LEYTE

SOUTHERNLEYTE

SAMAR

EASTERNSAMAR

NORTHERNSAMAR

BILIRAN

Tacloban

Borongan

Catbalogan

Maasin

Ormoc

Catarman

Calbayog

Naval

Region boundaryProvince boundary

Perennial lakeMain river

Population Density (per km2)

Legend

Primary roadSecondary road

Provincial capitalMajor city

Major PortActive Volcano

Major airportMinor airport (Philippines only)

0 - 56 - 2526 - 5051 - 100101 - 500501 - 2,5002,501 - 5,000> 5,000

WASH

71%water

sealed 6%closed pit

4%open pit

Toilets

Water Supply

POPULATION

0-4

5-9

10-1

4

15-1

9

20-2

4

25-2

9

30-3

4

35-3

9

40-4

4

45-4

9

50-5

4

55-5

9

60-6

4

65+

9%urban

91%Rural

Female

Male

2.1M51%

49%2MRegion VIII Population

4.1million

Region VIII Households

.8million

Population Projection

NATURAL DISASTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

9%

37,200

34,600

Disability

(per Household population)

Urban/Rural

4.1million2010

Census

4.3million2014

estimate

4.4million2015

estimate

POVERTY

NUTRITION

26%Underweight

8%Wasting

0-60 months old

42%Stunting

Malnutrition

Food Insecurity

37%Mother

24%Children

74%Household

HEALTH

Facilities

Personnel

204Nurses

861Midwives

145Doctors

85Dentists

51Private

Hospitals

809Health

Stations

5Government

Hospitals

SHELTER

Housing Tenure

86%Owned/being

amortized

3%Rented

.7%Rent free

without consent

10%Rent free with

consent

Roof/Wall Material

Roof

Wal

l

41%

27% 31%

.4%

3%

0.1%

0%

.04%

.5%

Strong

Stro

ng

Light

Ligh

tS

alva

ged

Salvaged

0 - 14 15 - 26 27 - 39 40 - 56 57 - 84% Poverty Incidence

60%

1991 2006 2009 2012

40%

20%

0

50%41.5% 42.6% 45.2%

Poverty Incidence among Population (%)

17%none

Spring

6% Tubed-piped

22%

Dugwell

7%

Bottled5%

Faucet community

system

57%

Others3%

198,000

457,400

634,300

710,600

Girls

Boys

2010 2011 2012 2013

100,164

233,313

325,482 364,906

97,775

224,107

308,867

345,724

EDUCATION

Functional Literacy Rate

72%

3,637primary schools

416Kmale primary school students

378Kfemale primary school students

LIVELIHOOD

Labor Force

Sectors

64%labor force participation

90%employmentrate

11%underemploymentrate

21%

8%

45% 5%

1%

19%Service

Industry

Agriculture

20142013201220112010

16

31

24

16

31

113 47

5,000

2,500

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: PSA 2010/DepEdSource: PSA (QuickStat)2015

Source: DOH

Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD

Source: PSA 2012Source: PSA 2010 Census

Typhoon

Affected Population (in thousands)

Number of disaster incidents per year

Notable incident

Region VIII or Eastern Visayas Visayas is one of the three regions situated in the middle of the Philippines and serves to link the islands of Luzon and Mindanao through the National Maharlika Highway that runs through it. It is bounded by the Surigao Channel and the island of Mindanao on the south; by the San Bernardino Strait and the tip of the Bicol Peninsula on the north; the Maqueda Bay, Camotes and Visayan Seas, and the islands of Cebu and Bohol on the west; and the Leyte Gulf, the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean on the east.

6PROVINCES

7CITIES

136MUNICIPALITIES

4,390BARANGAYS

Philippines: Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) Profile

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Creation date: 01 Dec 2015 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: addawe@un.org, munoz@un.org, victorino@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info

Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)