Local factory activity ended on a positive note last year as both production and new orders expanded for the fourth consecutive month in December along with the marginal upturn in employment, the latest survey from S&P Global revealed. The Philippines’ S&P Global manufacturing purchasing...
British firm Unilever PLC, one of the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, will start commercial operation this December of its P4.8 billion expansion in the Philippines, which is expected to become one of Unilever PLC’s biggest Personal Care factories globally. BOI...
Factory output sustained its positive annual growth, but at a much slower pace in September this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 8. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
Local manufacturing firms reported a further improvement in operating conditions in October, but the growth moved at a much pace due to heightened inflationary pressures as well as costlier factory gate charges. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52.6...
Local manufacturing activity improved in September this year due to increased customer demand that boosted production levels and factory orders. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose 52.9 last month from 51.2 in August. “The seasonally adjusted...
TRADE and provincial government officials grace the opening of the Capiz Chocolate Factory in Panit-an, Capiz. (DTI-6) ILOILO CITY – A chocolate factory opened in Capiz Monday, June 20, to boost the cacao industry in Western Visayas or Region 6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6...
Do you still remember the garments factory workers who were supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., before they were met by Vice President Leni Robredo? Vice President Leni Robredo meets supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a garments factory in Parañaque City on...
Vice President Leni Robredo took time out from her busy schedule last February to meet with employees of a garments factory, where 80 percent of the employees were supporters of her main rival for the presidency, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo meets supporters of...
Factory output continued to accelerate, albeit at a slower pace, in the first month of the year due to strong production in tobacco as well as wood, bamboo, cane, rattan articles and related products. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the Philippine Statistics...
The Philippine factory output recovered last year with both volume and value of production posting double-digit growth versus 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA reported Tuesday, Feb. 8, that the...
Operating conditions in the local manufacturing sector strengthened moderately in December, supported by the first monthly expansion in output for nine months, the IHS Markit reported. The IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose fractionally to 51.8 last month...
There is no such thing as strawberry overload There is a myriad of ways a culinary master can incorporate strawberries into any cuisine be it savory or sweet. For us Filipinos, nothing beats a good slice of strawberry shortcake or a tall glass of strawberry milkshake. But if you’re a loco for...
