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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 Injap Tower & SM Strata in June 2018 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 ...
August 19, 2005 – The transfer of Palawan to Region VI is held in abeyance. [23] November 22, 2007 – Calapan is designated as the regional center of Region IV-B. [24] May 29, 2015 – The Negros Island Region (NIR) is created. Negros Occidental and Bacolod are transferred from Region VI, and Negros Oriental is removed from Region VII ...
Each province is guaranteed at least one seat, and more populous provinces are also provided more. Many cities that have a population of at least 250,000 inhabitants are also granted one or more seats. If a province or a city is composed of only one legislative district, it is said to be the lone district (e.g., the "Lone District of Guimaras").
The district consists of the area in southern Negros Occidental containing the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and the municipalities of Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an and Ilog. [4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mercedes Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).
From 1916 to 1935, the Philippines was divided into 12 senatorial districts. Each district except for the twelfth senatorial district elected two senators to the Senate. The senators from 12th senatorial district were appointed by the U.S. Governor-General. Since 1941, when the Senate was restored, all twenty-four senators have been elected at ...
Congressional districts of the Philippines (Filipino: distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected through a system of party-list proportional representation).
Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).
Poverty incidence of Capiz 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 29.92 2009 28.96 2012 27.76 2015 11.72 2018 6.16 2021 6.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority With its 80-kilometer coastline and wide expanse of swampy lands easily converted into fishponds, Capiz is dubbed as the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines". It holds one of the richest fishing grounds and is a major contributor in the aquamarine ...