This April 24, 2020 file photo shows a worker spraying disinfectant on a newly produced hazmat suit under a program of Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo at a factory in Taytay town, Rizal province. The suit was one of many that were distributed to medical frontliners. IHS Markit reported on Dec. 1, 2020 that the Philippines’ manufacturing sector continued to shrink in November, but at a pace slower than the month before. (AFP file photo)
The country’s manufacturing sector continued to contract in November, but at a pace slower than a month earlier as operating conditions approached stabilization and production rose for the first time since June, an IHS Markit survey revealed on Tuesday.