PH factory activity contracts for first time in 5 months

GMA Network - Oct 1, 2026

Philippine manufacturing returned to negative territory in September, posting its first contraction in five months as weaker demand weighed on output and new orders, results of the latest S&P Global survey released Thursday showed.

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