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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 ...
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 ...
Davao City: none: Hispanicized form of dawaw, a Guiangan name for the Davao River. Digos: Davao del Sur: Hispanicized corruption of padigus, a Lumad word which means "to take a bath" in reference to the Digos River. Dipolog: Zamboanga del Norte: from dipag, Subanon for "across the river." Dumaguete: Negros Oriental
Folk etymologies explaining the origin of the name include: misa-misa, a phrase that the natives used in the early days of Christianization of the northern coast of Mindanao to welcome priests that visited the area to celebrate mass; [79] and kuyamis, Subanon for a variety of sweet coconut that used to be the food staple of the natives. [80]
The province of Davao del Norte bore this name from 1972 to 1998, when Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) seceded as a separate province. Davao Occidental was created by virtue of Republic Act 10360 enacted on July 23, 2013; the province is the newest in the country, carved out from the southern part of Davao del Sur .
Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur (Spanish name. Named after Filipino pioneer Marcelino Maruya.) Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental (Spanish name. Named after Filipino-Chinese politician Victoriano Chiongbian.) Donsol, Sorsogon (Spanish name. Named after Don for Mister and Sol for sun.) Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan (Spanish name.
Poverty incidence of Davao Oriental 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 50.50 2009 54.41 2012 45.79 2015 31.11 2018 37.66 2021 21.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Aliwagwag Protected Landscape Davao Oriental is the top coconut and copra (dried coconut meat) producer in the Philippines. It also is a major producer of abacá, and exports crude oil and copra pellets. On March 20, 2018, Davao ...
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