Regional Social and Economic Trends

RSET Release Archive

Release Date
2021	2021 RSET Bicol Region.pdf
2020	2020 RSET Bicol Region.pdf
2019	2019 RSET Bicol Region.pdf
2018	2018 RSET Bicol Region.pdf
2017	2017 RSET Bicol Region.pdf
2016	2016 RSET Bicol Region.pdf

Presents comprehensive data on the various sectors of the region its component provinces, cities and municipalities. The RSET continues to be the only available regular publication in the region which contains a comprehensive compilation of multi-sectoral data about the region presented in time series. The data are useful in making decisions and setting policies as well as in the formulation and implementation of programs and projects towards effective governance and public service delivery at the local level.

The Publication Contents & Uses

Presents major social economic developments at the regional and sub-regional levels in data series with textual analysis and graphical illustration added to highlight significant trends designed to address the need of local government planners and decision makers in the exercise of their devolved functions and to provide local business entrepreneurs and other investors with data useful in making marketing plans, decisions and strategies

Time Span of Data Contents

Data series ranging from 3-12 years with monthly breakdown for the latest annual data for some sectors

Geographic Area Code

Regional, provincial, city and municipality for some indicators

Data Contents

Among the data series that can be found in each regional RSET are:

Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

Crop production and area harvested of major and temporary crops
Number and area of farms
Area harvested/planted, total production and yield by major crop
Livestock and poultry inventory by specie and number slaughtered in abattoirs
Area and production of inland fishponds
Quantity of marine fish landed
Status of CARP implementation, land acquisition, distribution and scope of CARP coverage
Number of registered cooperatives

Education

Number of schools/institutions
Enrolment and Graduates in Pre-elementary, Elementary, Secondary and Tertiary
Number of teachers
Literacy rate of household population
Performance indicators: participation, cohort survival, completion, graduation, transition, retention, drop-out, and repetition rates
Teacher-pupil ratios
School-going age population

Energy and Water Resources

Number of municipalities and barangays energized
Service connections
Power generation and distribution/consumption
Power rates
Number and service area of existing communal and private irrigation systems
Number and membership of existing irrigators associations and farmer beneficiaries

Environment and Natural Resources

Status of land classification and land use cover
Volume and value of mineral production
Watershed areas
Climatological data

Establishment Characteristics: Industrial Sector

Number of establishments
Number, floor area and value of private building construction
Investments generated

Income and Prices

Number of families by income class, expenditure class and main source of income
Total and average family income, expenditures and savings
Poverty threshold and incidence
Consumer price index
Inflation rate

Labor and Employment

Population 15 years old & over, labor force participation rate and employment, underemployment and unemployment number/rate and employment status
Employed persons by major industry and occupation group
Unemployed persons by highest grade completed
Labor turnover rates
Number and membership of existing unions/organizations and CBAs filed

Money and Banking

Number of offices of the financial system
Total deposits and operating income of banking offices
Loan portfolio and combined resources of banking offices

Population and Housing

Population, growth rate, and population projections
Land area and population density
Sex ratio and age composition and age dependency ratio and marital status
Migration
Language or dialect generally spoken
Household population
Households in occupied dwelling units by type of building, construction material of roof and outer wall, with household appliances/conveniences, lighting used, cooking fuel, type of toilet facilities and main source of drinking water
Housing units occupied and vacant

Public Administration

Average income and classification of provinces and municipalities
Internal revenue collections
Income and expenditures of local government units

Public Order, Safety and Justice

Volume and rates of crime by type
Crime incidence and solution efficiency rate
Incidence of fire, injuries, deaths, and value of damaged properties
Ratio of policemen and firemen to population
Jail population
Cases handled and clientele assisted by public attorney's office

Social Services

Number of clients served by DSWD by clientele category
Number of Day Care Centers and Workers
Number of disabled persons by type of disability
Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances served by the DSWD
Number of Reported Cases of Child Abuse served by the DSWD
Coverage, contributions received and benefits paid by GSIS

Tourism

Visitor and tourist arrivals
Distribution of travelers
Monthly Hotel Occupancy Rate
Number of hotels and accommodations establishments and corresponding number of rooms

Trade

Volume and value of air and rail trade by commodity and port
Quantity and value of cargo loaded and unloaded
Volume and value of commodity flow by region

Transportation and Communication

Motor vehicles registered and permits/licenses issued
Number of Franchise Applications Approved
Inventory and length of existing roads and bridges
Aircraft movement, passengers carried, and volume of cargo
Inventory of ports
Number of shipcalls, cargo throughput and passenger traffic
Number of telecommunication facilities
Telephone distribution and density
Number of licensed radio stations
Number of post offices, postal stations and mail carriers and mail and parcel volume handled

Vital, Health and Nutrition