The January - March 2021 palay production at 131,310.68 metric tons was higher than the 2020 level of 129,152.81 metric tons or an increase by 1.67% (Fig. 1). Harvested area expanded from 27,465.70 hectares in 2020 to 29,120.48 hectares in 2021 of the same quarter (Fig. 2). On the other hand, the yield declined from 4.70 to 4.51 metric tons per hectare or lower by 4.04% (Fig. 3). The provinces that contributed significant increments in production were Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental Province by 6.37% and 52.60%, respectively.

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Please be informed that PhilSys Registration Center in PSA Regional Office Cabaguio and other Registration Centers in Davao City will be temporarily suspended until August 31, 2021 in accordance to Executive Order No. 31 series 2021 issued by the City Government of Davao.

Fisheries production decelerates by 5.6 percent
Overall, the total volume of fisheries production of Davao Region was estimated at 45,556.23 metric tons during the year 2020. It decelerated by 5.6 percent compared from the previous year’s record of 48,245.89 metric tons.
Within the five-year period, Davao Region’s fisheries production showed a downward trend from 58,019.74 metric tons recorded in 2016 to the present production.

Davao Region’s economy contracts in 2020
The economy of Davao Region contracted by 7.6 percent in 2020, as measured by the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure (GRDE). It was valued at 832.1 billion pesos in 2020 from about 900.9 billion pesos in 2019, a total reduction of 68.8 billion pesos comparing the two periods. Performance of sub-industries. The top sub-industries with the deepest dive were Other Services with a contraction of 38.2 percent, Accommodation and Food Service Activities with a decline of