The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) IX celebrated the closing ceremony of the 2025 Women’s Month at the regional office, aligning with various activities exclusive to this celebration. Part of the program included health and wellness sessions, an infographic and webpage design contest, and other presentations highlighting the overall activities of Women’s Month conducted and participated in by PSA IX personnel. 
The first part of the activity was the health and wellness session, where personnel from different divisions had their blood sugar and blood pressure tested, led by registered nurses Nessan Faith T. Villanueva, Decentralized Copy Annotation Project Approver, and Mohammad Ziemer I. Ismael, Assistant Birth Registration Coordinator. To accurately track glucose levels, all personnel were encouraged to break their fast beforehand.

Moreover, one of the initiatives was the infographic and webpage design competition, to which all PSA IX personnel were invited to participate. For the infographics contest, the mechanics were presented by Yehrida S. Gulam, Administrative IV, along with Roselyn R. Manalo, Statistical Specialist II, and Michelle Grace C. Natividad, Statistical Specialist II, who served as infographic facilitators. The competition featured eleven (11) participants, and among them, Ms. Aizel Espiritusanto ranked 3rd, Ms. Donna D. Catacutan ranked 2nd and won the People’s Choice Award, and Ms. Emelyn S. Indanan ranked 1st for Infographics Design.

For the webpage design competition, the contest mechanics were presented by Shehana S. Ladjabanga, Information Systems Analyst I, and facilitated by Shaine Natalie A. Jala, Administrative Aide VI. Participants created their designs in advance, which were presented on the day of the competition. Seven participants took part, and among them, Mr. Al-Bhassar I. Abdurajack ranked 3rd, Ms. Emelyn S. Indanan ranked 2nd, and Mr. John Carlo F. Limen ranked 1st and won the People’s Choice Award.

All entries were thoroughly judged by a panel for each category and were also publicly voted on through Mentimeter for the People’s Choice Award. The winners were announced by the Chairperson of the Judges, the OIC CRASD Chief, George B. Serilla, and awarded by the Regional Director, Mewchun WS. Pamaran. All winners in this competition received certificates and prizes.

To commemorate PSA Region IX’s achievement as 3rd Place winner in the "Women in Action: Unstoppable Short Film Making Contest" conducted by the PSA central office, the celebration of the 2025 Women’s Month by the Philippine Statistics Authority, with the theme “Babae sa Lahat ng Sektor, Aangat ang Bukas sa Bagong Pilipinas,” was presented via an audio-visual presentation. The Regional Director, Mewchun WS. Pamaran, acknowledged the people behind this success. Furthermore, all activities conducted in the office, as well as participation by other agencies in this celebration, were also highlighted through a presentation.

MEWCHUN WS. PAMARAN
Regional Director

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