Two of the four livestock animal types in Western Visayas recorded a decrease in production during the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the same quarter last year. Hog production, estimated at 30,455.07 metric tons for the fourth quarter of 2023…
Western Visayas headline inflation or overall inflation hastened to 2.7 percent in February 2024, from 2.0 percent in January 2024. The regional average inflation from January to February 2024 is 2.3 percent. The inflation rate in February 2023 was…
The total palay production of Western Visayas in 2023 was estimated at 2,263,158.3 metric tons. It decreased by 2.5 percent or 58,435.4 metric tons less compared with 2022. Likewise, the total area harvested in 2023 is estimated at 666,296.0…
The total fisheries production of Western Visayas in the year of 2023 was estimated at 325,011.2 metric tons. The production decreased by 3.1 percent or 10,317.2 metric tons less from 2022’s reported volume of production. The decrease was attributed…
The total fisheries production of Western Visayas in the fourth quarter of 2023 was estimated at 69,151.2 metric tons. The production decreased by 11.1 percent or about 8,665 metric tons less from the same quarter of 2022’s reported volume of…
The total corn production of Western Visayas in 2023 was estimated at 329,148.8 metric tons which was 4.5 percent lower than the previous year’s corn production. Similarly, the region’s recorded total area harvested was 104,671.7 hectares and 6.5…
The total corn production of Western Visayas in the fourth quarter of 2023 was estimated at 55,456.5 metric tons which was 10.5 percent lower than the fourth quarter of the previous year’s corn production. Moreover, the region’s recorded total area…
Western Visayas headline inflation or overall inflation slowed down further to 2.0 percent in January 2024, from 3.2 percent in December 2023. It is the lowest inflation rate since November 2019 when monthly inflation rate of 1.3 percent was…
On 01 February 2024, at SM City Iloilo, Jaro West Diversion Road,
Mandurriao District, Iloilo City, the 34th Civil Registration Month unfolded as a joint endeavor led by the Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office VI (…
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) convened the Regional Community-Based Monitoring System Coordinating Board (RCCB) on 09 January 2024 to update its members on the preparation for the 2024 CBMS roll-out in the region.
The First Semester of 2023 poverty incidence among population in Western Visayas, or the proportion of poor Filipinos in the region whose per capita income is not sufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs, was estimated at 26.0 percent…
Western Visayas headline inflation or overall inflation continued its downtrend to 3.2 percent in December 2023, from 4.0 percent in in the previous month. It is the lowest inflation rate since January 2021 when monthly inflation rate of 2.8 percent…
PSA – RSSO VI received and processed a total of 143,874 civil registry (CR) documents for the 1st Semester of 2023 as compared to the 1st Semester of 2022 with a total of 122,604. This was 17.35% increase on the number of registered civil registry…
Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Service Office VI (PSA RSSO VI) joins the celebration of this significant event in different parts of the region. On 25 October 2023, a mass wedding was organized in the municipality of Leganes,…
All provinces and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) in Western Visayas continued to expand in 2022, with the province of Aklan recording the fastest growth of 22.5 percent. The City of Bacolod, and the City of Iloilo posted annual growths of 9.8…
The economy of Western Visayas was valued at 955,016,701 pesos in 2022 and exhibited a growth rate of 9.3 percent, making it the fastest-growing region in the country. Furthermore, Western Visayas is one of the regions that recorded growth rates…
Guimbal, Iloilo — In a resounding display of commitment to public service, the Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VI (PSA-RSSO VI) actively participated in the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) hosted at…
The total fisheries production of Western Visayas in the third quarter of 2023 was estimated at 87,661 metric tons. The production decreased by 3.9 percent or about 3,554 metric tons less from the same quarter of 2022’s reported volume of production…
Two of the four livestock animal types in Western Visayas recorded increases in production during the third quarter of 2023 compared with the same quarter last year. Carabao production, estimated at 4,542.83 metric tons, grew by 9.7 percent against…