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

• 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)

• In 2007, property damage caused by fire decreased by 9% despite the increase in fire incidence? (Posted 03.27.2008)

• Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)-infected patients in Western Visayas quadrupled in 2007… one (1) fatality for every 100 cases…? (Posted 12.14.2007)

• Western Visayas sustains its 4.9 percent growth; it remains the 4th largest contributor to the country’s GDP in 2006? (Posted 08.09.2007)

• Peace authorities live up to their commitment of making Western Visayas a safe habitat - a ‘crime-free’ region… crime volume in 2006 significantly decreased by 73.16%? (Posted 05.28.2007)

• Antique's muscovado sugar exports quadrupled its volume a year ago, from 34.2 MT in 2005 to a high of 150.4 MT in 2006? (Posted 04.30.2007) 

• Total number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) working abroad in 2004 reached 1.6 million?...8.65 percent came from Western Visayas? (Posted 12.22.2006)

• Bunker oil spilled by MT Solar I in Guimaras has smeared the beautiful coastline and has affected 29.6% of the barangays, 16.7% of the population, and 34.7% of the beach resorts of the island province (Posted 09.14.2006)

• There were more women out-of-school adults that enrolled and completed the BALS literacy programs implemented in Western Visayas in 2004 (Posted 03.16.2006)
• In  2005, deaths and injuries (combined) caused by blaze went down by 56% despite increase in fire incidence and value of damaged property...(Posted 03.10.2006)
• Negros Occidental has sugar and more to offer?
• Western Visayas, the 4th largest contributor to the total GDP, posted an impressive growth of 5.9 % in 2003?
• in 2003, an average of 4 fire incidents occurred per day in Western Visayas?  
• Tourism industry in Western Visayas contributed 15.4 billion to the region’s economy. . .
• an average of 257 data users per month were served by NSIC in Western Visayas?
• Western Visayas is the 4th largest contributor to the country's total economic production
• coconut production in Western Visayas is on the rebound after a three year slump
• sugar remains to be the top foreign export commodity of Western Visayas
• in 1999, 9 babies were born every hour in Region 6
• in 1999, 40 % of the fires in Region 6 was caused by faulty electrical wirings.
• economic growth of Western Visayas was 3rd highest among Regions in 1999 
• in 1999,  cases of Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances served by DSWD RO 6 fell by 72.8 percent

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