KALIBO, Aklan – Birth registration in Aklan declined 4 percent in 2018, based on the records of the Philippine Statistics Authority.
A total of 13,696 births were registered last year, lower by 481 compared to 14,177 in 2017.
This capital town has the highest number of birth registrations with 6,392, followed by Libacao with 1,226, Ibajay with 1,222, Malay with 1,036, and Nabas with 569.
Almost all municipalities showed a drop in registration except for Batan, which had a 42-percent increase (from 223 in 2017 to 316 in 2018); Libacao, 37-percent increase
(from 892 in 2017 to 1,226 in 2018); Malinao, 29 percent (from 312 in 2017 to 402 in 2017); and Kalibo, 2 percent (from 6, 283 in 2017).
The highest decline in registration was noted in New Washington with 44 percent (from 413 in 2017 to 232 to 2018), Madalag with 37 percent (from 530 to 335), and Numancia with 32 percent (from 113 to 77).
October has the most number of registration recorded with 1,353, followed by November and March with 1,206 and 1,191, respectively.
The highest increase in the registration was observed in November with
25 percent, followed by December with 10 percent, and May with 7 percent.
PSA-Aklan recorded the data from the certificate of live birth submitted to local civil registry offices in the province. (With a report from PSA/PN)
