The headline inflation in Davao City is at its highest since January 2019 as it rose to 6.7 percent in May 2022 from 5.1 percent in April. Inflation rate in May of the previous year was relatively lower at 3.7 percent. (Table A and Figure 1). The rise in the overall inflation in the City of Davao in May 2022 was mainly due to the higher increments in the index for Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages at 10.1 percent, Transport at 14.7 percent and Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services at 4.4 percent. Also contributing in the rising trend are the following commodities:

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Provincial Statistical Office of Davao del Sur announces the conduct of the Data Dissemination Forum on 2021 First Semester Poverty Statistics & 2020 Annual Labor Force Survey Results on 28 March 2022 (Monday) at 9:00 AM through a face-to-face conference held at Hotel de Crisbelle, Brgy. San Jose, Digos City and via video conference using Zoom.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is proud to announce the official opening of another PhilSys Step 2 Registration Center in Davao del Sur located at Padada Central Elementary School, Barangay NCO, Municipality of Padada. The PhilSys Registration Team (PRT) of Padada composed of three (3) teams with three (3) Registration Center Supervisors, nine (9) Registration Kit Operators, three (3) Screeners and three (3) Alternate Screeners. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held last September 09, 2021.

Despite the alarming COVID-19 pandemic, the Local Government Unit of Malalag, Davao del Sur headed by Mayor Peter Paul T. Valentin welcome Step 2 Registration of Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). To celebrate the grand opening of PhilSys Registration Center for Step 2 Registration, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Davao del Sur held a ribbon cutting ceremony last August 26, 2021 at Malalag Central Elementary School, Poblacion, Municipality of Malalag, Davao del Sur.

The Province of Davao del Sur and Davao City registered a total of 42,592 Live Births by the Usual Residence of the Mother, 10,414 Marriages by Month and Place of marriage, and listed a total of 15,516 Deaths by the Usual Residence of the deceased in the year 2019. Relative to Davao Region’s registered Vital Events, Davao City recorded the most number of registered Vital Events, that is, 31,780 Live Births (36.99%) of 85,905 Live Births (Davao Region); 7,871 Marriages (35.94%) of 21,901 Marriages (Davao Region); and 11,146 Deaths (34.42%) of 32,384 Deaths (Davao Region).

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Davao del Sur held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Registration Center at the Municipal Engineering Office Building in Purok 6, Poblacion, Municipality of Sulop, Davao del Sur on August 20, 2021.The ceremony was led by PSA Davao del Sur Chief Statistical Specialist (CSS) Mr. Randolph Anthony B. Gales and the PhilSys Provincial Focal Person Ms. Munria Lauban- Banto together with the Assistant PhilSys Provincial Focal Person Mr. Lord Anthony Jandayan. It was attended by Local Government Unit - Officials headed by Mayor Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino, Vice Mayor Willie S. Villegas, SB Members, ABC President, SK Federation President, Municipal Civil Registration Staff, Municipal Management Team Members and PhilSys Registration Team (PRT).

Republic Act No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, created the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) as the primary statistical agency of the government. Executive Order No. 352 states the designation of statistical activities that will generate critical data for decision-making of the government and the private sector. Batas Pambansa (BP) Bilang 72, provides also the basis for the conduct of the decennial integrated census of population and housing. Pursuant to these laws, the Philippine Statistics Authority undertook the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH).

The total population of the Municipality of Kiblawan as of May 1, 2020 was recorded at 49,381 persons based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) conducted during the month of September 2020. It accounted for the about 7.26 percent of the population of Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) in year 2020.The population for the municipality for the year 2020 is higher by 484 persons compared with the population of 48,897 in year 2015; by 4,763 persons compared with the population of 44,618 in year 2010; and by 8,106 persons compared with the population of 41,275 in year 2000. (See Table 1)

The total population of the Municipality of Bansalan as of May 1, 2020 was recorded at 62,737 persons based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) conducted during the month of September 2020. It accounted for the about 9.22 percent of the population of Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) in year 2020.The population for the municipality for the year 2020 is higher by 2,297 persons compared with the population of 60,440 in year 2015; by 6,241 persons compared with the population of 56,496 in year 2010; and by 10,956 persons compared with the population of 61,801 in year 2000.

The April-June 2019 palay production dropped to 2,871 Metric Ton (MT) from 3,459 MT in 2018 or by 17.0 percent. Likewise, harvest area contracted to 819 hectares from last year’s level of 1,042 hectares. Yield per hectare improved by 5.72 percent from 3.32 MT in 2018 to 3.51 MT in 2019 (Fig. 3). Reduction in harvest areas were accounted to unrealized plantings in some areas in Calinan, Tugbok, Buhangin and Paquibato districts due to inadequate water supply during the first quarter of 2019.