SCSA rules!

SAMAL, Bataan – St. Catherine of Siena Academy (SCSA) student, Joanna Marie S. De Guzman along with her two schoolmates, topped the Samal Civil Registration Quiz organized by the Municipal Civil Registry Office (MCRO) of Samal and the Philippine Statistics Authority – Bataan, in celebration of the 2015 Civil Registration Month held at Sannguniang Bayan Session Hall, Samal, Bataan on February 24, 2015.

Rounding up the top five winners are Alliah Jherryl D. Dela Cruz – Samal National High School (Main), second place; Rendell Vriane H. Laqui – St. Catherine of Siena Academy, third place; Febie Tambongco – Samal National High School (Main), fourth place and Jove Lyra D. Zulueta – St. Catherine of Siena Academy fifth place.

Hon. Generosa M. Dela Fuente, Municipal Mayor of Samal emphasized the importance of the Local Civil Registry Office in achieving the economic progress of the town, in her welcome message. Mayor Dela Fuente likewise encouraged the students to appreciate the value of correct civil registry document when she said “Hindi ka magiging buo, kung hindi mo alam ang iyong pagkakakilanlan.”

Ledesma L. Morante, Provincial Statistics Officer (PSO) of Philippine Statistics Authority- Bataan, who also served as Chairman of the Board of judges hoped that the participants learned a lot from the experience since the coverage of the quiz is not part of the school curriculum. PSA Bataan Staff Jessie V. Garcia and Rosario C. De Leon completed the list of the board of Judges.

Prior to the activity, Josefina E. Cortez, Samal Municipal Civil Registrar provided a lecture on Civil Registration, Laws on Marriage and the Family Code to equip the contestants with appropriate knowledge.

The Civil Registration Month is an annual celebration every February observed by the Philippine Statistics Authority and Local Civil Registry Offices since 1991 by virtue of Proclamation 682 by President Corazon C. Aquino. This quiz, which is just one of the numerous activities that MCR Cortez undertook for this month, was participated in by twelve students from St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Samal National High School -Main and Samal National high School -Annex.

Earlier, MCRO and PSA Bataan made the rounds of mobile registration in various barangays from February 2 to 6, 2015. PSA, formerly known as the National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing, and disseminating general-purpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 591.PSA Bataan is located at 3F Loren and Lorna Bldg. Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan.