Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro 14 November 2022 – The Province of Occidental Mindoro was hailed as the regional winner as the representatives from the province were declared as the Champion and 3rd place at the recently held 26th Philippine Statistics Quiz- Regional Elimination of MIMAROPA region at Calapan, Oriental Mindoro on 14 November 2022.  

Out of the 13 participating students from the five provinces of 
MIMAROPA, Occidental Mindoro’s representative, Mr. Rhush B. Necessito a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy bagged the Regional Championship, while Mr. Xander Bañaga a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering was declared as Third (3rd) of the regional elimination. On the other hand, the representative from Mindoro State University Karl Harvy Seño got the 2nd place.  

The three (3) provincial representatives of Occidental Mindoro were the winners of the recently concluded 26th Philippine Statistics Quiz – Provincial Elimination held on 28 October 2022 organized by the Provincial Statistical Office of Occidental Mindoro, wherein Occidental Mindoro State College Labangan Campus garnered the top three places, namely: Rhush B. Necessito, Joshua B. Dejasco, and Xander M. Bañaga.   

The provincial winners, and their coach Mr. Christian P. Macatol, represented Occidental Mindoro in the 26th Philippine Statistics Quiz Regional Elimination of MIMAROPA, wherein Occidental Mindoro bagged the two (2) out of three (3) spots to represent the region for the National Elimination on December 2022. 

Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) is a nationwide annual contest designed to test the knowledge of statistics of freshman students enrolled in colleges and universities in the 17 regions of the country. It is open to all Filipino first-time college freshmen currently enrolled for the school year 2022-2023 in any recognized tertiary academic institution in the country.  
The participating schools in this year’s PSQ Provincial Elimination are Marinduque State College, Occidental Mindoro State College, Mindoro State University, Palawan State University Holy Trinity University and Romblon State University.  

All winners were awarded with cash incentives and trophies given by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) MIMAROPA. Further, Occidental Mindoro’s representatives, Mr. Rhush B. Necessito and Mr. Xander Bañaga, will proceed as the regional representatives in the 26th Philippine Statistics Quiz National Level.    

For     further     information,     please     visit     our     website     at rssomimaropa.psa.gov.ph/occidentalmindoro or at PSA Provincial Office with contact details below: 
Occidental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office Ramirez-Lopez Condominium, Rizal St. 
Barangay 3, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro 
Telephone No: (043) 711-9982 psa_occ.mindoro@yahoo.com.ph 
http://rssomimaropa.psa.gov.ph/occidentalmindoro