THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recognized one of BusinessMirror’s reporters during the 10th National Statistics Month (NSM) Media Awards.
Cai U. Ordinario, BusinessMirror’s Macroeconomy reporter, was bestowed the “Best Statistical Reporting in Print Media” award by the PSA last Friday.
This is not the first time the PSA has cited Ordinario for excellence in Statistics Reporting. In 2019, together with fellow BusinessMirror reporter Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas, she also won the “Best Statistical Reporting in Print Media” and in 2013 for “Best Online Reporting” for a story she wrote for Rappler.com.
“This award aims to recognize the significant role and contribution of media in promoting and popularizing official statistical information by way of featuring data/statistics and other products and services from the Philippine Statistical System,” the PSA said in a recent statement.
Ordinario’s winning article titled “Becoming 30 at 12,” published in 18 October 2020 for BusinessMirror’s weekend edition, talked about teen pregnancy (See: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/10/18/becoming-30-at-12/)
The article noted that based on the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), 9 percent of women age 15 to 19 are pregnant with their first child or are already mothers; a decline from 10 percent incidence in 2013.
Further, births to mothers aged 10 to 14 years were sired by fathers twice or even three times their age. Based on the data shared by the Popcom (Commission on Population and Development), an 11-year-old even gave birth to a child sired by a 52 year old.
Apart from Ordinario, other awardees in the 10th NSM Media Awards were Ralf Rivas of Rappler for “Best Statistical Reporting in Online Media” and Lois Calderon of CNN Philippines for “Best Statistical Reporting in TV Broadcasting Media.” Philstar.com was judged the “Best Media Advocate for Statistics.”
All the awardees will receive a plaque of recognition from the PSA.