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RDafest Program of Activities

Day 1 – 28 October 2024 (Monday)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration of participants

Opening of Expositions

Opening Session   |   Venue: Pavilion Hall

9:01 AM – 9:10 AM

Invocation and National Anthem

9:11 AM – 9:20 AM

Welcome Remarks

 

ENGR. ARIEL E. FLORENDO

Regional Director

Regional Statistical Services Office VII

Philippine Statistics Authority

9:21 AM – 9:30 AM

Intermission Number

Plenary Session 1 and Keynote Speech | Venue: Pavilion Hall

9:31 AM – 10:30 AM

Plenary 1 - The Role of PSA in Data Accessibility

 

Speaker:

MINERVA ELOISA P. ESQUIVIAS

OIC - Deputy National Statistician

Censuses and Technical Coordination Office

Philippine Statistics Authority

10:31 AM – 10:40 AM

Open Forum

 

Moderator:      

ENGR. LEOPOLDO P. ALFANTA, JR.

Chief Statistical Specialist, SOCD

Regional Statistical Services Office VII

Philippine Statistics Authority

 

10:41 AM – 11:00 AM

Photo Opportunity of Guests and Speakers

Breakout Session 1

11:01 AM – 12:00 PM

Venue: Pavilion Hall

 

How Private is your Data?

 

Speaker:

ENGR. ROYDEN H. RUSIANA

DICT Cebu Provincial Officer

 

Moderator:

RONNIE A. BAJADO

Chief Statistical Specialist

Eastern Samar Provincial Statistical Office

Philippine Statistics Authority

Venue: Executive Conference Hall

 

Data Visualization for Official Statistics

 

Speaker:

DR. JOSEFINA V. ALMEDA

Executive Director III, PSRTI

 

Moderator:

MARLENE Y. ALVIAR

Chief Statistical Specialist, SOCD

Regional Statistical Services Office VI

Philippine Statistics Authority

12:01 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

Breakout Session 2

1:01 PM – 2:00 PM

Venue: Pavilion Hall

 

Success in Statistics: Position Yourself for the Future

 

Speaker:

DR. NORBERTO E. MILLA

Associate Professor

Department of Statistics

Visayas State University

 

Moderator:

WILMA A. PERANTE

Regional Director

Regional Statistical Services Office VIII

Philippine Statistics Authority

Venue: Executive Conference Hall

 

Data and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability

 

Speaker:

DR. TRISTAN L. ABANDO

Assistant Regional Director

Department of Science and Technology VII

 

Moderator:

ENGR. ARIEL T. FORTUITO

Chief Statistical Specialist

Negros Oriental Provincial Statistical Office

Philippine Statistics Authority

Breakout Session 3 | Contests

2:10 PM – 5:00 PM

Venue: Pavilion Hall

 

Data Storytelling Contest

 

Facilitator: PSA RSSO VIII

Venue: Executive Conference Hall

 

StatisTiktok Making Contest

 

Facilitator: PSA RSSO VII

Venue: Annex Dining Hall

 

On-the-Spot Infographics Making Contest

 

Facilitator: PSA RSSO VI

 

DAY 2 – Tuesday (29 October 2024)

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Registration of participants

Breakout Session 4

8:31 AM – 9:30 AM

Venue: Pavilion Hall

 

National ID: For Inclusive Digital Transformation

 

Speaker:

RIANNE AYBIL U. PEÑAREDONDO

Project Development Officer II

PRO-UCDMS-FPSUCD

Philippine Statistics Authority

 

RHYS JASON MANAPAT

Project Development Officer III

PRO-UCDMS-SPUCD

Philippine Statistics Authority

 

Moderator:

JESSAMYN ANNE C. ALCAZAREN

Chief Statistical Specialist

Bohol Provincial Statistical Office

Philippine Statistics Authority

Venue: Executive Conference Hall

 

Significant Contribution of Statistics Student Organization to the Statistical Development in the Region (Sharing of Best Practices)

 

Speakers:

JASER JOHN G. DAGO-OC

Instructor III

University of the Philippines Visayas

 

NICOLLE AGRAVANTE

President, VSU Statistical Society

 

JANINE A. ANDO

MS³: Thinking and Moving, CTU

 

ADOLBEN L. MALABAGO, JR.

MS³: Thinking and Moving, CTU

 

Moderator:

MAE R. ALMONTE

Chief Statistical Specialist, SOCD

Regional Statistical Services Office VIII

Philippine Statistics Authority

Plenary Session 2 | Venue: Pavilion Hall

9:41 AM – 10:40 AM

 

Plenary 2 - How Open are the Philippine Data?

 

Speakers:

RUBY FE J. RUBIO

Librarian I, Knowledge Management and Communications Division

Information Technology and Dissemination Service

Philippine Statistics Authority

 

ARCH. NIEL ANDREW U. MENJARES

Chief Economic Development

Policy Formulation and Planning Division

National and Economic Development Authority VII

10:41 AM – 11:00 AM

Open Forum

 

Moderator:

LYNDON GERARDO C. SUICO

Supervising Statistical Specialist

Cebu Provincial Statistical Office

Philippine Statistics Authority

Game 1 | Venue: Pavilion Hall

11:01 AM – 12:00 PM

Vest in Stat

 

Facilitator: PSA RSSO VII

12:01 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

Plenary Session 3 | Venue: Pavilion Hall

1:01 PM – 2:00 PM

 

Plenary 3 - Big Data and the Role of Statistics

 

Speakers:

NIKKIN L. BERONILLA

Director III, Statistical Methodology Unit

Office of the National Statistician

Philippine Statistics Authority

 

NICKO ANGELO E. ESPERANZA

Senior Statistical Specialist, Price Statistic Division

Economic Sector Statistics Service

Philippine Statistics Authority

2:01 PM – 2:20 PM

Open Forum

 

Moderator:

MARLENE Y. ALVIAR

Chief Statistical Specialist, SOCD

Regional Statistical Services Office VI

Philippine Statistics Authority

Game 2 | Venue: Pavilion Hall

2:21 PM – 3:20 PM

PSA Says

 

Facilitator: PSA RSSO VIII

3:21 PM – 3:40 PM

Special Performance

Closing Session  |  Venue: Pavilion Hall

3:41 PM – 4:10 PM

Awarding of Plaques and/or Certificates and Announcement of Winners

Games:

  • Vest in Stat
  • PSA Says

Contests:

  • On-the-Spot Infographics Making Contest
  • Data Storytelling Contest
  • StatisTiktok Making Contest

4:11 PM – 4:20 PM

Closing Remarks

 

ANGELIE GRACE B. AYCARDO

Chief Statistical Specialist

Statistical Standards Division

Standards Service

Censuses and Technical Coordination Office 

Philippine Statistics Authority

4:21 PM – 4:30 PM

Regional Data Festival Culminating Video