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The 𝓟𝓸𝓵𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓱𝓷𝓲𝓬 𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓾𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓵 (𝓟𝓤𝓟 𝓖𝓢), 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓲𝓽𝓼 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓲𝓷 𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓭 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓼 (𝓜𝓐𝓢) 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓶, successfully implemented the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Training on Basic Statistics as part of its extension and community engagement initiatives in collaboration with the 𝓟𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸𝓈 𝒜𝓊𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎 (𝒫𝒮𝒜, NCR). Held on May 19–21, 2026, at the Ongpin Ballroom, Hotel Lucky Chinatown, Binondo, Manila, the three-day training brought together professionals, researchers, planners, educators, and public servants committed to strengthening statistical literacy and promoting evidence-based governance in their respective institutions and communities.

The training formally commenced with the leadership and support of distinguished officials, including 𝓓𝓲𝓻. 𝓟𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓸 𝓑. 𝓓𝓲𝔃𝓸𝓷, Regional Director of the Philippine Statistics Office, NCR, who delivered the Welcome Remarks; and 𝓓𝓻. 𝓔𝓵𝓶𝓮𝓻 𝓖. 𝓭𝓮 𝓙𝓸𝓼𝓮, Dean of the PUP Graduate School, who presented the Message and Overview of program activities. Also present in the event were the MAS Chairperson, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓸𝓬. 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓯. 𝓛𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓟. 𝓤𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪 and other GS officials.

Participants benefited from the expertise of an outstanding roster of resource speakers and facilitators, namely 𝓓𝓻. 𝓔𝓭𝓬𝓸𝓷 𝓑. 𝓑𝓪𝓬𝓬𝓪𝔂, 𝓜𝓻. 𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓹 𝓞. 𝓔𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓿𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓪, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓸𝓬. 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓯. 𝓛𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓟. 𝓤𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪, 𝓓𝓻. 𝓡𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓷 𝓙. 𝓜𝓪𝓵𝓿𝓪𝓻, 𝓐𝓼𝓼𝓽. 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓯. 𝓟𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓑. 𝓐𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓼, 𝓓𝓻. 𝓙𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓮 𝓓. 𝓤𝓻𝓻𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓪, 𝓓𝓻. 𝓛𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓷 𝓐. 𝓑𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓜𝓼. 𝓚𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝓓. 𝓔𝓵𝓲𝔃𝓸𝓷. Their sessions covered key areas such as statistical foundations, data sources, data collection and quality assurance, descriptive statistics, data visualization, statistical tools, interpretation of statistical results, and the application of statistics in local planning and development.

Hosted by Dr. Annabelle A. Gordonas as Master of Ceremonies and concluded through the Closing Remarks of Jing C. Rocabo, the activity exemplified the power of collaboration among academic institutions, government agencies, and community stakeholders. Through this successful extension project, the PUP Graduate School Master in Applied Statistics Program and the Philippine Statistics Authority reaffirm their shared commitment to building statistically empowered communities and advancing a culture of data-driven leadership for sustainable national development.

PUP Graduate School Announcement

The results of the Written Comprehensive Examination (WCE) held on February 21, 2026, are OUT! ✅

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Congrats to all who advanced to the next stage! If you passed, you can now start working on your thesis/dissertation. Coordinate with your adviser or program chair for guidance.

📢 If your name is not on the passing list, it means you are encouraged to review and improve for future opportunities. Those with conditional ratings should visit the Registrar’s Office for further guidance.