The population of Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) as of August 1, 2015 was 3,629,783 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the first quarter of 2016 by the seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely: Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and Subic Bay…

The population of Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,440,150 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) as of August 1, 2015 was 14,414,774 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region III (Central Luzon) as of August 1, 2015 was 11,218,177 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region I (Ilocos Region) as of August 1, 2015 was 5,026,128 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of August 1, 2015 was 1,722,006 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region II (Cagayan Valley) as of August 1, 2015 was 3,451,410 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of the National Capital Region (NCR) as of August 1, 2015 was 12,877,253 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The total imported goods by the country for the month of March 2016 amounted to $6.358 billion, an increase of 11.7 percent from $5.691 billion recorded during the same period a year ago.