CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Infrastructure and public works projects helped drive construction activity in Angeles City in 2025, highlighting the role of government investments in improving public facilities, mobility, and access to services.
During the Provincial Products Account (PPA) Dissemination Forum, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that Angeles City’s economy grew by 3.7% in 2025, with construction emerging as one of its fastest-growing industries at 10.9%.
In her statement on the city’s 2025 economic performance delivered by PSA Pampanga supervising statistical specialist Jessie Lobo, Angeles City Planning and Development Office chief Engr. Nilda Quito said construction made the largest contribution to the city’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth within the industry sector, adding 0.9% point.
She linked the performance to the implementation of various construction and infrastructure projects during the year. These included the construction, expansion, repair, and rehabilitation of government buildings, public markets, schools, health facilities, and other public structures.
Public works also covered flood mitigation, slope protection, active transport, street lighting, and other projects implemented across barangays.
Quito said these initiatives support infrastructure development, improve mobility and accessibility, and address concerns affecting communities and economic activities.
The PSA reported that the city’s GDP increased from P151.22 billion in 2024 to P156.86 billion in 2025 at constant 2018 prices.
Services remained the city’s largest major industry at P109.92 billion, while industry reached P46.51 billion.
While construction was among the city’s fastest-growing activities, the PSA also reported that public administration and defense, compulsory social security posted the fastest growth among the city’s production industries at 18.2%, followed by human health and social work activities at 16.8%.
“Sustaining development would require continued investments, improved productivity, support for local enterprises, and broader economic opportunities to ensure that the benefits of development contribute to improved living conditions for residents,” Quito noted.
The city’s infrastructure priorities, she added, also demonstrate how economic data can be connected to concrete development intervention, from improving public facilities to strengthening mobility and addressing risks that affect communities. Marie Joy S. Carbungco/PIA-3