GenderWatch Eastern Visayas

NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD - REGIONAL DIVISION VIII 08 March 2010 WAM-201003-R08

Indicator

Women Population and Families

Men

Reference Period/Source
2010/NSO 2010/NSO

Projected Population Population of Youth Aged 15-29 by Age Group 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 Population of Senior Citizens by Age Group 60-64 65-69 70-74 75 and over Age Dependency Ratio Median Age at First Marriage Among Women 25 to 49 Years Old Median Age at First Birth Among Women 25 to 49 Years Old Average Number of Children Ever Born Among Women 40 to 49 Years Old Total Fertility Rate Percent of Women 15-24 Years Old Who Have Begun Childbearing

2,182,600 632,000 243,000 219,400 169,600 181,500 56,500 45,300 36,200 43,500 69.5 21.7 22.6 5.0 4.3 30.9

2,264,900 674,100 258,300 228,800 187,000 156,200 53,100 41,000 30,000 32,100 67.1 .. .. .. .. ..

2010/NSO

2010/NSO 2008/NDHS 2008/NDHS 2008/NDHS 2008/NDHS 2008/NDHS

Work
Labor Force (In thousands) Labor Force Participation Rate (%) Employment Rate (%) Unemployment Rate (%) Underemployment Rate (%) Most Common Occupation Most Dominated Industry Employed Women and Men by Highest Grade Completed No Grade Completed (%) Elementary (%) High School (%) College (%) Employed Women and Men by Class of Worker (In thousands) Wage and Salary Workers Own-Account Workers Unpaid Family Workers 1.2 37.7 30.9 28.4 657 261 251 144 1.8 48.5 31.2 18.6 1,053 437 471 145 April 2009/NSO 692 52.6 94.9 5.1 45.7 1,108 82.4 95.0 4.9 45.0 April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO April 2009/NSO

Laborers and Laborers and Unskilled Workers Unskilled Workers Wholesale and Retail Trade Agriculture

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Indicator
Number of Working Children 5-17 Years Old (In thousands)

Women
135

Men
214

Reference Period/Source
2001 Survey on Children/NSO 2001 Survey on Children/NSO 2009/DOLE 2009/DOLE 2009/DOLE

Primary Occupation of Working Children 5-17 Years Old

Laborers and Laborers and Unskilled Workers Unskilled Workers 89 26,717 12,989 306 51,424 12,912

Workers Terminated Due to Closure/Retrenchments Membership in Workers Organizations Number of Registered Job Applicants in Public Employment Service Office (PESO)

Entrepreneurship
Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Owners Loan Beneficiaries Beneficiaries of Self-Employment Assistance - Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Project Membership in Operating Cooperatives Regular Associate Number of Board of Directors in Operating Cooperatives 4,271 439 2,017 144,084 71,755 72,329 1,405 3,534 218 467 82,718 41,622 41,096 2,700 2009/Cooperative Development Authority 2009/DTI 2008/QUEDANCOR 2009/DSWD 2009/Cooperative Development Authority

Agriculture and Environment

Holders of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Beneficiaries/Trainees of DA Programs Rice Program Corn Program High Value Commercial Crops Program Livestock Program Number of Patentees Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP) Business Owners/Operators who Applied for Clearance Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) 22,980 1,726 19,488 25,855 6,322 53 6,269 135 58 77 68,941 4,027 17,693 103,637 8,287 63 8,224 280 126 154 2009/Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 2008/DA 2009/DA 2009/DA 2009/DA 2009/DENR 6,116 450 4,170 2,069 2007/DAR 2009/DAR

Education
Basic Literacy Rate (%) Functional Literacy Rate (%) Net Enrolment Ratio in Public Schools Elementary Secondary Cohort Survival Rate in Public Schools Elementary Secondary Percentage of Grade 1 Pupils in Public Schools with Early Childhood Development (ECD) Experience 67.0 67.5 62.0 57.0 59.6 59.1 SY 2007-2008/DepEd 77.2 50.7 75.4 39.0 SY 2008-2009/DepEd 93.3 82.1 87.0 71.7 2003 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)/NSO SY 2008-2009/DepEd

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Indicator
Enrollees of TVET Programs Graduates of TVET Programs Most Common Program in Technical Vocational Education Enrollees in Tertiary Education 1/ Graduates in Tertiary Education 2/

Women
32,071 26,892 Tourism 45,964 5,666

Men
52,575 48,493 Tourism 53,490 7,805

Reference Period/Source
CY 2009/TESDA CY 2009/TESDA CY 2009/TESDA 2007-2008/CHED 2007-2008/CHED

Health and Nutrition

Family Planning/Contraceptive Users (%) Any Method Any Modern Method Female Sterilization Pill IUD Injectables Male Condom Mucus/Billings/Ovulation Any Traditional Method Calendar/Rhythm/Periodic Abstinence Withdrawal Folk Method Percentage of Married Women 15-49 Years Old Not Currently Using Contraceptives Percentage of Women 15-49 Years who have Comprehensive Knowledge about HIV/AIDS Victims of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Etiologic Diagnosis Gonorrhea Non-gonococcal Infections Bacterial Vaginosis Trichomoniasis Genital Warts Genital Herpes Maternal Mortality Ratio (Deaths per 100,000 live births) Percentage of Women who had two or more Tetanus Toxoid Injections during their Recent Pregnancy in the Last Five Years Proportion of Underweight Children 0-6 Years Old Projected Life Expectancy at Birth (in years) 47.5 26.3 7.6 14.5 2.8 1.2 .. 0.2 8.1 7.1 .. 1.0 52.5 24.4 624 89 347 20 106 44 18 229.8 39.9 19.1 70.79 46 40 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 19.4 66.65 2004/NSO 2008/NDHS 2008/NNC 2005-2010/NSO 2008/NDHS 2009/DOH-CHD 1.4 .. .. .. .. 1.4 .. 11.5 .. 11.5 2008/NDHS

Social Welfare
Number of Cases Served Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC) Community-based Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) 2,012 112 1,900 887 .. 887 2009/DSWD

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Children in Need of Special Protection Community-based Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU)

Women
374 220 154

Men
268 199 69

Reference Period/Source
2009/DSWD

Public Life
Number of Registered Voters Voters Turnout (%) Number of Women and Men Politicians by Position Congresspersons Governors Vice-Governors Board Members Mayors Vice-Mayors Councilors Number Government Personnel
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1,153,554 76.5 340 2 1 2 14 28 29 264 30,586 76 19 23 34

1,174,526 77.7 1,179 10 5 4 42 115 114 889 25,141 155 29 52 74

2007/COMELEC 2007/COMELEC 2007/DILG

2008/CSC 2009/Public Attorney's Office 2009/Prosecutor's Office 2008/Supreme Court

Number of Justice Professionals by Type of Profession Government Lawyers Prosecutors Judges

Migration
Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) 4/ Most Common Destination of OFWs 28,072 Hongkong Service Workers and Shop/ Market Sales Workers P 44,610 29,986 Saudi Arabia Traders and Related Workers, Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers P 80,279 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos/NSO 2004 Survey on Overseas Filipinos/NSO 2004 Survey on Overseas Filipinos/NSO 2004 Survey on Overseas Filipinos/NSO

Most Common Occupation of OFWs

Average Cash Remittance (in pesos)

Peace and Human Rights

Number of Women and Men in Peacekeeping Officer Non-officer Number of Probationers Number of Parolees Number of Pardonees Number of Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) Detained at BJMP Jails by Type of Crime Committed Theft Robbery Others 389 23 366 116 65 10 4,700 407 4,293 1,244 971 61 23 5 8 10 2009/Parole & Probation Administration 2009/Parole & Probation Administration 2009/Parole & Probation Administration 2009/Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) 2009/PNP

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Violence Against Women and Children

Indicator Number
119 48 38 13 6 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1

Indicator
Number of Cases Served through DSWD's Community-Based Programs/Projects: 2009 Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances Sexually Abused (Rape and Incest) Physically Abused/Maltreated/Battered Victims of Illegal Recruitment Victims of Armed Conflict Abandoned Economically Abused Balik Probinsya Children in Need of Special Protection Abandoned, Neglected, Surrendered Sexually Abused Sexually Exploited (victims of involuntary pedophilia, prostitution, pornography and cyberpornography) Physically Abused/Maltreated/Battered Trafficking Victims of Armed Conflict Victims of Illegal Recruitment Child Labor Street Children Children in Conflict with the Law Children with Disability Trafficked Victims Served by Sex, 2009 Women Men Trafficked Victims Served by Place of Origin, 2009 Region VIII Biliran Eastern Samar Leyte Northern Samar Southern Leyte Samar Other Regions Trafficked Victims Served by Age Group, 2009 13 - 17 18 - 22 23 - 28

Number

Number of Cases on Women Reported to the PNP: 2009 Total Physical Injuries Rape Acts of Lasciviousness Attempted Rape Murder Trafficking Bigamy Frustrated Homicide Rubbery/Theft Psychological Abuse Frustrated Rape Threats

112 8 95 1 2 1 4 1 419 283 35 9 32 2 2 2 9 3 41 1 162 127 35 162 157 3 13 36 77 6 22 5 162 136 20 6

Number of Cases on Children Reported to the PNP: 2009 Total 223 Rape 113 Incestuous Rape 5 Attempted Rape 15 Statutory Rape 5 Grave Threats 1 Abduction/Kidnapping 1 Acts of Lasciviousness 33 Sexual Assault/Harassment 1 Physical Injuries/Maltreatment 39 Child Trafficking 6 Murder 1 Frustrated Murder 1 Attempted Homicide 1 Unjust Vexation 1 Number of Cases on Women Reported to CHR: 2009 Total Rape/Multiple Rape Grave Threats/Threats/Coercion Physical Injuries Violation of RA 9262 (Violence Against Women and Their Children) Murder/Homicide/Frustrated Murder Grave Misconduct/Slander by Deed Violation of RA 7438 (Arbitrary Detention) Violation of Domicile Arson/Robbery Maltreatment Number of Cases on Children Reported to CHR: 2009 Total Violation of RA 7610 (Child Abuse) Murder/Homicide/Frustrated Murder

60 1 3 1 7 1 1 2 1 3 1

20 19 1

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Preliminary data as of March 2009. Preliminary data as of March 2009. Figure does not include 10,728 government personnel with no indicated gender in the report. Latest data but no details. - zero .. not applicable

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