratorical contest. Each
level of the contest will be considered as one contest. The champion for each
contest will be given 4 points, while the non-winners will also be given points as
-
follows: 1st runner-up 3 points, 2nd runner-up - 2 points, and 3rd runner-up 1
point.

b. The province which did not join in a regional contest will not be given any point.

c. The RSc rwc will evaluate the 346 NSM calendar of activities, documentation
report and field evaluation repo(. The TWG will submit its recommendations to the
RSC chairperson for approval. only one winner will be selected as the 34rh NSM
Best Province lmplementer.

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P!i.mmrt! Bldg c- oiv.Bion Ro.d, sitic 5. Brty. Bict.y. ctty of 5an temando, La union
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Part lll - Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC)

There will be three major categories of criteria, namely policy-making, generation,

dissemination and use of statistics, and strengthening of statistical institutions.
Each of the categories has a corresponding assigned weight.

Likewise, each category has a group of related indicators which disaggregates

the assigned weight. ln addition, a minimum ideal rating is determined as basis
in computing for the hurdle rate of the award. The following tables list the indicators
with their corresponding weights and minimum ideal ratings.

7. Policy-making (30%)
Minimum
lndicator Weight ldeal
(%l Rating
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1 Number of meetings of PSCs including its 4 2
TWGs
2 Agenda during meetings 6 3
a Participation rate of PSC members in meetings 4 2
4 Resolutions passed a 8
5 Actions taken and results of resolutions 8

Total 30 23

2, Generotion, dissemination, ond use of Statistics (a0%)

Minimum
lndicator Weight ldeal
(%) Rating
%
1 Complete and timely submission of PSA 10 8
uested data
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2 U ed LGU socio-economic rofile database b
J Dissemination and advoca activities 8 b
4 Use of statistics in LGU development planning, 14 10
investment
programming, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation
Total 40 30

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3. Strengthening ol statisticol institution (30%)

Minimum
lndicator weight (%) ldeal
Rating
(Yol
1 Statistical development program 10 6
Presencc of PSDP E

Monitoring or accomplishment report of 5

statistical
development program
2 Organizational development 20 11
lmprovement of statistical procedures and 4
standards
I mprovement of statistical facilities 4
Staffing of statistical personnel 4
Presence of a capability development 4
program for staffs
Budget allotted for statistical activities 4
Total 30 17

The following table provides a summary of the major indicator categories with their
corresponding weights and minimum ideal ratings. The total of the minimum ideal
ratings of all the indicators is the hurdle rate which is equivalent lo 70o/o.

lndicator Category Weight Minimum ldeal

(%) Rating (%)
1 Policy-making 30 aa
2 Generation, dissemination and use of 40 30
statistics
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Total 100 70

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IV. ANNOUNCEMENT AND AWARDING OF WINNERS

Table evaluation is on 24 October 2023. Announcement and awarding of winners

will be on the Regional Closing ceremony.

V. PRIZE:

Best 34b NSM Province lmplementer - Plaque and P15,000

Consolation Prizes at P2,000 each province
A certificate of recognition will be given to runners-up.

Special Award for Best Provincial Statistics Committee - Plaque

A certificate of recognition will be given to runners-up.

VI. SPONSOR

Regional Development Council I (RDC 1) -Cash Prizes

Philippine Statistics Authority -Plaques for Best PSC and 34t' NSM Best Province
lmplementer)

srcrlt riat' Phtiptina St.tbtl(s

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REGIONAI. CAI.ENDAR OT ACTIVITIES

Date Activity Type' Venue/Time Sponsoring Agency Remarks

1- to 3l October 2023 HanSing of Tarpaulin/Posting at Websites lnformation Dissemination offi ce Bui ldi ng/tasade/Webistes ALt AGENCIES

Regional Opening Ceremony DOH CHD 1

Depanment of Agricuhure
03 October 2023 Danggayan with DZAG Agoo tEc PSA RSSO 1, DOH CHD 1
Conference Hall
Statistical Exhibit

06 October 2023 Kapihan sa llocos lnformation Dissemination PIA RO I PIA RO 1

09-13 October 2023 Field Validation Field Visitation All pro/inces Rsc TwGs
27th Philippine Statistics Quiz Regional (PSQ) 27th PSQ National Finals to be conducted
12 October 2023 Contest TBD PSA RSSO 1
Eliminations on 10 November 2023

Jingle Sing and Dance Contest

(secondary)
Contest TBD DOH CHD l and DENR RO 1
Jingle Sing and Dancr Contest
(Tertirary)

17 October 2023 oratorical contest (Secondary) T8D DOLE RO 1

Contest
O.atorical Contest (Teniary) TBD DTI RO 1

lnfographics Contest Contest DSWD RFO 1 DSWD RFO 1

statistics Quiz (secondary) DPWH RO 1, DA RFO 1

Contest CHED RO 1
Stetistics Quiz (Teniary) CHED RO 1, DA RFO 1

18 October 2023
Essay Writing {Secondary) DEPED RO 1

Contest PSA RSSO r

Essay Writing (Tertiary) TBD

Essay Writlng (Employee) DILG RO 1

 19 October 2023 Statistical Seminar Seminar Online (1:30 PM) TBD

DA RFO 1, DSWD RFO 1,

Corporate Social Responsibility tEc T8D
DOH CHD 1
20 October 2023

Webinar (Data Dissemination) lnformation Dissemination TBD PSA RSSO 1

Deadline of Submission of Documentary

23 October 2023 (12NN)
Requirements

Table Validation/Selection of Best NSM Province

24 October 2023 (AM) Contest PSA RSSO I TBD
lmplementer

Regional Closing Ceremony BSP NL BSP NL

Awarding of Regional Winners

27 October 2.023 Awarding of Certificates

AwardinB of 2nd PSC Award RDC l/NEDA RO 1

Awarding of 34th NsM Best Province
RDC 1/NEDA RO 1
lmplementer
rProvince to conduct I elimination for the 27th Philippine Statistics quir (Freshmen Students)and 1 elimination forthe NSM Statirtlcs Quir (lst - 5th Year Students)

Prepared by Reviewed by: Approved:

JUANITO Y. YABES
Head Secretariat, RSC 1
Chief Statistical Speciaist, PSA - RSSO
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Vice-Chairperson, RSC 1 Chairperson, RsC I
I Regional Director, PSA - RSSO I Regional Director, NEDA - RO I