The headline inflation in Davao City rose by 0.3 percentage points having an inflation rate of 7.0 percent in June 2022, a rise from 6.7 percent in May 2022. The inflation rate in June 2021 was recorded at 3.7 percent, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the latter inflation rate. Inflation rate over the first six months of the year averaged 5.6 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)

Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) is one of the country’s pervasive social problems and various measures and mechanisms have been employed and implemented to address it. Proclamation 1172 series of 2006 mandated the 18-Day Campaign to End VAW. It is an advocacy campaign that is observed annually from November 25 to December 12. Also, National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of VAWC under Republic Act 10398 is commemorated on November 25 of every year. This act was signed on March 19, 2013 by Former President Benigno S. Aquino III.

The headline inflation in Davao del Sur increased by 1.6 percentage points having 6.8 in May 2022, from 5.2 percent in April 2022. The inflation in May 2021 was posted at 3.7 percent, lower by 3.1 percentage points than the recent inflation rate. The average inflation for the first four months of the year stood at 5.7 percent (Table A and Figure 1). In comparison to the previous month’s inflation rate, there is an increase in Davao del Sur’s inflation rate which was mainly brought about by the increase in the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages at 8.6 percent; transport, 23.8 percent; health, 4.5 percent; alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 5.4 percent; clothing and footwear, 1.2 percent; and recreation, sport and culture, 1.3 percent. On the other hand, there was a decrease in the inflation of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels having 3.4 percent which is 0.2 percent lower as compared to the previous month’s inflation rate.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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).