2025 Newsletter

PSA Antique facilitates 2025 Second Quarter Fisheries Production Surveys

To gather data on the volume and value of production of fisheries in the Province of Antique during the second quarter of 2025, the Philippine Statistics Authority – Antique conducted the four Fisheries Production Surveys. The Quarterly Commercial Fisheries Survey (QCFS) and Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey (QMFS) which is conducted once a week from April to June 2025, while the Quarterly Inland Fisheries Survey (QIFS) and Quarterly Aquaculture Survey (QAqS) will be undertaken from 16 to 27 June 2025.

PSA Antique conducts 2025 Second Quarter Crops Production Survey

The Philippine Statistics Authority – Antique Provincial Statistical Office conducted the Crops Production Survey (CrPS) for the Second Quarter (Q2) of 2025. On 10 to 11 June, PSA Antique personnel together with 11 hired statistical researchers (SRs) attended the 3rd Level Training on 2025 CrPS. These SRs will collect data from 860 sample households and two sample establishments.

Summary of Food Inflation Report for All Income Households in Guimaras (2018=100): May 2024

In May 2025, the food inflation rate in Guimaras province remained unchanged from the previous month at -2.1 percent. This sustained decline brought the provincial average food inflation rate from January to May 2025 to -0.1 percent. In contrast, the food inflation rate in May 2024 was significantly higher at 11.6 percent, highlighting a notable year-on-year decrease.

2024 Basic and Functional Literacy Rates of Aklan

Aklan recorded the highest basic literacy rate among all provinces and highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas, reaching 92.1% among individuals aged 5 years and older, according to the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS). This means that roughly 9 in every 10 Aklanons—or about 522,000 people—can read and write a simple message in any language or dialect with understanding, and perform basic mathematical operations.

Summary Bottom 30% Income HHs’ Inflation Report, Consumer Price Index (2018=100): Guimaras May 2025

1. Guimaras Inflation for Bottom 30% Income HHs The Guimaras inflation for the bottom 30% income HHs moved faster to 0.4 % in May 2025 from 0.2 % in April 2025, bringing the provincial average inflation to 1.0 for low income from January to May 2025. In May 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 8.8 %. (Figure 1 and Table 1)