Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The province of Davao Occidental is governed by a governor and a vice governor. The whole province is a lone congressional legislative district. [13] The municipality of Malita, the largest and most populous in the province, serves as the provincial capital and the place where the provincial officials of Davao Occidental convene.
Davao City Hall building, Davao City: Filipino November 17, 2012 Ohta Kyozaburo: Structure Monument Established Ohta Development Company, the first abaca company by the Japanese in the Philippines. Mintal, Davao City Filipino August 25, 2003 Port Sta. Ana Site Site First port used by the first Japanese agricultural workers of Davao.
Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao (Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Dabaw; Filipino: Rehiyon ng Davao), is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI. [4] It is situated at the southeastern portion of Mindanao and comprises five provinces: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, and Davao Occidental.
Davao (de Oro, del Norte, del Sur, Occidental, and Oriental) Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo , meaning "to fall", [ 41 ] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea.
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. The Act was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 28, 2012, and December 5, 2012, respectively, and signed by President Benigno Aquino ...
This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 04:47 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao Occidental were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Davao Province (1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and Davao del Sur (1967–1972; 1984–2016).
Poverty incidence of Malita 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 53.00 2009 63.82 2012 60.77 2015 57.26 2018 35.82 2021 35.66 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Malita is the main economic center of Davao Occidental. Agriculture and fishery are primary economic drivers of the municipality. There is also a fledgling tourism industry, focused on snorkeling and water activities. The energy sector also ...