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Fisheries Situation Report Fourth Quarter 2022
Eastern Visayas’ fishery production in the 4th quarter of 2022 was recorded at 24,279 metric tons (MT), lower by -17.66 percent compared with the 29,488 MT production the same quarter a year ago. This was brought about by the decreases in the…
Registered Live Births in Eastern Visayas: 2021
A total of 55,999 live births was registered in Eastern Visayas in 2021, which is equivalent to a crude birth rate (CBR) of 12.25 or 12 births per thousand population. On the average, there were about 153 registered babies born daily or 6 babies…
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018 - Base Year) March 2023
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas decelerated further to 5.9 percent in March 2023, from 6.3 percent inflation in February 2023. The regional IR, however, was lower than the 7.6 percent national IR in March 2023. With this month’s IR, the…
PSA Turns Over 2021 Pilot CBMS Data to the City of Baybay
The 2021 Pilot Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Data Turnover Ceremony marks a significant milestone for the City of Baybay according to Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias, Officer-in-Charge Deputy National Statistician. The ceremony was conducted…
Eastern Visayas' Economy expands by 6.8% in 2022
Eastern Visayas’ economy expanded by 6.8 percent in 2022, from a 6.0 percent growth in 2021. The economic growth was driven by the positive performance of the Industry and Services sectors. The main contributors to the 2022 economic growth were…
PSA-RSSO 8 Conducts the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries for Non-Household as Rider to the 2023 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE)
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA - RSSO 8) will conduct the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) for Non-Household as a rider to the 2023 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) on…
PhilSys Step 2 Registration goes to School this May 2023
The Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA-RSSO VIII) is launching the School-Based PhilSys Step 2 Registration in Tacloban City on 02-31 May 2023.
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018 - Base Year) April 2023
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas decelerated further to 4.7 percent in April 2023, the lowest since January 2022 (Table 2). The regional IR was lower than the 6.6 percent national IR in April 2023. The region’s average IR from January to…
Highlights of Eastern Visayas Labor Force Statistics January 2023 (Preliminary)
Eastern Visayas registered a Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of 63.7 percent in January 2023. This placed the region’s labor force at 2.08 million persons who were either employed or unemployed out of the estimated 3.26 million population 15…
Eastern Visayas posts 96.2% Employment Rate in January 2023 (Preliminary)
The region’s employment rate in January 2023 decreased to 96.2 percent, from 97.0 percent in October 2022. The 96.2 percent employment rate translates to about 2.00 million employed persons out of the 2.08 million persons in the labor force in…
Eastern Visayas posts USD -170.05 Million Trade Deficit in March 2023 (Preliminary)
The total trade in goods in Eastern Visayas surged to USD 650.31 million in March 2023. This indicated an annual increase of 154.17 percent from the USD 255.85 million total trade in March 2022.
Registered Deaths in Eastern Visayas: 2021
An average of 95 Deaths registered per Day
In 2021, a total of 34,927 deaths were registered in Eastern Visayas, an increase of 37.0 percent from 25,492 in 2020. This corresponds to an average of 95 deaths per day, which translates to 4 deaths…
Highlights of Eastern Visayas' Export and Import Statistics: March 2023 (Preliminary)
The total trade in goods in Eastern Visayas surged to USD 650.31 million in March 2023. This indicated an annual increase of 154.17 percent from the USD 255.85 million total trade in March 2022.
PSA - RSSO 8 Conducts the 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) as rider to the July 2023 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA - RSSO 8) will undertake the joint conduct of the July 2023 Labor Force Survey (LFS) and 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Visit 1, on 08 to 31 July…
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018 - Base Year) June 2023
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas decelerated further to 3.3 percent in June 2023 from 4.2 percent in May 2023, the lowest since February 2021 (Table 2). The regional IR was lower than the 5.4 percent national IR in June 2023. The region’s…
PHILSYS Step 2 Registration hits 90% completion in Eastern Visayas
The Philippine Statistics Authority - Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA RSSO 8) proudly announces that the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 registration process in the region of Eastern Visayas has achieved an…
PSA RSSO 8 successfully issues over 1.7 million Digital National IDs
The Philippine Statistics Authority - Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA RSSO 8) celebrates reaching an 85% completion rate for the issuance of electronic national IDs. As of 16 June 2023, a total of 1,704,914 ePhilIDs have been…
Call for Applicants for Vacant Contractual Positions at the Field Offices
Applicants are required to submit the following:
1. Scanned copy of signed APPLICATION LETTER stating the specific position title with salary grade (SG) level and specific place of assignment as posted. An Applicant may apply for a maximum of two (…
Privacy Awareness Week 2023
The Philippine Statistics Authority’s ONS-Legal Service Data Protection and Security Unit (DPSU) led this year’s celebration of Privacy Awareness Week held from 22 to 26 of May 2023.