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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 ...
Hispanicized and pluralized form of vatan, the indigenous name for the province's main island, of obscure origin, similar to the etymology of Bataan above. The term batang has cognates across various Austronesian languages, mostly being a word that means "the main part of something," such as "trunk" or "body" [16] (see Batangas below). On a ...
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
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 ...
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.
Poverty incidence of Davao del Sur 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.71 2009 24.83 2012 24.42 2015 19.02 2018 11.78 2021 7.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Art and culture The colorful artistic heritage of Davao stems from the rich culture of its tribes. For the Bagobos, aesthetics is the meticulous carving of weapons; the elaborate decoration of inlaid metal boxes with bells; and the ...
Mayor of Davao City prior to its occupation by Japanese forces in 1942. Refusing to acknowledge their authority, he fled to the mountains and joined the guerrilla forces and declared himself governor of "Free Davao" which he would keep until the city's liberation in May 1945. One of the two governors of Davao during World War 2. 14 Antonio C ...