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The NegOr Stat A Q U A R T E R L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F P S A N E G R O S O R I E N T A L J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 IN THIS ISSUE PSA NegOr introduces BCRS to 01 Brgy Officials PSA Negros Oriental conducts Financial Literacy and 02 Management Seminar PSA Negros Oriental Uploads 02 Articles for Reg. VII Website PSA NegOr Celebrates Women's 03 Month PSA Negros Oriental welcomes 06 2018 Civil Registration Month January 2018 LFS PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL PERSONNEL 10 DURING THE 2018 PROVINCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP BCRS in their respective barangays to PSA Negros Oriental help their constituents to record their Introduces BCRS to civil registry documents on time. Barangay Officials BCRS is a system to facilitate civil BY MARIA CHILO DIMALALUAN registration at the community level where the Brgy. Officials assist the The Philippine Statistics Authority – Local Civil Registrar relative to civil Negros Oriental Provincial Office registration. It is systematic process of conducted a lecture about the reporting and monitoring vital events Barangay Civil Registration System particularly birth, death and marriage. PSO FORTUITO EXPLAINS THE (BCRS), on February 12, 2018 at IMPORTANCE AND LEGAL BASIS FOR He also emphasized the importance of THE BCRS ADOPTION. GSSDC, Poblacion, Guihulngan City, Philippine Civil Registry Information Negros Oriental. This activity was System (PhilCRIS) in achieving the participants especially thethe participated by the Association of objectives of BCRS especially in brgys captains to avail the system Barangay Captains, Barangay dropping late registration and – BCRS. Secretaries and Barangay Health accomplishing 100% in civil The lecture was finished by an Workers. Engr. Ariel T. Fortuito, registration. open forum wherein the Provincial Statistics Officer of PSA City Civil Registrar of Guihulngan City, participants were given time to Negros Oriental discussed the Marietta A. Mijares was also present ask some question regarding importance and legal basis of BCRS in during this event and encouraged the BCRS, PhilCRIS and the process of the community and how necessary civil registration. for the barangay officials to have J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 2 PSA NEG. OR. UPLOADS ARTICLES FOR REGION VII WEBSITE BY MARIA CHILO DIMALALUAN Uploading of articles and information on the website of RSSO 7 (Central Visayas) is one way of supporting the maintenance of the website for information CSS ARIEL T. FORTUITO GIVES THE OPENING REMARKS DURING THE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND MANAGEMENT SEMINAR. dissemination. The website The Supervising Statistical Specialist of administrator of rsso07.psa.gov.ph PSA NEGROS ORIENTAL PSA – Negros Oriental, Maria Felida O. which is the PSA-RSSO VII CONDUCTS Generoso, as one of the lecturers, asked published the articles uploaded by FINANCIAL LITERACY AND the participants to evaluate their the four provincial provinces in the MANAGEMENT SEMINAR current financial situation. She region like Negros Oriental, Cebu, Siquijor and Bohol. BY CRISLOR D. VILAS presented the financial attitude of people belonging in the lower class, PSA Negros Oriental uploaded With growing focus on the wellness of middle class, and upper class. The articles and other contents and employees and in connection with effective ways to manage finances was were published by the site this year’s theme, “Healthy PSA, also emphasized in her presentation. administrator, the RSSO 7. These Happy PSA”, the Philippine Statistics PSA – Negros Oriental also invited a articles/contents are annual report, Authority – Negros Oriental Provincial lecturer from the Bangko Sentral ng press releases, special releases, Office has come up with their 2018 Pilipinas – Dumaguete City, and quickstat on various surveys Wellness Program. One activity under represented by Dr. Gregorio E. Baccay, and activities of the province. this program is the conduct of a Bank Officer II. There were two modules Financial Literacy Seminar which aims discussed by Dr. Baccay, (1) Financial to help improve the financial well- Planning and (2) Saving and Investing. being of the employees. The 4-hour The importance of financial planning seminar was conducted on January was explained well by the lecturer as 29, 2018 and was participated by all well as the steps in creating a financial the employees of the said office. plan. In addition, Retirement Planning SCREENSHOTS TAKEN IN THE RSSO7 was also included in the discussion for WEBSITE the benefit of the retiring employees. As an output of this Financial Literacy and Management Seminar, employees were asked to fill up the form indicating their monthly net income and there expenses in a daily, monthly, quarterly, or annually bases. They were also encouraged to take the Peso Sense Ipon Other latest articles/ newsfeed of Challenge 2018, wherein they can save Negros Oriental can be browsed by Php 53,750.00 if they could complete SSS MARIA FELIDA O. GENEROSO TALKS its website at the whole challenge. ABOUT EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MANAGE rsso07.psa.gov.ph/NegrosOriental. FINANCES. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 3 PSA NegOr OPENING OF THE 2018 WOMEN’S MONTH FEATURING SHORT VIDEOS CELEBRATES BY CRISLOR D. VILAS background of the National Women’s Month Celebration. The significance 2018 wOMEN'S A short program was conducted on of the theme for the years 2017-2022, March 1, 2018 to commence the “We Make Change Work for Women” MONTH month-long celebration. During the was also highlighted. BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR said program, Ms. Crislor D. Vilas, After presenting the Women’s Month Administrative Assistant II, gave the Calendar of PSA Negros Oriental, the Pursuant to Republic Act No. 6949 s. employees watched short videos 1990, declaring the month of March of about women. By conducting this every year as the National Women’s Day, the Philippine Statistics Authority activity, the office aims to achieve issued Office Memorandum 2017-029 one of the objectives of the which enjoins all PSA field offices in the celebration which is to inspire and celebration of the National Women’s empower the women employees to Month. The theme for this year is “We be agents of change – to contribute in Make Change Work for Women.” promoting gender equality and the In addition, following the Women’s empowerment of all women. Month activities suggested by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the Philippine Statistics Employees of PSA NegOr Uploads Inspirational Authority Negros Oriental Provincial Office conducted activities which Quotes include among others the wearing of BY CRISLOR D. VILAS the Women’s Month T-Shirt, conduct of As part of the Gender and Development Opening Program, hanging of streamer, (GAD) initiatives of the provincial office, giving of small gifts to women clients, it has adopted the online advocacy distribution of brochures, conduct of “#JuanaSayas” which was first initiated lecture and seminar, and conduct by the Philippine Commission on livelihood training. These were all done Women (PCW) in 2015. This advocacy as part of the office’s efforts on ran from March 1-31, 2018. Juana Says promoting increased awareness on the is a daily dose of inspirational quotes importance of women in our society, about women in different fields and employees of the provincial office. The and empowering women. sectors of the society. These aim of this advocacy was to generate inspirational quotes and messages are self-awareness for women in seeing posted in the Facebook page of the their importance, inspire, and promote "We Make Change PSA Negros Oriental by the very own women empowerment. Work for Women" PSA NegOr Personnel Supports Purple Thursday BY FRANNIE G. PASTOR Union, the organization that led For the whole month of March, in Britain’s women’s suffrage movement celebration of the Women’s Month, the in the early 20th century. So, PSA Negros Oriental personnel wore internationally, purple has been used purple T-shirt with the words “We Make as the color symbolizing women. Change Work for Women” and with the The provincial office supported and hashtag “#WomenMakeChange”. The adopted the “Purple Thursday” to join color purple is historically associated the call to advance women’s rights and with efforts to achieve gender equality. In gender equality, to break gender this context, it was first used alongside stereotypes, to stop gender-based green and white as the colors of the violence and discrimination against Women’s Social and Political women. J A N U A R Y - M A R C H 2 0 1 8 / / I S S U E 1 / / V O L U M E 1 0 4 1. Ratio of ever-married women in the On the other hand, infographics on Infographics about Women Philippines who experienced emotional the results of the 2017 NDHS in BY CLAN SHERRI FERRANDO violence; Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental 2. Percentage of women in the Philippines contains the following: who has experienced physical violence and 1. Percentage of women aged 15 to sexual violence; 49 years old who want another 3. Percentage of divorced, separated, or child within the next two years, ant widowed women in the Philippines who to have another child later (in two have experienced physical, sexual, or years or more); and do not want emotional violence; another child; 4. Percentage of ever-married women in 2. Average child per women in her Central Visayas who reported physical, child bearing years in 1973 DHS vs.