DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL TRAVELLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES Essays

DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL TRAVELLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES Essays DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL TRAVELLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES January - December 2006 Preliminary Report Region/Province/CityForeignOverseasDomesticTotalTotalGrowth TravellersFilipinosTravellers20062005Rate NCR (National Capital Region)262,36428,39568,694359,453 - - CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)76,81213,191902,917992,920866,24214.62% Abra 1,519 - 1,611 3,130 4,054 -22.79% Apayao 93 1 3,087 3,181 1,691 88.11% Baguio City30,9198,679670,073709,671 637,298 11.36% Benguet4,71177101,594106,382 84,192 26.36% Ifugao 29,860 3,747 59,432 93,039 90,874 2.38% Kalinga6,037 687 21,83328,557 24,433 16.88% Mountain Province3,673 - 45,28748,960 23,700 106.58% Region I 52,7861,793281,582336,161287,64916.86% Ilocos Norte36,481 - 140,614177,095 166,806 6.17% Ilocos Sur2,839 155.00 53,41856,412 40,480 39.36% La Union6,32644742,47749,250 36,971 33.21% Pangasinan7,140119145,07353,404 43,392 23.07% Region II*/a24,453 - 610,715635,168 624,021 1.79% Batanes 942 - 4,6485,590 5,464 2.31% Cagayan 6,453 - 243,232249,685 248,026 0.67% Isabela3,695 - 78,43282,127 81,042 1.34% Quirino - - Nueva Vizcaya4,404 - 88,36792,771 91,061 1.88% Santiago City3,773 - 78,24582,018 81,717 0.37% Tuguegarao City5,186 - 117,791122,977 116,711 5.37% Region III155,3941,208251,634408,236396,2143.03% Aurora - - - - - - Bataan3,469 205 21,79525,469 24,669 3.24% Bulacan2,337 105 40,63343,075 44,958 -4.19% Nueva Ecija1,928 - 12,65014,578 15,655 -6.88% Pampanga91,74240873,075165,225 151,817 8.83% Tarlac1,914 158 8,22210,294 6,019 71.03% Zambales54,00433295,259149,595 153,096 -2.29% Region IV #434,5307,0215,852,8606,294,4116,645,943-5.29% Batangas54,4914,701265,102324,294 159,539 103.27% Cavite15,789041,73757,526 269,138 -78.63% Laguna241,2352,2951,779,6172,023,147 1,800,455 12.37% Marinduque - - - - 58,289 - Occidental Mindoro - - - - 2,365 - Oriental Mindoro74,195 - 3,625,3383,699,533 3,679,806 0.54% Palawan 48,820 25 141,066 189,911 202,228 -6.09% Quezon - - - - 165,851 - Rizal - - - - 284,492 - Romblon - - - - 23,780 - SUB-TOTAL1,006,33951,6087,968,4029,026,3498,820,0692.34% DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL TRAVELLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES January - December 2006 Region/Province/CityForeignOverseasDomesticTotalTotalGrowth TravellersFilipinosTravellers20062005Rate Region V31,15318,151587,823637,127 501,378 27.08% Albay3,08297035,88739,939 69,088 -42.19% Catanduanes2,441 740 25,84529,026 28,305 2.55% Daet/Camarines Norte3,13847969,92273,539 58,667 25.35% Legazpi City3,80291188,78893,501 104,422 -10.46% Naga City/Camarines Sur12,69313,137232,778258,608 130,927 97.52% Sorsogon 3,8811,08860,41565,384 47,457 37.78% Masbate 2,11682674,18877,130 62,512 23.38% Region VI **266,89184,4541,259,3321,610,6771,599,6700.69% Aklan185,18631,656357,656574,498519,86310.51% Antique1,5071,28640,26243,05524,32477.01% Capiz Province3,3174,57529,37737,26932,23415.62% Guimaras8,24851164,686172,985181,941-4.92% Iloilo Province40,20931,422293,880365,511380,289-3.89% Negros Occidental28,42415,464373,471417,359461,019-9.47% Region VII542,1597,3831,081,9031,631,4451,460,77511.68% Bohol46,4383,815169,058219,311187,99116.66% Cebu472,2422,460772,7671,247,4691,118,07711.57% Negros Oriental19,2321,044133,250153,526143,2617.17% Siquijor4,247646,82811,13911,446-2.68% Region VIII13,329597189,643203,569 164,542 23.72% Biliran902,3132,322 3,326 -30.19% Calbayog City9052101,1392,254 2,257 -0.13% East Samar135374,0864,258 1,377 209.22% Leyte3305,3155,348 3,620 47.73% Ormoc City5,88117534,85340,909 30,067 36.06% Southern Leyte19804,9645,162 5,506 -6.25% Tacloban City6,168175136,973143,316 118,389 21.06% Region IX13,64713,415480,297507,359 431,168 17.67% Dipolog City/Zamboanga del Norte1,35171934,57636,646 33,618 9.01% Zamboanga City & Basilan Province10,68411,782274,652297,118 233,448 27.27% Zamboanga del Norte & Dapitan City94362546,20147,769 35,946 32.89% Zamboanga del Sur & Pagadian City4677495,92896,469 96,772 -0.31% Zamboanga Sibugay 202 215 28,94029,357 31,384 -6.46% Sub-Total867,179124,0003,598,9984,590,1774,157,53310.41% Page 2 of 3 DISTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL TRAVELLERS IN THE PHILIPPINES January - December 2006 Region/Province/CityForeignOverseasDomesticTotalTotalGrowth TravellersFilipinosTravellers20062005Rate Region X46,2848,947837,851893,082707,80726.18% Bukidnon6,3802,43528,81237,627 40,830 -7.84% Cagayan de Oro23,6263,503235,154262,283 285,310 -8.07% Camiguin11,6171,839206,606220,062 240,553 -8.52% Misamis Occidental - Ozamis2,344200286,140288,684 47,749 504.59% Lanao del Norte / Iligan City2,31797081,13984,426 93,365 -9.57% Region XI52,7568,875699,552761,183 715,926 6.32% Compostela Valley428 - 38,32938,757 20,182 92.04% Davao City46,7288,087514,620569,435 573,326 -0.68% Davao del Sur870 17 38,85539,742 41,998 -5.37% Davao Oriental270 38 31,85632,164 22,456 43.23% Island Garden City of Samal4,061 733 37,80342,597 30,601 39.20% Davao del Norte/Tagum City399 - 38,08938,488 27,363 40.66% Region XII 4,6064,443618,077627,126592,3025.88% Cotabato44666662,44263,554 60,765 4.59% Cotabato City89860793,94695,451 90,681 5.26% General Santos City998574104,333105,905 109,359 -3.16% Kidapawan City48144265,44966,372 61,978 7.09% Koronadal City41040871,74372,561 69,812 3.94% Sarangani26732747,60748,201 44,039 9.45% South Cotabato60857573,37974,562 65,147 14.45% Sultan Kudarat23246148,04048,733 44,741 8.92% Tacurong City26638351,13851,787 45,780 13.12% Region XIII16,2004,792341,844362,836365,032-0.60% Agusan del Norte956949,99111,041 6,367 73.41% Agusan del Sur/San Francisco 212 2,610 32,54535,367 22,270 58.81% Bislig City 261 - 7,2597,520 13,779 -45.42% Butuan City7,186994197,832206,012 214,874 -4.12% Surigao City4,71254253,08758,341 68,959 -15.40% Surigao del Norte/General Luna/Dapa2,513 435 10,02312,971 6,912 87.66% Surigao del Sur36011731,10731,584 31,871 -0.90% SUB-TOTAL119,84627,0572,497,3242,644,2272,381,06711.05% GRAND TOTAL1,993,364202,66514,064,72416,260,75315,358,6695.87% Source of Data: Department of Tourism Regional Officespage 3 of 3 Prepared by: Tourism Research and Statistics Division, Office of Tourism Development Planning, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM *Data for Overseas Filipinos are lumped under Foreign Travellers **partial report a= 227,161 travelers comprised excursionists who visited pilgrimage sites and museums in 2006 against its 2005 volume of 218,734 # = 1,886,683 travelers comprised excursionists in 2006 against its 2005 volume of 1,800,455 As of May 9, 2007