National Economic and Development Authority Region 2 (NEDA2) representative Ms. Ma. Gloria L. Daluddung, Supervising Economic Development Specialist, represented Region 2 and emerged as the National Champion during the 3rd Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Quiz Bee National Finals held on 5 October at the Century Park Hotel, Malate, Manila.

Ms. Daluddung bested 16 other regional champions from different government agencies nationwide in the three-round quiz bee. The representatives of UP Visayas and DSWD Caraga won the second and third places, respectively. The quiz covered topics on official statistics, the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, civil registration, Philippine Identification System, community-based monitoring system, vital statistics, and current events. For three consecutive years, NEDA2 also represented the region at the national level being the three-time regional champions. The competition is open to all Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) – member agencies/offices.

The PSA Quiz Bee is an annual event that aims to promote awareness of the importance of statistics in national development. NEDA2-DRD