Region VII recorded a total of 140,585 number of registered births and this comprised 8.4 percent of the total number of registered births of 1,673,923 in the Philippines for the year 2019. This gathered an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the…
In 2020, fisheries production improved by 1.00 percent. Total volume of production was estimated at 157.42 thousand metric tons, higher than the 155.85 thousand metric tons reported a year ago. Of the three subsectors, outputs from Commercial…
Fisheries production decreased by - 4.01 percent from October to December 2020
The total volume of fisheries production was estimated at 35.31 thousand metric tons during the fourth quarter of 2020. This reflects a decrease of -4.01 percent from…
The Philippine Statistics Authority Region VII celebrates the Civil Registration Month (CRM) this February 2021. This is the 31st year of the CRM with the theme “Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics’ Digital Information: The Ways to…
In 2018, Central Visayas accounted a total of 27,885 number of establishments. Among the major economic sectors, the Services sector dominated the total number of establishments with 24,894 which comprised 89.27 percent of the total. For the other…
The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is one of the nationwide household surveys undertaken quarterly which provides up-to-date information on the Philippine labor force and its characteristics. This survey gathers data on the demographic and socio- economic…
In January 2020, the total population 15 years old and over in Central Visayas was estimated at 5.3 million wherein the number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 3.4 million. This placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR)…
Central Visayas recorded a total of 24,240 number of registered deaths and this comprised 8.5 percent of the total registered deaths of 284,185 in the Philippines for the period January- June 2020. The region ranked 5th with largest number of…
The total volume of fisheries production was estimated at 32.45 metric tons during the third quarter of 2020. This reflects an improvement of 2.47 percent from the previous year’s same quarter output of 31.67 thousand metric tons (Figure 1). Among…
Ninety-three (93) of every 100 Filipinos in Central Visayas aged five (5) years old and over are basic literate in 2019, according to the results of the 2019 FLEMMS. Females posted higher basic literacy of 94.5% compared to males with 92.4%. Across…
In April 2020, the total population 15 years old and over in Central Visayas was estimated at 5.4 million wherein the number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 3.1 million. This placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at…
From the result of the July 2020 Labor Force Survey (LFS), Central Visayas has 5,482,000 total population of 15 years old and over wherein 57.8 percent were engaged in the Labor Force also known as the Labor Force Participation Rate (Table 1).…
The total volume of fisheries production was estimated at 46.18 metric tons during the second quarter of 2020. This reflects an improvement of 5.22 percent from the previous year’s same quarter output of 43.89 thousand metric tons (Figure 1). Among…
The inflation in Central Visayas slowed down at 1.1 percent in September 2020 compared to the 1.3 percent annual increase in August 2020. In September 2019, inflation was at 0.2 percent (Table A).
The inflation in Central Visayas exhibited a slower pace for August 2020 at 1.3 percent which was lower than the 2.3 percent annual increase in July 2020. In August 2019, inflation was at 1.0 percent (Table A).
The Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2019 based on the average of the four (4) LFS rounds (January, April, July and October) reported an annual labor force participation rate of 62.3 percent out of the 5.4 million population in Central…
The Philippine Statistics Authority is enjoining all agencies of the government, local government units, academic institutions, state universities and colleges, and the private sector at the national and subnational levels to actively participate in…
At national level, a total of 449,169 registered marriages were reported for the year 2018. Central Visayas contributed to about 8.2 percent of registered marriages in the country. The region ranked fourth in terms of the highest number of marriages…
The inflation in Central Visayas exhibited a slower pace for July 2020 at 2.3 percent which was lower than the 2.7 percent annual increase in June 2020. In July 2019, inflation was at 1.1 percent (Table A).
Inflation in Central Visayas for June 2020 went up to 2.7 percent which was higher than the 2.2 percent annual increase in May 2020. In June 2019, inflation was at 1.1 percent (Table A).