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  2. Davao Region - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Davao Region 10 20 30 40 2006 30.64 2009 31.38 2012 30.74 2015 23.51 2018 19.07 2021 11.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A view of Davao City as seen in July 2018 While the region's economy is predominantly agri-based, it is now developing into a center for agro-industrial business, trade and tourism. Its competitive advantage is in agri-industry as its products ...

  3. Davao City - Wikipedia

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    Poverty incidence of Davao City 5 10 15 20 2006 15.70 2009 13.24 2012 10.56 2015 9.20 2018 9.47 2021 5.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The Peak, Gaisano Mall Davao is part of the East Asian Growth Area, a regional economic-cooperation initiative in Southeast Asia. According to the foundation, the city has a projected average annual growth of 2.53 percent over a 15-year period; Davao ...

  4. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Davao del Norte: from taboan, a Cebuano word which means "marketplace." Parañaque: none: Hispanicized corruption of Palanyag, the old Tagalog name of the Parañaque River. Pasay: none: Dayang-dayang Pasay, a Namayan princess. The city's old name was Pineda, after Spanish horticulturist Cornelio Pineda. Pasig: none: an archaic Tagalog word ...

  5. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    Spanish surname. The province was named after Elpidio Quirino, former president (1948–1953). The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero.

  6. List of Philippine place names of Spanish origin - Wikipedia

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    Legazpi, Albay (Spanish surname. Named after the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Miguel López de Legazpi.) Lucena, Quezon (named after the Spanish municipality of Lucena. [11]) Marikina (Spanish surname. Named after Spanish Governor-General Félix Berenguer de Marquina.) Muñoz, Nueva Ecija (Spanish surname.

  7. Davao - Wikipedia

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    Davao City, an independent highly urbanized city in the Davao Region of Mindanao island, Philippines and Davao del Sur's largest city Metro Davao , the metropolitan area centered on Davao City Regions and provinces

  8. Davao (province) - Wikipedia

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    Davao, officially the Province of Davao (Spanish: Provincia de Dávao; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Dabaw), was a province in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao.

  9. List of people from the Davao Region - Wikipedia

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    Cebuano is the lingua franca of the Davao Region, used by its inhabitants of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds to communicate with each other. Native minority speaks the near-extinct Davaoeño language , especially among the elderly residents who live in the region in their lifetime.