MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine manufacturing sector sharply reversed course in September, falling back into contraction territory as weak demand and intensifying international competition weighed on factory activity. S&P Global reported on Thursday that the Philippines’ Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in September, marking the first deterioration since April or when the fallout of […]...

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