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Prices of construction materials rise further

By Louella Desiderio | November 27, 2022 - 12:00am

The retail prices of construction materials in Metro Manila continued to rise at a slower pace in October, while the growth...

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Concrete, cement push prices of construction materials higher

By Louella Desiderio | November 1, 2022 - 12:00am

Growth in the wholesale prices of construction materials in Metro Manila picked up in September from the previous month, with...

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Prices of construction materials ease in August

By Louella Desiderio | October 10, 2022 - 12:00am

The increase in the wholesale prices of construction materials in the National Capital Region continued to ease in August...

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Prices of building materials spike as NCR lockdowns ease

By Louise Maureen Simeon | October 27, 2021 - 12:00am

Retail and wholesale prices of building materials in Metro Manila surged in September as business activities resumed with...

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Sandigan affirms Cebu municipal engineer’s suspension

By Elizabeth Marcelo | December 25, 2019 - 12:00am

The Sandiganbayan has refused to shorten the suspension of municipal engineer Oscar Pilapil of Ronda, Cebu in connection with the graft charges he is facing over the alleged anomalous procurement of construction...

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Wholesale prices of construction materials in NCR rise in August

By Czeriza Valencia | September 25, 2019 - 12:00am

Wholesale prices of construction materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) accelerated in August, largely due to the growth in the heavily weighted indexes of concrete products and cement as well as sand and...

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DTI confiscates P7 M substandard construction materials

By Louella Desiderio | April 24, 2019 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has confiscated over P7 million worth of construction materials which do not conform to product standards as of April this year.

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Prices of construction materials ease in March

By Czeriza Valencia | April 21, 2019 - 12:00am

Prices of building materials —both wholesale and retail—eased in March because of slower increases in the prices of key building materials, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

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Construction costs seen to rise on strong demand

By Louella Desiderio | March 1, 2019 - 12:00am

Prices of construction materials, particularly cement, are expected to rise due to strong demand from the public and private sectors and the imposition of tariff on imports, real estate services firm KMC Savills...

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Construction materials in Metro Manila up in November 2018

By Czeriza Valencia | December 25, 2018 - 12:00am

Wholesale prices of building materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) rose marginally in November, while retail prices decelerated slightly, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported.

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