LEYTE

SOUTHERNLEYTE

SAMAR

EASTERNSAMAR

NORTHERNSAMAR

BILIRAN

Tacloban

Borongan

Catbalogan

Maasin

Ormoc

Catarman

Calbayog

Naval

Pacific Ocean

San Bernardino Strait

VisayanSea

MaquedaBay

Leyte Gulf

SurigaoStrait

Camotes SeaRegion 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

415

-19

20-2

425

-29

30-3

435

-39

40-4

445

-49

50-5

455

-59

60-6

465

+

Female

Male

2.28M51.4%

48.6%2.16MRegion VIII population

4.44million

Region VIII households

985.91thousand

Population statistics trend

NATURAL DISASTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

POVERTY

NUTRITION

26%Underweight

8%Wasting

0-60 months old

42%Stunting

Malnutrition

Food insecurity

37%Mother

24%Children

74%Household

HEALTH

Facilities

Personnel

SHELTER

Housing tenure

86.0%Owned/being

amortized

2.6%Rented

0.7%Rent free

without consent

9.5%Rent free with

consent

Roof/Wall material

Roof

Wal

l

40.7%

23.7% 31.1%

0.4%

3.1%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.5%

Strong

Stro

ng

Light

Ligh

tS

alva

ged

Salvaged

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

60%

2006 2009 2012 2015

40%

20%

0

45.2%41.5% 42.6%

38.7%

Poverty incidence among population (%)

17%None

Spring

6%Tubed/piped

22%

Dugwell

7%

Bottled5%

Faucet community

system

57%

Others

3%

656,400

457,400634,300

725,400

Girls

Boys

2011 2012 2013 2014

316,533

233,313

325,482

348,651

339,915224,107

308,867

376,758

EDUCATION

Functional literacy rate

3,636Primary schools

403KMale primary school students

364KFemale primary school students

LIVELIHOOD

Labor force

Sectors

21%

8%

45% 5%

1%

19%Service

Industry

Agriculture

20142013201220112010

16

31

24

16

31

113 47 116 18

5,000

2,500

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012

Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: PSA 2010/DepEd 2016Source: PSA (QuickStat) 2016

Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD

Source: PSA 2016Source: PSA 2015 Census

Typhoon

Affected population (in thousands)

Number of disaster incidents per year

Notable incident

4.44M 2015 Census

4.10M 2010 Census

*only includes tropical cyclone

2015* 2016*

0

902Barangay health

stations

160Rural health

units

52Hospitals

(government/private)

95.5%Employmentrate

31.0%Underemployment rate

64.0%Participation rate

Source: DOH (Personnel 2012/Facilities 2016)

73%

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) is one of the three regions in central Philippines links the islands of Luzon and Mindanaothrough the National Maharlika Highway that runs through it. It is bordered by the Surigao Strait and the island ofMindanao on the south; by the San Bernardino Strait and the tipof the Bicol Peninsula on the north; the Maqueda Bay, Camotesand Visayan Sea and the islands of Cebu and Bohol on the west;and the Leyte Gulf, the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean onthe east.

6PROVINCES

7CITIES

136MUNICIPALITIES

4,390BARANGAYS

Philippines: Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) Profile

Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)

250Nurses

933Midwives

168Doctors

101Dentists

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Creation date: January 2017 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: addawe@un.org, mendoza1@un.org, aportol@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info