In preparation for the 28th Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) Regional Finals slated to be held in Cebu City on 08 November 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office conducted its own provincial elimination round to select the province’s bet to the regional finals.

Prior to the contest proper, various communication were sent to all collegiate schools and the PSQ posters were posted in the five (5) collegiate institutions in the province. Announcement in different colleges in the province were undertaken to elicit maximum participation from all the schools and from among the students in different schools in the province. Various PSQ information materials were also distributed and given to all schools for advance information regarding the annual quiz activity which is jointly organized by the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSAI) and other national government agencies.

The 28th PSQ Siquijor Provincial Elimination round was conducted last 30 October 2024 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, a few days before the regional finals. The contest was held at the Activity Center of PSA Siquijor Provincial Statistical Office Siquijor, Siquijor.

Twelve (12) contestants have participated during the contest date. They represented Siquijor State College campuses in Larena and Lazi, Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor in Siquijor, Siquijor and Carmelite College in Siquijor.

For the orderly conduct of the elimination round, various committees were created at the provincial office. Some of the staff of PSA Siquijor Provincial Office were involved in the planning and mobilization of the different committees for the contest. Among the committees created were the solicitation and prizes, invitation, program and coordination on venue, publicity and the board of judges.

This year, communications were sent also to different partner agencies requesting their participation to the yearly PSQ more specifically inviting them to act as chairman and members of the board of judges and quiz master for the said contest.

This year, the PSQ Board of Judges for the Provincial Elimination Round was composed of the following: Ms. Neddy G. Arong, Education Program Supervisor for Math of DepEd, Siquijor, as chairman of the board of Judges, Mr. Fernando Jose Pescante Jr., Municipal Civil Registrar of Siquijor Municipality representing the Civil Registrars Association of Siquijor Province (CRASP) and Ms. Honey Vie R. Espinosa of the Department of Science and Technology. The Quiz Master for the said contest was Ms. Ludette Ames A. Rubi of the Lazi National Agricultural School.

It was a thrilling match with the questions being administered orally. The contest consisted of two rounds of examinations; the easy round and the difficult round. After ten questions in the difficult round and based on their scores, the board of judges declared the following as winners:

These winners will represent the province to the regional finals in Cebu City on 08 November 2024.

(SGD) JOSELITO C. MAGHANOY
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)/
Officer-in-Charge