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Regional GenderWatch
Western Visayas
18 March 2011

Indicators

Reference Male Female Source
Literacy        
Functional Literacy Rate 2003 77.7 85.2 FLEMMS, NSO
Simple Literacy Rate 2003 91.6 94 FLEMMS, NSO
Labor Force        
Population 15 years old and over (in thousands) Oct 2009 2,415 2,386 LFS, NSO
Employed Persons (in thousands) Oct 2009 1,756 1,095 LFS, NSO
Unemployed Person (in thousands) Oct 2009 133 68 LFS, NSO
Major Occupation Group        
Officials of Government and Special Interest-Organizations, Corporate, Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors (in thousands) Oct 2009 204 226 LFS, NSO
Professionals (in thousands) Oct 2009 30 83 LFS, NSO
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen (in thousands)  Oct 2009 397 74 LFS, NSO
Clerks (in thousands) Oct 2009 46 84 LFS, NSO
Trade and Related Workers (in thousands) Oct 2009 130 30 LFS, NSO
Laborers and Unskilled Workers (in thousands) Oct 2009 639 387 LFS, NSO
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers (in thousands) Oct 2009 148 168 LFS, NSO
Technicians and Associate Professionals (in thousands) Oct 2009 26 39 LFS, NSO
Violence Against Women        
Total Abuse Cases 2010   3,709 RWCPD, PNP
 Abuse Cases Solved 2010   1,500 RWCPD, PNP
Rape 2010   104 RWCPD, PNP
Theft 2010   9 RWCPD, PNP
Attempted Rape 2010   31 RWCPD, PNP
Maliscious Mischief 2010   3 RWCPD, PNP
Physical Injuries 2010   380 RWCPD, PNP
Acts of Lasciviousness 2010   155 RWCPD, PNP
Maltreatment 2010   49 RWCPD, PNP
Murder 2010   4 RWCPD, PNP
Concubinage 2010   14 RWCPD, PNP
Attempted/Frustrated Murder 2010   3 RWCPD, PNP
Threat 2010   131 RWCPD, PNP
RA9262 (An act Defining Violence Against Women & Their Children) 2010   2,616 RWCPD, PNP
Parricide 2010   7 RWCPD, PNP
Frustrated/Attempted Parricide 2010   4 RWCPD, PNP
Oral Defamation 2010   68 RWCPD, PNP
Bigamy 2010   3 RWCPD, PNP
Abduction 2010   3 RWCPD, PNP
Sexual Harassment 2010   9 RWCPD, PNP
Alarm & Scandal 2010   26 RWCPD, PNP
Frustrated/Attempted Homicide 2010   4 RWCPD, PNP
Unjust Vexation 2010   69 RWCPD, PNP
Slander by Deeds 2010   8 RWCPD, PNP
Demography        
Population May 1, 2005 3,128,863 3,082,175 NSO
Projected Population (2000 census-based) 2010 3,818,800 3,759,200 TWGPP
Projected Population of Youth aged 15-24  2010 742,805 695,909 TWGPP
Total Number of Livebirths 2009 68,416 64,485 DOH
Total Number. of Deaths 2009 23,687 17,598 DOH
Total Number. of Deaths Among Children < 5 yrs old 2009 1178 929 DOH
Health        
Pregnant Women Given 2 doses TT 2009   65,037 DOH
Pregnant Women with 4 or more Prenatal Visits 2009   134,442 DOH
Pregnant Women Given TT2 Plus 2009   118,927 DOH
Pregnant Women Given Vit A Supplementation 2009   11,193 DOH
Pregnant Women Given Complete Iron with FA 2009   78,726 DOH
Post-Partum Women with at least 2 PPV 2009   123,520 DOH
Post-Partum Mothers Given Complete Iron 2009   88,907 DOH
Post-Partum Women Initiated Breastfeeding 2009   127,775 DOH
Malaria Cofnirmed Cases 2009   10 DOH
Filariasis Positive Case 2009   35 DOH
Schistosomiasis Positive Case 2009   32 DOH
Infants Given Vaccine Preventable Diseases        
   BCG 2009 80,360 75,578 DOH
   DPT1 2009 83,543 77,834 DOH
   DPT2 2009 83,491 77,878 DOH
   DPT3 2009 83,506 78,199 DOH
   OPV1 2009 77,466 77466 DOH
   OPV2 2009 82,355 77076 DOH
   OPV3 2009 82,024 77,101 DOH
   Hepatitis B1 given with in 24 hrs 2009 38416 35,812 DOH
   Hepatitis B1 given more than 24 hrs 2009 40,638 38,329 DOH
   Hepatitis B2 2009 80,942 75,638 DOH
   Hepatitis B3 2009 82,871 77,572 DOH
   Measles 2009 87,274 82,105 DOH
   FIC (9-11 mos) 2009 86,831 81,472 DOH
   CIC (12-23 mos) 2009 7,195 6,394 DOH
Infant exclusively breastfeed until 6th
    months
2009 49,706 45,693 DOH
Newborn Referred for screening 2009 42,822 39,229 DOH
Infant 6-11 months given Vitamin A 2009 23,569 22,846 DOH
Children 12-59 months given Vitamin A 2009 23,191 20,847 DOH
Children 60-71 months given Vitamin A 2009 7,052 7,468 DOH
Infant 2-6 months given Iron 2009 962 757 DOH
Anemic Children 2-59 months given Iron 2009 2,334 2,125 DOH
Children with Diarrhea Cases 2009 9,080 7,696 DOH
Children with Diarrhea Cases Given ORT 2009 6,191 5,160 DOH
Children with Diarrhea Cases Given ORS 2009 7,928 6,679 DOH
Children with Diarrhea Cases Given ORS with Zinc 2009 995 654 DOH
Children with Pneumonia (0-59 mos) Given Treatment 2009 19,333 16,437 DOH
 Notes:
DPT - Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus
BCG - Bacille Calmette-Guerin
OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine
FIC - Fully Immunized Children
CIC - Completely Immunized Children
ORT - Oral Rehydration Therapy
 TT - Tetanus Toxoid
 PPV - Post Partum Visit
Sources of Data:
NSO - National Statistics Office
FLEMMS, NSO - Functional Literacy and Mass Media Survey, National Statistics Office
LFS, NSO - Labor Force Survey, National Statistics Office
RWCPD, PNP - Regional Women and Children Protection Desk, Philippine National Police
TWGPP- Technical Working Group on Population Projections
DOH - Department of Health

 
 

 

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Updated 13 April 2011
 
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