Search
Close this search box.
Search

Category: General

Construction sector enjoys highest six-month growth in four years

The construction sector recorded a 7.34% expansion in the first six months of 2024, the highest in the first half of a year in the 2020-2024 period, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC). In the period, the real estate sector grew 2.45%, wh…

Resilient Metro Manila ensures safety, security of residents

MANILA: Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has highlighted the need for the Metropolis to be disaster-resilient to ensure the safety and security of its residents.

‘It is vital that we have a resilient Metropolitan Manila, not only its compone…

Leather, footwear exports to hit 27 billion USD in 2024

Export revenue of the leather, footwear and handbag sector is predicted to hit 26-27 billion USD in 2024 on the basis of the positive results seen so far, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO). In the first six m…

Wet weather to persist due to LPA, ‘habagat’

MANILA: The low pressure area (LPA) 200 kms. northeast of Surigao City and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue to bring rain showers across the country on Wednesday, the weather bureau said.

The LPA will bring scattered rain showers and …