Reduced export income. Fish production and tourist arrivals weighed on Central Mindanao last year, the regional official here of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. NEDA regional director Teresita Socorro C. Ramos described the slump in these sectors as "critical incidents" for the region in the year that was.

Dampened exports, tourism, fisheries weigh on Region XII. (2010, July 5). BusinessWorld, p. S1/8.