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  2. Davao Region - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    The term for the pearl shells is now pronounced /kapis/ in modern Filipino as a result of pronouncing the z in "Capiz" as s; this pronunciation also pertains to the seseo in most Spanish dialects. Catanduanes. Hispanicized and pluralized form of katanduan, Bikol for "place abundant with tando trees," referring to the abundance of such trees in ...

  4. Davaoeño language - Wikipedia

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    Davaoeño (Dabawenyo) is a language of the Davao Region of Mindanao in the Philippines.According to Zorc (1977), it is a native Mansakan language influenced by Cebuano and Tagalog. [2]

  5. Davao City - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Davao - Wikipedia

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    Davao City, an independent highly urbanized city in the Davao Region of Mindanao island, Philippines and Davao del Sur's largest city; Metro Davao, ...

  8. Tagabawa language - Wikipedia

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    Tagabawa is a Manobo language of Davao City and Mount Apo in Mindanao, the Philippines. Tagabawa is spoken in Cotabato and Davao del Sur provinces, and on the slopes of Mount Apo west of Davao City , [ 2 ] The language is spoken by the Bagobo Tagabawa people .

  9. Cebuano language - Wikipedia

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    For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Cebuano ( / s ɛ ˈ b w ɑː n oʊ / se- BWAH -noh ) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines by Cebuano people and other ethnic groups as a secondary language.