LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT CRITICAL INCIDENTS (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019))

64.85% 95.57% 4.43% 60.45% 95.07% 4.93%  Ill-effects of El Niño in the region  Late approval and signing of the General Appropri- ations Act of 2019 which delayed government ex- penditures / investments REGIONAL ECONOMIC May 13, 2019 Midterm Elections  SITUATIONER Labor Force Employment Unemployment  Shut down of various investment schemes operating Participation Rate Rate Rate in the region (i.e. KAPA, ALAMCO, RIGEN, etc.) SECOND QUARTER 2019

Labor Force Participation Rate in SOCCSKSARGEN was  Suspension of franchises, licenses, and permits grant- recorded at 64.85% out of the 3.206 million people aged 15 ed by PCSO to gaming operators GENERAL ASSESSMENT years old and over. Employment rate slightly grew to 95.57% in the 2nd Quarter of 2018 from 95.07% for the same period  Increased production levels of man- in the previous year. DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK go, coconut, abaca, and pineapple

 Expansion of the inventory of goat PEACE AND SECURITY  Normalization of government operations as the FY and hog (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019) 2019 Annual Budget took into effect  Increased municipal marine fish pro-

 Assumption of newly elected government officials in duction the national and local levels 2018 2Q 2019 2Q  Lower inflation rate Total Crime Volume 4229 4159  Reorganization of local government units  Total crime volume reduced and crime clearance Index Crime 866 775  Continued slowing down of inflation rate and crime solution efficiencies improved Non-Index Crime 3363 3384  Implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law  Tourist arrivals increased Total Crimes Cleared 3454 3405  Employment statistics improved Total Crimes Solved 3036 3123 Crime Clearance Efficiency 81.67% 81.87%  Production levels of palay, corn, sugarcane, Crime Solution Efficiency 71.79% 75.09% coffee, rubber, banana, asparagus, and Source of Data: PNP-PRO 12 cacao decreased

Factors that contributed to improvement:  Commercial, municipal inland, and  Continuing implementation of Martial Law aquaculture fish production declined  Strengthened security and intelligence measures  Inventory of carabao, cattle, duck and chicken dropped

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AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY INDICATORS Most Visited (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019) Area Total Visitors 2018 2019 PRODUCTION 2018 2019 Change 628,469 134575 TOTAL 81141.11 78078.95 -3.77% 108736 City 420,163 297736.83 Commercial 71965.29 69009.215 -4.11% 89125 284353.81 89087 Municipal Inland 4040.84 3052.85 -24.45% (North) 295,205 181835.05 179599.5 Municipal Marine 2282.01 2634.685 15.45% City 259,857 246.57 238.64 Aquaculture 2852.97 3382.2029 18.55% 210,357 49734.45 Source of Data: PSA XII 42549.51 City 171,261 The recorded increase in aquaculture was brought by 108,149 the expansion of tilapia culture due to its high City 104,992 demand from hotels, restaurants, and traders from Source of Data: DOT XII Palay Corn Mango Coconut Abaca Pineapple Northern and Davao Regions. Tourist arrivals increased by 9.06% in the second The effects of dry spell led to the decrease in the quarter of 2019. Saragani was the most visited in the INVESTMENTS production of crops in the region. Shifting from one crop to region because of the (SarBay) Festival another also contributed to the decline in production. (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019) in the town of Glan.

2019 2018 INFLATION RATES 225487 (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019) Goat 217410 2018 2019 There were no recorded investments in the region 13.61 815719 20.79 815719 per report of the Board of Investments (BOI) of the Hog Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the 2nd 1.81 6.64 8.92 8.25 201483 2.23 Quarter of 2019. 0.46 3.52 5.73 5.20 5.30 4.52 4.13 5.90 202789 0.65 0.64 5.00 2.20 Carabao 0.37 -2.84 1.04 There were recorded hog 196189 TOURISM farm expansions. The high 198670 (2nd Quarter 2018 and 2019)

Cattle Housing, Transport Food and Commu- demand for poultry and Alcoholic Health Furnishing, Restau- Recreation Clothing Education Water, Non- nication beverages Household rant and and and Electricity, Alcoholic and tobacco Equipment Miscel- culiture livestock products, TOURIST ARRIVALS footwear Beverag- 10151386 and Routine laneous Gas and es Maintenance Goods Other especially during election Fuels 10603196 2018 2Q 2019 2Q Source of Data: PSA XII Chicken period, caused the decrease Prices for all items in the region posted an average 1419866 in their inventory. 2,015,828 2,198,453* inflation rate of 3.72% for the 2nd Quarter of 2019 1481448 Duck *Note: Excluding following its transfer to BARMM as compared to 5.51% for the same period in 2018. Source of Data: PSA XII

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