P3.3b in construction in Cordillera last year

BAGUIO CITY—The Cordillera office of the Philippine Statistics Authority on Wednesday said the region saw P3.3 billion worth of new private construction works in 2016, covering 1,202 jobs with a total area of 300,066 square meters.

The PSA-CAR data showed 938 new buildings were erected for dwelling purposes, comprising 77.8 percent of the total private building construction in the region last year, with a total value of P2 billion and a total floor area of 198,224 square meters.