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This booklet is a compilation of snapshots featuring geographic and demographic data of the Philippines and its
81 provinces. The profiles present data from various government sources, which are the most comprehensive
and up to date available. These profiles provide a concise reference for operational planning and analysis for
disaster preparedness and response. Each snapshot contains a reference map and visual representations of
demogrphy, poverty incidence and sectoral data on nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, education
and shelter.

Data Sources

Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA)
https://psa.gov.ph/
Number of administrative regions, provinces,
municipalities/cites and barangays from the
Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC);
total population, number of households, number
of males and females, population by age
group, household type of water supply and
toilets, roof and wall materials from Census
2015 and 2010; poverty incidence among
population by region (2015) and by municipali-
ties (2012);
employment statistics from the Labor Force
Survey (LFS); functional literacy rate of popula-
tion 10-64 years old from the 2008 Functional
Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey
(FLEMMS).

Department of Social Welfare and Develo-
ment
(DSWD)
http://www.dswd.gov.ph/
Number of children by sex that are beneficiaries
of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme of
DSWD.

Department of Health (DOH)
http://www.doh.gov.ph/
Number of government health personnel (2013)
and health facilities (2016).

Department of Education (DepEd)
http://www.deped.gov.ph/
Number of primary schools and primary school
enrolment figures for 2015-2016 school year.

Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) For more information please contact:
http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/ UN Office for the Coordination of
Estimates of the proportion of underweight, Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Philippines
stunding and wasting among children 0-60 _________________________________
months by region, 2011; percent of households _________________________________
who experienced food insecurity by region, _________________________________
2011. Tel: ___________________
Fax: __________________