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Poverty incidence of Western Visayas 10 20 30 40 2006 29.08 2009 30.80 2012 29.14 2015 24.60 2018 16.32 2021 13.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Western Visayas is the sixth largest economy in the Philippines, comprising three major sectors: agriculture, forestry, and fishery; services; and industry. Iloilo City serves as the region's economic hub. Other major trading and commercial ...
Eusebio Villanueva Building and Iloilo commercial heritage district marker.. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Western Visayas (Region VI) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Antique is one of the six provinces comprising Western Visayas or Region VI, and one of the four provinces on the island of Panay. The province, with a total land area of 2,729.17 square kilometres (1,053.74 sq mi), [18] is an elongated stretch of land occupying the
On May 23, 2005, Palawan (including its highly urbanized capital city of Puerto Princesa) was transferred from Mimaropa (Region IV-B) to Western Visayas (Region VI) under Executive Order No. 429, signed by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was the president at that year. [21]
guimaras.gov.ph. Guimaras ([ɡimaˈɾas]), officially the Province of Guimaras (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Guimaras; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Guimaras), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista.
The National Museum (NM) Western Visayas Regional Museum, simply known as the National Museum Western Visayas, is a museum in Iloilo City, Philippines. The museum is housed in the (Old) Iloilo Provincial Jail, also known as Iloilo Rehabilitation Center, which was built in 1911 and served as the provincial jail of the province until 2006.
Poverty incidence of Aklan 10 20 30 40 50 2006 41.78 2009 44.71 2012 24.97 2015 16.08 2018 12.13 2021 13.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A view of the Grotto in Boracay at dusk. Tourism is the main industry in Boracay. The province of Aklan is designated as a first class province. Agriculture Aklan depends on agriculture, with palay being the top produce in the province. Rice ...
Panay is a triangular island, located in the western part of the Visayas. It is about 160 km (99 mi) across. It is divided into four provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas Region. Just off the mid-southeastern coast lies the island-province of Guimaras.