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… the Western Visayas economy in 2007 impressively improved yielding a robust growth of 7.7 percent … it remained as the 4^th largest contributor to the total GDP?
(Posted 08.05.2008)

Western Visayas’ economy, as measured by the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), impressively improved in 2007, yielding a robust growth of 7.7 percent from 4.9 percent in 2006. Among the 17 regions of the country, it is the 4th largest contributor to the country’s total GDP and the 5th fastest growing region in per capita GRDP posting a 5.7 percent growth in 2007.

For three consecutive years, Western Visayas posted slight fluctuating trends in per capita index, 89.6 percent in 2005, 89.2 percent in 2006, and 89.7 percent in 2007 relative to the national average [Details].

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...balik paaralan out-of-school adults, rehabilitation centers, and indigenous people learning groups top percentage of completers in the Alternative Learning System programs in 2007.
(Posted 06.04.2008)

The 2007 report of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) reveals that out-of-school adults, rehabilitation center inmates, and indigenous peoples top the percentage of completers among the learning groups. In both the Basic Literacy and Continuing Education programs, overall enrollees and completers rose by 9.4% and 3.3% , respectively, from their 2006 levels. [Details].

Poverty incidence in Western Visayas slightly improved between 2003 and 2006
(Posted 04.04.2008)

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) released the 2006 official poverty estimates, showing that the poverty incidence in the region slightly dropped to 31.1 percent, down by 0.3 percentage points from its 2003 level of 31.4 percent. This 31.1 percent poverty incidence translates to 425,571 poor families, which is 7.2 percent higher than the 397,073 families in 2003.

Poverty incidence is the proportion of families/individuals with per capita income/expenditure less than the per capita poverty threshold to the total number of families/individuals [Details].

RSCC VI approved its Policy Agenda for 2008
(Posted 01.25.2008)

The Regional Statistical Coordination Committee (RSCC) VI in its last quarterly meeting for 2007 held December 27 approved its Policy Agenda for 2008. Policy Agenda is a list of emerging issues and concerns at the subnational statistical system, which were identified and prioritized as to relevance and urgency for deliberation and resolution for policy implication.