1st Quarter 2018

The official quarterly newsletter of Philippine Statistics Authority - Albay

IN THIS ISSUE

PSA Albay Observes 2018

Civil Registration Month with

Various Activities 2

PSA Albay celebrates

Women’s Month and

Fire Prevention Month 4

Volume of Production of Palay and

Corn of Albay decreases in the 1st

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Volume II Issue I

PSA ALBAY BAGS TWO AWARDS IN THE 2017 PSA AWARDS NIGHT

On 23 March 2018, Philippine Statistics

Authority (PSA)- Albay Provincial Statistics Office

triumphantly bagged a major and a minor award – 14th

Place in the Provincial category (among the 86 Provincial

Offices) and 2nd Place in Partnership and Linkages

(Provincial Category) – during the 2017 PSA Awards

Night held at the Heritage Hotel Manila, Pasay City.

In spite of the tight battle, PSA Albay managed

to make it to Top 15 Provincial Offices of Philippine

Statistics Authority; furthermore, a step higher from

last year’s result for Partnership and

Linkages (Provincial Category), from 3rd Place to 2nd

Place.

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Albay Vital Statistics

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Chief Statistical Specialists/ OICs/ Representatives of the top 15 Provincial Offices of Philippine Statistics Authority in 2017.

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The annual PSA Awards Night is an

event were top performing PSA offices

throughout the nation are awarded and

recognized. In behalf of PSA Albay team,

Chief Statistical Specialist Cecil G. Brondial

attended the grand event for the year 2017

and received the awards. CSS Brondial

|appeared together with other CSSs, Regional

Directors, and some of the biggest names in

PSA including Hon. Lisa Grace S. Bersales,

National Statistician. All of them were of glitz

and glamour wearing their classic Barong and

modern Filipiniana attire.

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CSS Cecil G. Brondial receiving the certificate and plaque as

PSA Albay ranked 14th Place in the Provincial Category

during the 2017 PSA Awards Night.

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PSA ALBAY OBSERVES 2018 CIVIL REGISTRATION MONTH

WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES

In observance of the 2018 Civil

Registration Month celebration pursuant to

Proclamation No. 682, PSA Albay

organized trainings and symposia; and

participated in numerous activities of Local

Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) of Albay. This

year, the theme of the celebration was

“#napapanahong CRVS”.

On 07 February 2018, the provincial

office headed by CSS Cecil G. Brondial

conducted the re-launching of Civil

Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)

photo booth located in the office. RD

Cynthia L. Perdiz and some PSA RSSO V

personnel graced the occasion. A solemn mass

officiated by Rev. Fr. Lawrence Brigino was

preceded the activity. In the afternoon, the

Civil Registration Quiz was held for the first

time. The quiz was participated in by the

provincial office personnel. SSS Cross Doreh

L. Lee introduced an innovative way to

conduct the quiz. Instead of the usual oral

question and answer method, questions

were prepared with the aid of a website

called quizizz.com. In lieu to this,

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Volume II Issue I

PSA Albay cleaning the seacoast of Purok 1 Bgy. 59– Puro,

Legazpi City.

CSS Brondial giving a lecture during the symposium.

2018 Civil Registration Quiz for PSA Personnel

held at PSA-RSSO V 2/F Albay Capitol Bldg.

Annex 1, Old Albay District, Legazpi City on 08

February 2018.

PSA Albay unreluctantly joined also in

the activities organized by the LCROs of

Albay. A total of seven (7) Mobile

Registrations and eleven (11) symposia were

participated in by the provincial office where

they took turns to either attend or serve as

Resource Speaker(s).

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contestants were required to use an

android-optimized cellular phone or tablet.

Their scores were automatically generated

and so with the rankings. SSS Lee

presented the automated result (personnel

who ranked 1st to 5th) and analysis,

afterwards; thus, reviewed the questions

to everyone.

In the celebration, the provincial

office managed to organize a 3rd Level Training

on Analysis of Causes of National Death for

Action (ANACONDA) for its personnel last 19

February 2018 at PSA Albay Conference Room,

Legazpi City and the Symposium on Civil

Registration for the students and faculty

members (teaching and non-teaching staff) of

Computer Arts and Technological (CAT)

College, Inc. conducted on 23 February 2018

held at the school library.

Apart from these, the provincial

office had an active involvement in the

activities organized by the PSA RSSO V. With

that, CSS Cecil G. Brondial served as one of

the board of judges in the Poster Making

Contest held at Tabaco National High School

on 13 February 2018; moreover, SS II Arnel D.

Verga and RO I Cyd N. Espinas enjoined in the

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PSA Albay attending in the organized disaster-related

training in cooperation with BFP V

PSA ALBAY CELEBRATES WOMEN’S MONTH AND

FIRE PREVENTION MONTH

In March 2018, the provincial office

celebrated Women’s Month and Fire Prevention

Month to support government effort and

advocacy on women/ gender empowerment and

disaster mitigation and prevention.

In the event of the 2018 Women’s

Month celebration, PSA Albay organized Basic

Techniques on Self-defense for Women at PSA

Albay Conference Room, Legazpi City on 12

March 2018. The activity was participated in

by eight (8) women and twelve (12) men

employees of the provincial office. JO Lucegro

led the workshop and taught some of the basic

Aikido techniques for self-defense that

require less force to defend oneself; thus,

these were self-defense techniques that suits

for women. In addition, a gift-giving activity

was organized for the girls (residents) of The

Haven, a DSWD-managed charitable

institution. These girls were victims of

maltreatments who were currently under the

protection and custody of a government

institution. To bring joy and delight to these

kids, PSA Albay wholeheartedly gave out

learning and interactive materials such as

books, board games, and sports materials.

Apart from the organized activities,

PSA Albay also teamed-up with other

government institutions and private sectors in

celebrating Women’s Month. Juana Walk,

organized by the Philippine National Police

(PNP), Police Regional Office 5, was one of the

activities participated in by the provincial

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SSS Lee giving the gifts (interactive and learning materials)

of PSA Albay to girls residing in The Haven.

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JO Lucegro demonstrating one of the basic self-defense

techniques of Aikido.

PSA Albay participated in the foot parade for Juana Walk.

PSA Albay participated in 1 Billion Rising’s Solidarity Walk .

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office. The activity let the participants walked

from Peñaranda Park, Old Albay

District, Legazpi City to Camp Simeon A. Ola,

Legazpi City, and danced to the music of the

Zumba . Henceforth, PSA Albay joined in 1

Billion Rising Campaign Culminating Activity

last 23 March 2018. The activity commenced

with a Solidarity Walk and followed by a short

program where Vice-President Ma. Leonor G.

Robredo was the keynote speaker.

continuation of the previous activity, Fire and

Earthquake Orientation and Drill, held last 29

December 2017. The Basic First Aid and

Rescue Training imposes vital ways to provide

basic first aid and life support to a person who

needs basic medical assistance.

On the other hand, the provincial office

organized Basic First Aid and Rescue Training

last 12 March 2018 at PSA Albay Conference

Room, Legazpi City. The activity served as the

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A decrease in the volume of

production of palay of 4.53% and corn of

1.38% were recorded in the 1st Quarter of

2018 in Albay due to a scant area planted of

palay caused by the rehabilitation of some

irrigated farms in Libon, Albay; thus, the

decrease of volume of production of corn was

attributed to less area planted of white corns

and a decrease in yield per hectare of yellow

corn.

Contrary to the volume of production of

palay recorded in the 1st Quarter of 2017 of

44, 492 metric tons, it went down to 42, 457

metric tons in 2018. The said decrease was

caused by the 7% difference of volume of

production of palay in irrigated farms, which is

from 38, 583 metric tons in 2017 to 35, 879

metric tons in 2018. On the other hand,

rainfed farms in Albay increased its volume of

production of palay to 11.32%. The increase

went from 5, 909 metric tons in 2017 to 6, 578

metric tons in 2018; however, the increase did

not make enough volume of production of palay

to yield more in 2017.

Volume of Production of Palay and Corn of Albay decreases in the

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Similarly, the volume of production of

corn in Albay decreased in the 1st

Quarter of 2018. From the recorded 7, 161

metric tons in 2017, it went down to 7, 062

metric tons in 2018. It was triggered by the

10.42% decrease of volume of production of

white corn. The volume of production went

from 7, 161 metric tons in 2017 to 7, 062

metric tons of corn in 2018. Furthermore, the

decrease in the volume of production of corn

was in lieu to the 0.39% decrease of volume of

production of yellow corn, which is from 6, 451

metric tons in 2017 to 6, 426 metric tons in

2018.

ALBAY’S AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

A rice field in Tabaco City, Albay.

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Vital Statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the

occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register.

Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and all such

events that have something to do with an individual's entrance and departure from life

together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime.

Recording of these events in the civil register is known as vital or civil registration and

the resulting documents are called vital records.

Source:https://psa.gov.ph/civilregistration/technical-notes-vital-statistics

ALBAY VITAL STATISTICS

Birth Statistics

• In 2017, the number of registered births in the province of Albay recorded a total of

31,550 births.

• The month of October registered the highest number with 2,984 births while the

month of April registered the lowest number with only 2,199 births.

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• The total registered births in 2017 showed a decrease of 5.93 percent compared to

33,539 birth occurrences in 2016.

• In 2016, the month with most number of registered birth in Albay was in May with 3,190;

while the least number was in March with 2,562.

• Legazpi City with a total of 6,978 registered births topped among the 18 cities/

municipalities of Albay in 2017.

• Daraga with 5,336 registered births and Ligao City with 3,065 recorded births placed

second and third, respectively.

• The municipality with the least number of registered births in 2017 was

Sto. Domingo with only 204.

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• The total registered deaths in 2017, 9,665, was 2.64 percent higher than 9,416 deaths in

2016.

• August 2016 recorded the highest number of registered deaths of 917; while October in

the same year had the lowest number of registered deaths of 674.

Death Statistics

• The number of registered deaths in 2017 in the province of Albay was accounted to be

9,665 deaths.

• Among the months, January registered the largest number of deaths with 907 while the

month of April had the least number with only 726 deaths.

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• The largest number of registered deaths was observed in Legazpi City with 2,280 in

2017.

• Daraga with 1,987 registered deaths and Tabaco City with 997 registered deaths came

in as second and third, respectively as the city/municipality with largest recorded num-

ber of registered deaths.

• The municipality with the least number of registered deaths in 2017 was Jovellar with

only 72.

Marriage Statistics

• In Albay, the recorded number of registered deaths in 2017 was 6,016 deaths.

• The most number of registered marriages was registered in January in 2017; while during the

month of August the lease number of registered marriages was recorded with only 244 in the

same year.

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• Compared to 2016, Albay’s registered marriages in 2017 was 1.38 percent lower than

6,100 certificate of marriages.

• Like in 2017, the month with the largest number of registered marriages in 2016 was in

January with 921; and August 2016 also had the lowest number of registered marriages

• Legazpi City, being the province’s capital had the biggest number of registered marriage

of 953 in 2017.

• Tabaco City and Ligao City followed as second and third placers in the list of top three

city/municipality with highest number of registered marriages with 503 and 491,

respectively.

• The municipality with the least number of registered marriages in 2017 was Jovellar

with only 74.

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VISION

Solid responsive world-class authority on quality statistics and

civil registration.

MISSION

Deliver relevant, reliable statistics and civil registration services for equitable development towards improved quality of life for all.

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

Albay Provincial Office

3/F Enterprise Building, Landco Business Park,

Bgy. 36– Capantawan, Legazpi City, Albay 4500

Telephone No.: (052) 480-1596

(052) 742-1596

Fax No.: (052) 480-1596

Editor-in-Chief

Cecil G. Brondial

Chief Statistical Specialist

Staff Writers

Cross Doreh L. Lee, SSS

Arnel D. Verga, SS II

Arnel M. Peralta, AO I

Betty M. Narra, AO I

Lea R. Toledo, SA

Maria Milagros R. Urbano, AA VI

Diosdado B. Basquiñas, SS II

Cyd N. Espinas, RO I

Normand D. Viola, AO I

Danilo A. Lopez, SA

John Martin D. Locsin, AS

John Paul A. Climacosa, SC