State-run National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Wednesday that Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) remained the “hub of Philippine business and industry,” as the metro region accounted for highest share of the country’s establishments in 2012.

According to its 2012 List of Establishments, the NSO said that the NCR had a total of 212,408 establishments, or 22 percent out of the total 945,000 establishments operating in 17 regions in the country, with the total establishments employing about 7.8 million individuals in 2012.

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