Building construction in Manila: 1936 to 1949

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Title: Building construction in Manila: 1936 to 1949
Creator: Philippines. Bureau of the Census and Statistics
Language: English
Year: 1949
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Abstract: Compiled, by the Bureau of the Census and Statistics from data supplied by the City Engineer’s Office.
Fulltext: REAL ESTATE SALES IN MANILA, 1940-1949 Prepared by the Bureau of the Census and Statistics Note: A large percentage of 1945 sales and a diminishing percentage of 1496 sales, re present Japanese Occupation transactions not recorded until after liberation. January February March . April . . May . . June . . July . . August . September October . . November December Total . . 1940 P 6,004,145 918,873 1,415,246 883,207 403,866 542,187 1,324,861 1,905,828 1,141,114 993,103 938,416 1,504,004 P17,974,844 PIO,647,285 P22,890,133 P45,537,914 P68,260,104 P57,798,121 1941 P 962,970 779,783 1,532,104 988,380 1,129,736 598,431 559,742 1,239,414 815,112 1,182,678 858,235 (?) 1945 P 7,943,605 1,337,830 (?) 213,262 962,008 1,212,780 1,123,565 699,740 1,870,670 2,096,893 2,555,472 2,874,408 1946 P 4,385,011 2,267,151 2,622,190 1,916,293 3,684,937 3,637,956 4,974,862 4,438,510 4,698,896 5,545,800 3,340,384 4,025,926 1947 P 6,030,012 7,217,317 7,166,866 8,611,076 4,618,181 3,988,560 4,097,183 5,627,572 7,437,213 6,083,486 4,177,054 3,205,584 1948 P 3,644,734 3,879,633 4,243,719 5,021,093 3,129,799 8,019,246 5,146,529 6,192,876 4,737,581 5,350,376 3,046,287 5,386,248 1949 P 3,965,420 2,701,668 3,362,635 3,677,630 4,253,395 2,793,217 3,019,784 4,924,841 P28,698,590 The rental situation in Manila shows an abund ance of residential properties available in the Pl50 to P500 class, including both apartments and detach ed dwellings. Housing for low-income groups con tinues critically short, as very little reconstruction money has been channelled into low-income housing since 1941. Choice retail locations are still in good demand, with a slight easing of rental rates. Office space shows a growing percentage of vacancies in new buildings, and warehouse space is more readily avail able than at any time since 1945. Office and ware housing space appears to be feeling the effects of import control. During August the Supreme Court held invalid the executive order of President Roxas limiting res idential rentals to 12% of assessed value. This de cision restores to effectivenes -Republic Act No. 66, which establishes a rental ceiling of 20% of assessed value. In some quarters it is felt that if the 20 fi gure is allowed to stand, it will bring about sub stantial activity in the construction of low-rent dwell ings, particularly of the “accesoria” or row-house class. Ocean Shipping By F. M. Gispert Secretary, Associated Steamship Lines TOTAL exports continued to show an increase in tonnage over last year. A total of 189,210 tons was exported to all destinations during ■ July of this year, as against 170,156 tons exported during the same month last year. Exports of the more important commodities dur ing July this year, as compared with July last year, were as follows: 1949 1948 Alcohol ................. 86 tons 174 tons Coconut desiccated. 9,412 ” 8,376 ” . Coconut Oil ........... 9,472 ” 2,800 ” Concentrates, copper ................ 1,397 ” 151 ” Concentrates, gold . 174 ” 44 ” Copra .................... 50,014 ” 38,516 ” Copra cake/Meal .. 4,544 ’ 4,544 ” Embroideries ........ 176 ” 171 ” Empty containers . 450 ” 310 ” Fish, salted ........... 51 ” 6 ” Furniture, rattan .. 307 ” 590 ” BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN MANILA: 1936 TO 1949 Compiled, by the Buread of the Census and Statistics from data supplied by the City Engineer’s Office. Annual Total . P6,170,750 P7,530,690 P9,280,560 P9,053,250 P8,234,460 P5,692,273 P12,186,150 P47,526,905 P73,907,248 P82,792,569P40,233,975 Average P 514,229 P 627,557 P 773,380 P 754,438 P 686,205 P 474,356 P 1,015,513 P 3,960,575 P 6,158,937 P 6,899,381 P 5,747,710 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1 1941 | 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1VLUJN 111 | (Value) (Value) | (Value) | (Value) | (Value) | (Value) | (Value) (Value) | (Value) | (Value) | (Value) January . P 540,030 I> 426,230 P 694,180 P 463,430 Pl,124,550 P 891,140 P — F► 1,662,245 P 3,645,970 P 6,571,660 P 4,807,320 February 720,110 479,810 434,930 1,063,950 1,025,920 467,790 _ 2,509,170 3,270,150 6,827,005 7,286,630 March . . 411,680 396,890 1,300,650 662,840 671,120 641,040 — 3,040,010 3,398,910 7,498,560 8,100,700 April . . 735,220 659,680 770,130 1,029,310 962,420 408,640 462,020 3,125,180 • 8,295,640 7,370,292 5,558,245 May . . . 400,220 670,350 1,063,570 1,139,560 740,510 335,210 1,496,700 3,964,460 5,564,870 8,570,410 5,070,380 June . . . 827,1'30 459,360 754,180 809,670 542,730 418,700 2,444,070 3,904,450 5,898,580 10,217,840 4,809,250 July . . . 302,340 691,190 756,810 495,910 357,680 609,920 1,741,320 3,062,640 9,875,435 7,771,487 4,601,450 August . . 368,260 827,660 627,790 622,050 661,860 306,680 1,418,360 4,889,640 7,428,260 7,568,950 September 393,100 777,690 684,590 554,570 590,380 530,830 1,015,250 7,326,570 7,770,310 7,095,860 October . 663,120 971,780 718,190 645,310 738,700 699,040 639,030 4,630,550 6,747,240 5,368,800 November 460,720 320,890 972,310 461,580 485,100 315,930 1,364,310 4,373,390 7,088,283 3,424,125 December 648,820 849,160 503,230 1,105,910 333,490 67,553 1,605,090 5,034,600 4,924,320 4,507,580 390 Hemp ..................... 43,284 bales 55,071 bales Household goods .. 154 tons 138 tons Junk, metal .......... 12,345 ” 12,782 ” Logs ....................... 1,485,976 board feet 1,970,323 board feet Lumber ................. 700,266 ” 1,848,590 ” Ores, chrome ......... 13,000 tons 22,900 tons Ores, iron .............. 21,084 ” — Ores, manganese .. 4,329 ” 1,350 ” Pineapples, canned. 11,564 ” 4,196 ” Rattan, furniture . 119 ” 85 ” Rope ...................... 360 ” 486 ” Rubber .................. 114 ” — Skins, hides .......... 52 ” 104 ” Sugar, raw ............ 35,412 ” 48,435 ” Tobacco .................. 50 ” 518 ” Vegetable oil prod ucts .................... 102 ” 253 ” Wines ..................... 57 ” — Transit cargo........ General 2,107 ” 601 ” merchandise .... 2,181 ” 5,915 ” TOTAL exports from the Philippines for the first half "of 1949 showed a decided increase over exports during the same period of 1948. 1,285,195 tons of cargo left the Islands during the first six months of this year, as against 923,680 tons during the first semester of 1948. Sugar, of course, showed the greatest gain, fol lowed by ores and lumber and the minor commodities in general. Copra which moved in such large quantities dur ing the first post-war years, showed a decline of some 90,000 tons. The following figures will show at a glance how the various exports for this period compare with those of last year for the same period. GOLD U.S.A.................... 1,270 ” 556 CONCENTRATES, First Half First Half ALCOHOL 1949 .1948 China ................. 95 tons 195 tons Saigon, Straits, India ............... 180 175 ” BEER Guam, Honolulu . 171 ” — Japan ................ 1,029 ” — BUNTAL FIBER China ................. 53 ” — CIGARS AND CIGARETTES Guam, Honolulu . 12 ” 46 ” China ................. 24 ” 47 ” Europe .............. 4 ” — COCONUT, DESICCATED U.S.A.................... 48,445 ” 41,689 ” Canada ............... 329 ” 423 ” Europe .............. 94 ” — COCONUT OIL U.S.A............... 17,710 ” 15,385 ” Europe .............. 7,544 ” 171 ” Africa ................ 503 ” — CONCENTRATES, COPPER U.S.A.................... 13,033 ” 410 ” CONCENTRATES, LEAD JT.S.A..................... 189 ” COPRA U.S.A.................... 130,571 ” 202,240 Canada .............. 2,750 ” 15,549 Japan"................. 6,075 ” 18,340 Europe .............. 91,897 ” 111,486 Africa ............... 5,728 ” — South America . 2,319 ” 2,211 COPRA CAKE/MEAL U.S.A.................... 23,236 tons 3,098 tons Europe ............... 9,698 ” 19,628 ” South America . 100 ” — EMBROIDERIES U.S.A.................... 673 ” 495 ” EMPTY DRUMS U.S.A.................... 2,096 ” 2,031 ” China ................. 17 ” 10 ’’ N. E. Indies .... — 81 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 181 ” 40 ” Australia ........... 101 ” 114 ” FISH, SALTED, SMOKED U.S.A.................... 81 ” 101 ” FOODSTUFFS, CANNED U.S.A.................... 1 ’’ 198 ” China ................. — 32 ” FRUITS, FRESH U.S.A.................... 5 ” - China ................. 1,029 ” 140 ” FURNITURE, RATTAN U.S.A.................... 3,080 ” 2,971 ” Canada ............. — 4 ” China ................. 9 ” 13 ” Japan ................ 182 ” 282 ” Saigon, Straits, India ............... 18 ” 6 ” Europe ............... 16 ” — Africa ............... 4 ” 5 ” South America 354 ” 360 ” GLYCERINE U.S.A.................... 952 ” 112 ” China ................ — 5 Europe .............. — 70 ” GUM, COPAL U.S.A.................... 318 ” 443 ” China ................. 2 ” 2 ” Europe .............. 17 ” 53 South America . — 6 ” GUM, ELEMI U.S.A.................... 1 ” 2 ” Europe .............. 19 ” 9 ” South America . — 1 ” HEMP U.S.A.................... 107,008 bales 190,522 bales Canada .............. 1,553 ” 3,301 ” China ................. 8,131 ” 6,530 ” Japan ................ 85,822 ” 77,718 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 3,745 ” 2,385 ” Europe .............. 83,243 ” 103,569 " Australia ........... 800 ” 42 ” Africa ................ 2,266 ” 1,460 ” South America . 100 ” 2,950 ” HEMP, KNOTTED U.S.A.................... 18 tons 28 tons Europe ............... 1 ” 28 ” HOUSEHOLD GOODS U.S.A.................... 689 ” 524 ’’ Canada .............. 5 ” 1 ” China ................ • 113 ” 42 ” Japan ....................... 68 ” 31 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 117 ” 14 ” Europe ............... 229 ” 41 ” Australia .................. 24 ” 24 ” Africa ...................... — 8 ” South Africa ... 18 ” 7 ” JUNK, METAL U.S.A.................... 46,341 ” 39,396 ” Canada .............. 96 ” — China ................. 1,806 ” 2,779 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 3,139 ” 579 ” Europe .............. 4,398 ” 61 ” Africa ................ — 71 ” South America . 3,140 ” 336 ” 391 KAPOK U.S.A.................... KAPOK SEEDS 188 tons 432 tons Japan ................ LOGS U.S.A.................... 303 ” — 3,269,364 board feet 5,597,260 board feet Canada ............... 101,525 ” ” 150,073 ” China ................. 1,244,385 ” ” 653,452 ” Japan ................. 4,092,256 ” 26,914 ” ” 271,268 ” N. E. Indies .... Saigon, Straits, India .............. 86,461 ” ” — Europe .............. LUMBER — 1,371 ” U.S.A.................... 7,984,294 ” ” 3,823,715 ’’ China ................ 1,299,897 ” ” — Japan ................ Saigon, Straits, 3,244,000 ” India .............. — 600 ” Europe .............. 111,069 ” — Africa ............... MOLASSES 348,320 ” — U.S.A.................... 1 tons — tons Japap ................ Saigon, Straits, 14,005 ” 3,887 ” India .............. 3,900 ” — Europe ............... 37,811 ” — ORES, CHROME U.S.A.................... 146,266 ” 120,157 ” Canada .............. 4,000 ” — Europe .............. ORES, IRON 9,860 ” 6,000 ” Japan ................ ORES, ’ MANGANESE 123,172 ” U.S.A.................... 4,795 ” 4,300 ” Japan ................. PINEAPPLES, CANNED 4,079 ” 1,900 ” U.S.A.................... 18,360 ” 6,341 ” RATTAN, PALASAN 95 ” U.S.A.................... 631 ” — 845 ” Canada .............. 6 ” — China ................ — 9 ” Europe .............'• ROPE 1 ” U.S.A.................... 344 ” 708 ” Canada .............. — 7 ” China ................ 61 ” 140 ” Japan ................ — 153 ” N. E. Indies .... Saigon, Straits, 65 ” 163 ” India .............. 617 ” 740 ” Europe .............. 57 ” 48 ” Africa ................ 9 ” 95 ” South America RUBBER 326 ’’ 218 ” U.S.A................... SHELLS 540 ” 580 ” U.S.A................... 244 ” 505 ” China ............... — 4 ” Europe ............ SHELL. BUTTONS 36 ” U.S.A.................. SOAP 10 ” 29 ” Canada ............. . — 58 ” China ............... 10 ” 1 ” Japan .......... "... SKINS, HIDES 6 " 2 ” U.S.A.................. 402 ” 300 ” Japan ............... Saigon, Straits, 59 ” 134 ” India ............. 3 ” — ” Europe ............ SUGAR, RAW 10 ” U.S.A.................. TANNING EXTRACT . 379,324 ” 125,737 ” China ............... 90 ” — Japan ............... 111 ” — TOBACCO U.S.A.................... 345 tons 132 tons China ................ 65 ” 211 ” Saigon, Straits, India ............... 171 ” — Europe .............. 1,603 ” — Australia ........... 55 ” 1,869 ” VEGETABLE OIL, EDIBLE PRODUCTS U.S.A.................... 51 ” 75 ” Canada .............. — 2 ” China ................ 20 ” 18 ” Japan ................ 8 ” 13 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 27 ” 36 " Africa ................ — 295 ” South America . 16 ” WINES 153 ” U.S.A.................... 139 ’’ Japan ................ 51 ” Saigon, Straits, 70 ” India .............. — 14 ” TRANSIT CARGO _ U.S.A.................... 1,410 ” 264 ” " China ................ 853 ” 437 ” Japan ................ 103 ” — Saigon, Straits, India .............. — 51 ” GENERAL MER CHANDISE U.S.A.................... 4,894 ” 34,240 ” Canada .............. 59 ” 135 ” China ................ 5,430 ” 13,411 ” Japan ................ 370 ” 3,106 ” N. E. Indies .... 1,432 ” 2,998 ” Saigon, Straits, India .............. 1,178 ” 2,667 ” Europe .............. 396 ” 1,190 ” Australia ........... 298 ” 2,439 ” Africa ............... 2,117 ” 3,234 ” South America .. 2 ” Land Transportation (Bus Lines) By L. G. James Assistant to the President A. L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc. THE development of bus transportation facilities in the Philippines was pioneered by American capital and until the mid-1920’s the majority of the larger companies were under American man agement and control. During the late 1920’s and the following period prior to World War II, Filipino ca pital entered this field of enterprise on a broad scale. In the year 1941, there were many successful and substantial land-transportation companies in various parts of the country operated and controlled by Fili pinos. The post-war period has seen widespread de velopment of bus and truck operations representing new Filipino capital investment, with practically no new American capital entering this field, although the Parity Amendment offers American capital supposed ly equal opportunity to that enjoyed by local investors in this form of enterprise. * The oldest and, until December, 1941, the largest transportation company in operation in the Philip pines (with approximately 400 registered units) is A. L. Ammen Transportation Company, Inc., com monly known as “ALATCO”. Founded by A. L. 392