The Population Commission – NCR (Popcom-NCR) in coordination with the Department of Education – NCR (DepEd-NCR) held its Annual Regional Population Quiz and On-the-Spot Skills Exhibition with the theme “Dignity and Protection of Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies” on November 5, 2015 at the Eurotel, North EDSA, Quezon City.

The Regional PopQuiz and On-the-Spot Skills Exhibition Contests are advocacy strategies of Popcom and DepEd. The contests aim to increase awareness and consciousness of the young people particularly the in-school-youth on population and development concepts and issues and reproductive health concerns that affect their lives and society they belong to.

Several high school students from the sixteen (16) Schools Division Offices (SDO) in NCR participated in various contests such as essay writing, jingle making, poster making and Popquiz contests.

Nutrition Officer I Bea Menorca of NNC-NCR acted as one of the judges in the on-the-spot poster making contest, together with representatives from DSWD and DOST. Mr. Jestoni A. Rubantes from Pasay City West High School was adjuged as the Grand Winner in the poster making contest. (TAR/NPC MEVF/NNCNCR)