Some facts:

1. Leyte had the highest number of farms in 2002

2. COCONUT is the dominant permanent crop

3. PALAY is the major temporary crop

4. Chicken and hog raising dominates the poultry and

livestock raising activity, respectively.

5. Importance of communal system of irrigation

Implications:

• From 2002 up to 2008, there has been a continuous increase in the production of palay.

• However, a negative growth rate of value production in crops (at constant prices), -0.15 has been recorded by the NSCB in 2010.

Agricultural Situation as of June, 2011: 1. Crops:

- Some areas in the southern part of the region barely recovered from the previous quarter's flooding (Bebeng, Chedeng, Egay, Falcon)

- unrepaired irrigation systems

2. Livestock and Poultry:

- Still relying on supplies from other regions

- Artificial insemination of cattle, hog and carabao in the south-western part of the region

3. Fisheries:

- Prices of fishery and marine products were higher than normal due to limited supply and local importation.

4. Infrastructure Development, Programs, Policies and Government Interventions

- A newly constructed wet and dry market in Bato, Leyte, now open for occupants.

- Construction of farm to market roads in some barangays on the southern part of the region was on-going.

- The LGU in Tabango, Leyte, launched the new goat market and trading center. The said activity aimed to increase awareness on livestock farming through upgraded bred line raised locally.

5. Weather Situation

- Scattered moderate to heavy rains occurred during the early part of the reference period but generally warm and sunny weather prevailed throughout the month.

Province/Major Industry Division 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007

Region VIII 21,103 21,109 20,784 20,777 20,764

Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry 96 100 103 90 93

Fishery 84 87 87 115 113

Mining and Quarrying 2 a a a a

Manufacturing 3,634 3,635 3,700 3,704 3,703

Electricity, Gas and Water 67 67 58 68 68

Construction 72 70 68 65 66

Wholesale and Retail Trade 11,776 11,781 11,227 11,007 10,999

Hotels and Restaurants 1,892 1,892 2,002 2,105 2,106

Transport, Storage and Communication 581 592 377 372 367

Financial Intermediation 424 425 473 500 490

Real Estate, Renting & Business Services

588 588 726 780 783

Education 201 205 213 219 224

Health and Social Work 382 381 404 434 434

Other Community, Social & Personal Services

1,304 1,286 1,346 1,318 1,318

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS BUILT:

Business Names Registered 1,052 1,969 1,788 (4th Quarter 2010) (3rd Quarter 2010) (2nd Quarter 2010)

Total Revenue Collection P865.5 P964.7 P968.0 (in Million pesos) (1st Quarter 2011) (4th Quarter 2010) (3rd Quarter 2010)

Implications of the 2008 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) Findings to the Region 8’s Economy:

• Manufacturing Industries ranked first on the Average Revenue per Establishment, also highest in Average Monthly Compensation and ranked third in terms of employment. And so the LGUs in the region are encouraged to support the growth of manufacturing sector.

• Hotels and Restaurants Industry: one of the low performing industries in 2008. The data, employment and value added for this sector are considered to be below average.

• More infrastructure support was deemed necessary by the local government to increase revenue, since the region is located in Central Visayas which is the tourism belt of the country.

• The survey results also showed that Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Industry is the most labor intensive, least productive and one of the lowest-paying industries in the region.

• There is a need to shift the surplus labor in this sector to manufacturing and agri-business

CONSTRUCTION

(Floor area in square

meters; value in P1,000)

4th Qtr

2010

3rd Qtr

2010

4th Qtr

2009

Total (number) 1,022 1,043 1,104

Total floor area 194,292 184,916 197,128

Value 1,810,769 1,679,816 2,413,555

Residential (number) 789 805 815

Total floor area 100,626 107,934 95,770

Value 806,097 872,403 763,668

Nonresidential (number) 172 168 150

Total floor area 92,102 73,550 97,727

Value 866,175 566,733 1,482,576

Additions (number) 13 16 22

Total floor area 1,564 3,432 3,631

Value 12,252 31,864 22,135

Alterations/repairs (numb

er) 48 54 117

Value 126,244 208,814 145,174

REGION 6

REGION 7

CONSTRUCTION

(Floor area in square

meters; value in P1,000)

4th Qtr

2010

3rd Qtr

2010

4th Qtr

2009

Total (number) 2,947 2,106 3,663

Total floor area 465,696 338,594 464,705

Value 3,352,705 2,474,053 3,808,877

Residential (number) 2,369 1,628 3,110

Total floor area 267,288 187,717 311,952

Value 1,705,661 1,157,539 2,138,882

Nonresidential (number) 446 365 379

Total floor area 195,372 139,815 137,385

Value 1,487,751 1,183,401 1,505,652

Additions (number) 25 32 32

Total floor area 3,036 11,062 15,368

Value 30,543 77,058 90,527

Alterations/repairs (num

ber) 107 81 142

Value 128,748 56,053 73,814

REGION 8: EASTERN VISAYAS

CONSTRUCTION

(Floor area in square meters;

value in P1,000)

4th Qtr

2010

3rd Qtr

2010

4th Qtr

2009

Total (number) 471 529 615

Total floor area 74,185 74,888 69,597

Value 580,854 543,024 574,672

Residential (number) 332 337 441

Total floor area 40,686 38,729 45,095

Value 276,309 267,806 322,874

Nonresidential (number) 69 103 94

Total floor area 21,503 22,642 22,238

Value 140,916 147,254 202,880

Additions (number) 13 20 20

Total floor area 11,996 13,517 2,264

Value 106,249 75,587 18,822

Alterations/repairs (number) 57 69 60

Value 57,378 52,375 30,096

Note: • Unlike in Regions 6 and 7 which experienced an increasing rate, the number of non-residential establishments (which comprises industrial, commercial, educational, health and other buildings) in region 8 had a sharp decline in the 4th quarter of 2010. • Also, Region 8 has the lowest number of nonresidential buildings in the Visayas region. • Overall, Region has the lowest total number in the construction and housing sector in Visayas. This could be related to the issue of poverty in the region.

• Increase by 0.7 % (public elementary schools) • Increase by 1.5% (secondary schools) • It is the first increase in five years

• Northern Samar registered the highest increase in elementary level NER while Biliran recorded the biggest decline of 1.6%. • Samar posted the highest increase in secondary level NER while the only province that experienced a decline was Biliran. (0.2%)

• Region 8 has the lowest functional literacy rate in every level in the Visayas region.

• Yet in SY 2004-05, Eastern Visayas topped the National Achievement Test (NAT) in all subject areas. Considering that the Eastern Visayas region is relatively poor, the region’s record of topping the NAT is a promising development for the area.

Division/Level of Education SY 2005-2006 SY 2006-2007 SY 2007-2008 SY 2008-2009

Gov't. Private Gov't. Private Gov't. Private Gov't. Private

Region VIII

Elementary 21,011 541 21,105 458 21,331 584 21,343 677

Secondary 6,139 1,051 6,298 930 6,572 784 6,646 975

NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND DIVISION SY 2005-2006 to SY 2008-2009

•Source: Department of Education, Region VIII

• Fluctuating number of teachers in private schools

through the years

• Private schools have more teachers than government

schools

• The trend in each region is almost the same with the

aggregated data.

• On mass media: Most households use radios than TVs.

•Electricity remains as the universal source of energy •More households preferred the use of conventional fuel: there was a decrease in the use of fuelwood and charcoal. This reflected the increase in the accessibility of supply of petroleum products such as LPG.

•Electricity was widely used across all income levels: all income classes except households with less than P 5000 average family income. 80% use fuelwood, charcoal and biomass residue.

TEN LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY, NUMBER AND RATE, REGION VIII

2003-2007 and 2008

(Rate per 100,000 population)

Source: DOH Center for Health Development - Eastern Visayas

Leading Causes 5-Year Average (2003-2007) 2008

Number Rate Number Rate

1. Cardiovascular

Diseases 5,114 129.84 5,701 143.98

2. Pneumonia 3,658 92.88 3,011 76.04

3. Malignant

neoplasm/cancer 1,116 28.34 1,157 29.22

4. Gastrointestinal

Diseases 496 12.59 972 24.55

5. Accidents 886 22.50 901 22.76

6. Tuberculosis, all

forms 1,116 28.34 838 21.16

7. Pulmonary

Diseases 803 20.39 714 18.03

8. Diabetes

Mellitus 439 11.15 561 14.17

9. Septicemia 395 10.03 504 12.73

10.

Kidney Diseases 482 12.24 449 11.34

• Total fertility rate was decreasing.

• Infant mortality rate, as well as under-five mortality rate

is increasing.

• In 2006, there was a large decrease in the maternal

mortality rate which could imply that there was an

improvement in the healthcare for pregnant women.

•The prevalence rate of underweight children decreased,

however, this was still below the MDG target. (necessary

to eradicate poverty)

REGION / YEAR 2007-2008 2008-2009

PHILIPPINES 3.7 1.1

NCR METRO MANILA 4.7 (0.4)

CAR CORDILLERA 1.7 2.0

I ILOCOS 2.0 (1.0)

II CAGAYAN VALLEY 1.7 1.9

III CENTRAL LUZON 3.7 (1.4)

IVA CALABARZON 1.9 (1.6)

IVB MIMAROPA 3.0 0.8

V BICOL 4.1 8.2

VI WESTERN VISAYAS 4.3 5.9

VII CENTRAL VISAYAS 3.3 0.8

VIII EASTERN VISAYAS 3.4 1.8

IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 2.0 6.8

X NORTHERN MINDANAO 5.2 2.9

XI DAVAO REGION 3.7 5.4

XII SOCCSKSARGEN 4.5 1.3

ARMM MUSLIM MINDANAO 1.6 2.6

XIII CARAGA 2.7 2.7

GROWTH RATES AT CONSTANT (1985) PRICES GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCT 2007-2008 and 2008-2009

There was an economic slow down in 2009. It only posted a 1.8% increase compared to the previous year’s 3.4% growth rate. (due to reversal in growth of the agricultural and fisheries sector)

• Poverty incidence of population increased by 2.4%

GROWTH RATES IN DIFFERENT SECTORS

AFF SECTOR

SERVICE SECTOR

INDUSTRY SECTOR

Philippines April

2011 1/ April 2010

Population 15 years and over (in '000)

61,778 60,561

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

64.2 63.6

Employment Rate (%)

92.8 92.0

Unemployment Rate (%)

7.2 8.0

Underemployment Rate (%) 19.4 17.8

EMPLOYMENT RATE ESTIMATED

AT 92.8 PERCENT IN APRIL 2011

•2.9 million persons were unemployed in

April 2011 (ACROSS EDUCATIONAL

GROUPS, MOST OF THEM ARE HIGH

SCHOOL GRADUATES)

• Bulk of the employed persons are in the

services sector (wholesale and retail)

comprising more than half of the total

employed population

SERVICES: 51.7

AGRI: 33

INDUSTRY: 15.3

•Employed persons fall into any of these

categories: wage and salary workers, self-

employed without any paid employee,

employer in own family-operated farm or

business and worked without pay in own

family-operated farm or business.

• Small annual population growth rate relative to its neighboring regions; • But lower population density.

OTHER FACTS:

1.Over half of the population were in economically active age group

2.Half of the population were below 20 years of age

3.Sex ratio recorded at 104 (104 males for every 100 females)

4.93% of the population were Roman Catholic 5.Nine in every 10 persons were literate 6.More male overseas contract workers

• For the past three months, there was no significant change in the CPI, inflation rate and purchasing power of peso. • Its CPI is almost the same with region 6’s.

NET EXPORTS: $46,811 $69,086 $-219433

• Large trade deficit was caused by several typhoons which hit the

region but there was a trade surplus for the whole year of 2010. (P

13.97 billion)

•Majority of the commodities are transported through seaports.

• Leyte Metropolitan Water district (LMWD) • Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant of the National Power Corporation (NPC) located in Leyte •Biliran Electric Cooperative (Bileco) •A mini-hydro electric power plant in Hinabian, Catmon, St. Bernard was developed with capacity of 810 kW to serve the Pacific Towns particularly St. Bernard and San Juan. • A major breakthrough in power generation is the Southern Leyte Geothermal Project in San Juan with a capacity of 50 to more than 100 Mega Watts (MW)

• San Juanico Bridge -total length of 2.16 kilometers (1.34 mi) - Connecting Tacloban City on the Leyte side and Santa Rita town on the Samar side - longest bridge in the Philippines spanning a body of seawater - Construction commenced in 1969 over San Juanico Strait from Cabalawan, Tacloban City to the municipality of Santa Rita, Samar, with completion in 1973 - The bridge was then named as Marcos Bridge after the era that was built upon. It was said to have been presented as a Gift and "Testimonial of Love" by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the first lady, Imelda, a native of Leyte.

•Eastern Nautical Highway - With 2 out of 4 ports RORO-capable (Naval, Cataingan), and 1 out of 2 routes serviced regularly by shipping companies (Cataingan-Naval, Biliran).

• Eastern Visayas Agro-Industrial Growth Center in Tacloban City • Leyte Industrial Development Estate in Isabel, Leyte • Southern Leyte has a total of 12 seaports, 2 of which are declared as national ports, the Maasin and Liloan ports and the 10 are municipal ports. Of these 10 ports, five are operational, namely, Maasin, Liloan, St. Bernard, San Juan and Sogod. • The province has two existing airports namely, the Calbayog Airport and the Catbalogan Airport.

Waray-Waray: • Located in Samar and Leyte referred to

people who inhabit the islands of Samar,

Biliran and the eastern section of Leyte

• One of the most religious people in the

Philippines (Roman Catholic)

• Speaks Waray-Waray language

• Other notable spoken language include

Spanish, Chinese and Japanese

• Kuratsa dance is a very popular traditional

dance at many social gatherings especially in

weddings

• Often stereotyped as “brave warriors” :

“basta ang Waray, hindi uurong sa away”

• known to be contented people

• known for its love for music

• Livelihood: Farming and fishing, production

of native wines like tuba

Language/Dialect Number of

Households Percent

Eastern Visayas 715,070 100.00

Waray 404,548 56.57

Bisaya/Binisaya 150,544 21.05

Cebuano 139,912 19.57

Kankanai/Kankaney/

Kankanaey 3,017 0.42

Sama

(Samal)/Abakon 2,047 0.29

Tagalog 1,508 0.21

Other local

language/dialect 12,713 1.78

Other foreign

language/dialect 781 0.11

LANGUAGES AND

DIALECTS SPOKEN:

•WARAY

• BINISAYA/BISAYA

•CEBUANO

(LEYTEHANON)

Pressing Issues

Pressing Issues

• High vulnerability to natural disasters

• Mining

• Supreme Court “flip-flopping” decisions

• Public Health

• Others

– Bad politics

– High insurgency

High vulnerability to natural disasters

• Infrastructure identified by DPWH as vulnerable when a strong earthquake hits

• 31 public school buildings, 22 municipal buildings, 5 rural health centers, 1 barangay hall, 3 gymnasiums, 1 district hospital, 2 commercial buildings

• The structures are either dilapidated or have shown hairline cracks on floors, walls, or ceilings, which are signs of possible collapse.

• Majority were constructed in the 1950s. • Flooding caused by typhoons. • Disaster and risk reduction to be taught in public high

schools, colleges

Mining

• Government and Private sector have shown keen interest in developing the industry.

• CBCP criticized local leaders accusing them of acting “more as agents of the mining firms rather than agents of the people.”

• Irreversible impact in the islands of Manicani and Homonhon (Eastern Samar), and Batag (Northern Samar).

Supreme Court “flip-flopping” decisions on cityhood of 16 municipalities

• 16 municipalities: – Baybay, Leyte – Bogo, Cebu – Catbalogan, Samar – Tandag, Surigao del Sur – Lamitan, Basilan – Borongan, Eastern Samar – Tayabas, Quezon – Tabuk, Kalinga – Bayugan, Agusan del Sur – Batac, Ilocos Norte – Mati, Davao Oriental – Guihulngan, Negros Oriental – Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte – El Salvador, Misamis Oriental – Carcar, Cebu – Naga, Cebu

3 FROM REGION VIII!

Anyare?

• 2007 - cityhood bills lapsed into laws without the President’s signature

• 2008 - SC declared cityhood bills UNCONSTITUTIONAL

• 2009 - SC reversed 2008 ruling, so CONSTITUTIONAL once again

• 2010 - SC reversed 2009 decision and reinstated 2008 decision; UNCONSTITUTIONAL

• 2011 - SC again reversed its decision; CONSTITUTIONAL

So, ano ngayon?

• Cities receive more funds (IRA) from the national government than municipalities.

• Because of the yearly flip-flop, the LGUs could possibly have problems with budgeting.

Province IRA (2007) IRA (2008)

Baybay, Leyte P92,491,786 P307,442,636

Catbalogan,

Samar

P77,866,980 P245,551,739

Borongan,

Eastern Samar

P69,216,392 P255,163,039

Source: Bureau of Local Government Finance

Requirements for cityhood

Requirement Before After

Income* min. P20M min. P100M

Land Area** min. 100km2 min. 100km2

Population** min. 150,000 min. 150,000

satisfying* is mandatory, and either one of ** can be satisfied

Baybay, Catbalogan, and Borongan do not satisfy the minimum income and population requirement.

They only satisfy the minimum land area requirement. (based on the 2007 data)

Public Health

• Schistosomiasis (parasitic disease, chronic illness, can damage internal organs, in children: impair growth and cognitive development) endemic to region.

• High poverty index and malnutrition particularly north and western Samar.