1st Quarter 2018

The official quarterly newsletter of Philippine Statistics Authority - Albay

Volume II Issue I

Philippine Statistics Authority passes ISO 9001:2015 Recertification Third-Party Surveillance Audit

In conformance to ISO 9001 standard, the

Phi l ippine Sta tis t ics Authori ty (PSA)

maintained its ISO 9001:2015 Certification on 23

November 2018 after passing the third-party

surveillance audit of TUV Rheinland conducted from

12 to 23 November 2018.

Together with PSA Central Office (CO) and

other selected sites, PSA-Albay underwent the third-

party surveillance audit on the sixth day of the se-

ries. The provincial office headed by CSS Cecil G.

Brondial formally welcomed Ms. Jean Laguitao

in the site on 20 November 2018. As the assigned

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CSS Cecil G. Brondial while being audited by Ms. Jean Laguitao of TUV Rheinland.

auditor, Ms. Laguitao reviewed and assessed the

implementation of every process within the Quality

Management System (QMS) of the office including

documentation, process effectiveness, and continual

improvement. Furthermore, she looked over the key

processes of the office such as management review,

internal audit, corrective actions, and other

standards’ mandatory requirements.

The passing of PSA for ISO 9001:2015

recertification was formally announced in Manila,

after presenting the findings of TUV Rheinland to the

institution.

Average Retail Price of

most of the Priority Vegetables of

Albay Increased in 4th Quarter 2018

2 Volume of Production of Fish in

Albay down by 5.31% in 2018 3

Albay’s Volume of Production of

Palay Increases,

Corn Decreases in 2018

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1st Quarter 2018

Average Retail Price of most of the Priority Vegetables of Albay

Increased in 4th Quarter 2018

Compared to 4th Quarter 2017, the average

retail price of most of the priority vegetables of

Albay increased in 4th Quarter 2018 with Chayote

(Sayote) setting the highest increase of 48.75%. Its

average retail price rose from ₱ 33.25/kg in 4th

Quarter 2017 to ₱ 49.46/kg in 4th Quarter 2018.

Apart from Chayote, the average retail price of

Eggplant (Talong), Bottle Gourd (Upo), and String

Beans (Sitao) have also increased.

The average retail price of Eggplant went

up to 20.58% in 4th Quarter 2018. Compared to the

same quarter last year, its average retail price rose

from ₱ 50.25/kg to ₱ 60.59/kg. Meanwhile, in

the same quarter, Bottle Gourd increased its

average retail price by 18.13%, from ₱ 21.07/kg

in 4th Quarter 2017 to ₱ 24.89/kg. The average

retail price of String Beans had a slight increase of

6.75%, from ₱ 50.25/kg in 4th Quarter 2017 to

₱ 53.64/kg.

Alongside with the priority vegetables of

Albay in 2018 are Bitter Gourd (Ampalaya), Pechay

Native, and Tomato (Kamatis). Contrary to the

increase on the average retail price of the priority

vegetables prior mentioned, the average retail price

of Bitter Gourd, Pechay Native, and Tomato went

down to 4.34%, 10.39%, and 11.10%, respectively.

Among the three, Tomato got the most decrease on

the average retail price in 4th Quarter 2018. From

₱ 64.21/kg in 4th Quarter 2017, it went down to

₱ 57.08/kg. This was followed by Pechay Native

with an average retail price registered from

₱ 67.42/kg to ₱ 60.41/kg and Bitter Gourd with

an average retail price decreasing from ₱ 93.16/kg

to ₱ 89.12/kg.

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Prices and Agricultural Situation

Legazpi City Public Market, vendor at rest after a surge of buyers on a

Saturday morning.

Variety of commodities sold in the bagsakan of Legazpi City

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Volume II Issue I

Volume of Production of Fish in Albay down by 5.31% in 2018

A decrease of 5.31% on the volume of

production of fish in Albay was posted in 2018

after it dropped from 22,812.74 metric tons in

2017 to 21,601.99 metric tons. Commercial Fishery

sub-sector primarily contributed to the variation

after the volume of production went down to

8.10%, from 9,881.67 metric tons in 2017 to

9,081.51 metric tons in 2018.

Similarly, the volume of production of

Municipal Fishery and Aquaculture Fishery

sub-sectors went down in 2018. Municipal Fishery

sub-sector dropped at 3.56%. The volume of

production declined from 10,720.77 metric tons to

10,338.99 metric tons. This was from the

combined volume of production of Marine

Municipal Fishery and Inland Municipal Fishery. In

comparison to 2017, the former dropped to 4.52%,

from 9,182.72 |metric tons to 8,767.33 metric tons

in 2018, while the latter increased with 2.19%,

from 1,538.05 metric tons to 1,571.66 metric tons

in 2018. Aquaculture Fishery sub-sector had the

least decrease among the three sub-sectors of

fishery, which was at 1.30%, from 2,210.30 metric

tons in 2017 to 2,181.49 metric tons in 2018.

Albay’s Volume of Production of Palay Increases, Corn Decreases in 2018

Albay recorded a slight increase on the

volume of production of Palay of 0.58% and a

decrease of 7.54% in Corn in 2018. The volume of

production of Palay went up to 206,019.46 metric

tons from 204,824.00 metric tons in 2017 while the

volume of production of Corn went down to

51,895.00 metric tons from 56,130 metric tons in

2017.

The increase on the volume of

production of Palay in 2018 was primarily caused

by the increase on the volume of

production of Irrigated Palay. The volume of pro-

duction of Irrigated Palay rose to 1.40%, thus

increasing to 177,658.66 metric tons from

175,189.00 metric tons in 2017.

On the other hand, the decrease of the

volume of production of Corn is attributed to the

downturn of the volume of production of Yellow

Corn and White Corn in 2018. Yellow Corn recorded

a decrease on the volume of production of 7.99%.

It declined to 47,318.00 metric tons from

51,432.00 metric tons in 2017. White Corn, with

the same trend, had a decrease on the volume of

production of 2.57%. It reduced to 4,577.00 metric

tons from 4,698 metric tons in 2017.

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Prices and Agricultural Situation

VISION

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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 Statistical 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

Diosdado B. Basquiñas, SS II

Lea R. Toledo, SS II

Arnel D. Verga, SS II

Maricor M. Pasibe, RO II

Cyd N. Espinas, RO I

Betty M. Narra, AO I

Arnel M. Peralta, AO I

Normand D. Viola, AO I

Lilybeth N. Bien, SA

Abigael Matabuena, SA

Danilo A. Lopez, SA

John Martin D. Locsin, AS

Maria Milagros R. Urbano, AA VI

John Paul A. Climacosa, JO

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