Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Davao Occidental conducted a two-day Demography 101 training workshop for the first batch of participants coming from the member agencies of the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) on 25-26 May 2023 at Training Room, Davao Occidental Provincial Statistical Office, National Highway, Poblcaion, Malita Davao Occidental.
The total volume of corn production in the province recorded a decrease of 13.39 percent estimated at 13,636.08 metric tons for fourth quarter 2022 from 15,726.52 metric tons in the same quarter in the year 2021 as shown in Table 1. Furthermore, area harvested for corn production this fourth quarter also recorded a decrease of 6.69 percent estimated at 9,083.00 hectares as compared to last year of 9,734.00 hectares.
The total volume of palay production in the province recorded a decrease of 16.63 percent estimated at 583.09 metric tons for fourth quarter 2022 from 699.38 metric tons in the same quarter in the year 2021 as shown in Table 1.
PhilSys Birth Registration Assistance Project (PBRAP), is one of the Philippine Statistics Authority's key initiatives for 2022. Its purpose is to guarantee that all births of Filipinos are registered in the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) and that they will enroll with the Philippine Identification System.
The Davao Occidental annual headline inflation eased to 7.0 percent in April 2023, from 8.2 percent in March 2023. With this month’s inflation, Davao Occidental average inflation for the first four months of 2023 stood at 8.1 percent. In April 2022, inflation rate was lower at 3.5 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Davao Occidental Provincial Statistical Office attended the First On-the-Job Training (OJT) culmination activity spearheaded by the Institute of Human Service - Public Administration Program led by OIC-Dean Julie Ann U. Deseo, RSW, MPA at the Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) New Training Center on 25 April 2023.
