Cordillera top region in nationwide NSO search

BAGUIO CITY - - The National Statistics Office – Cordillera Administrative Region emerged as the top performing region during the Philippine Statistics Authority 2014 Field Awards held Dec. 11 in Alabang Muntinlupa City.

As per category, NSO garnered 1st place in information dissemination; third place in statistical operations; fourth place in partnership and linkages; and fifth in Civil Registration and General Administration.

In the same PSA Field awarding, NSO Mountain Province and Benguet was also among the top 15 provincial offices, bagging the fourth and seventh spots, respectively.

An annual event since 1992, the field offices award gives recognition to NSO field offices’ efforts in promoting statistics and civil registration products and services.

For years, NSO - CAR has been a consistent awardee and is included in the circle of top regions.

PSA – CAR Interim Regional Director Olivia Gulla, who accepted the award in behalf of the NSO regional office, discloses that the region’s success is anchored on her initiated formula, “STAT”, which means Shared vision, Teamwork, Analysis of situation and Time Management.

“Along strong leadership, commitment of personnel and rapport with stakeholders, this paves the way for NSO – CAR to make it to the top”, Gulla added.

This year’s Field Awards will be the final awarding for former NSO field offices, as they now already merged with the National Statistical Coordination Board, Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics and Department of Agriculture and is now known as Philippine Statistical Authority. 

The PSA will now be in charge of recognition awards, which the PSA management aims to expand by including the outputs of all merging statistical agencies.