CY 2007 ISSUES:
January 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
4 out of every 10 pupils in the Cordilleras are from the Baguio-Benguet area?
As per the Department of Education (DepEd), pupils from Baguio City and Benguet accounted for 37.3 percent of all pupils enrolled in government elementary schools within CAR for SY 2006-2007. The province of Apayao reported the least enrolment at only 8.4 percent of the regional total. |
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Source of Basic Data: Department of Education - CAR
MARCH 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
that 9 out every 10 visitors in CAR were domestic travelers ?
A total of 992,918 visitors arrived in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in 2006. Ninety one percent or 902,917 visitors were domestic travelers. Foreigners and balikbayan comprised only 7.7 and 1.3 percent, respectively. |
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MAY 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
passenger traffic at Loakan Airport dropped by 60% in the last decade?
Source: Air Transportation Office
Data from the Air Transportation Office reveal that passenger traffic at the Loakan Airport, Baguio City has been on the decline for the past 10 years. Total passenger traffic of 47,325 in 1997 dropped to 18,433 in 2006 or a decline of 61 percent.
JULY 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
that prices in CAR have increased more than four times since 1985?
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) posted an Implicit Price Index (IPIN) of 454.9 in 2006. This implies that the prices of goods and services produced in CAR in 2006 were more than five times the prices in 1985.
Sector |
Level |
AFF |
338.5 |
Industry |
431.4 |
Services |
575.8 |
TOTAL |
454.9 |
Source: NSCB |
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SEPTEMBER 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
9 out of 10 tourists in CAR are domestic visitors?
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) welcomed 992,918 visitors in 2006. Most of the tourists or 92.3 percent were local and balikbayan (overseas) visitors. Foreign visitors from Asia, America and Europe comprised only 7.7 percent of the total.
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Type of Visitor |
Level |
Percent |
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Domestic |
902,917 | 90.9 |
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Foreign |
76,810 | 7.7 |
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Overseas |
13,191 | 1.3 |
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TOTAL |
992,918 |
100.0 |
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Source: DOT-CAR |
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NOVEMBER 2007 Issue:
Did you know that...
3.8% of Cordilleran women from ages 15-19 years old have already given birth?
The 2006 Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Survey of the National Statistics Office reveals that 3.8 percent or nearly 4 out of every 100 women in the Cordillera as young as 15-19 years old are teenage mothers. At the national level, an estimated 6.8 percent of women below 20 years old have already begun childbearing.
Area |
Percent |
Philippines |
6.8 |
Cordillera |
3.8 |
Source: National Statistics Office |
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Page last updated: March 31, 2008