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[Title] => EDITORYAL — Pag-usad ng ekonomiya, masyadong mabagal
[Summary] => MABAGAL ang iniusad ng ekonomiya sa huling bahagi ng 2026. Ito ang report ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Ayon sa PSA. 2.1 percent lamang ang inilago ng ekonomiya sa taong ito.
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[Title] => Philippines growth outlook dims as Nomura, BMI cut forecasts
[Summary] => The Philippine economy is expected to grow by just 2.6 to three percent this year, well below government expectations, as stubborn inflation, weak consumer spending and delayed infrastructure projects threaten to prolong the slowdown into 2027.
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[Title] => Ekonomiya ng Pinas bumagsak sa 2.1% - PSA
[Summary] => Nagtala ng 2.1% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas nitong ikatlong quarter (Hulyo hanggang Setyembre) ng 2026.
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[Title] => Philippines Q2 GDP revised to 2.4%
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[Title] => ‘Return to 6% growth a struggle for Philippine economy’
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[Title] => Buying Filipino creates jobs
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[Title] => Peso breaches 63-level vs dollar, hits record low
[Summary] => The Philippine peso breached the P63:$1 level for the first time on Thursday, hitting a fresh record low against the US dollar amid renewed tensions in the Middle East.
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[Title] => Cebu eyes small-scale manufacturing, AI projects to turn interest into jobs
[Summary] => Cebu is pursuing smaller, staged manufacturing investments and technology ventures as it seeks to convert growing investor interest into new businesses and jobs, with a proposed electric motorcycle battery assembly project and an artificial intelligence (AI) research center among the initiatives under development.
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[Title] => Philippines growth outlook dims as Nomura, BMI cut forecasts
[Summary] => The Philippine economy is expected to grow by just 2.6 to three percent this year, well below government expectations, as stubborn inflation, weak consumer spending and delayed infrastructure projects threaten to prolong the slowdown into 2027.
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[Title] => Ekonomiya ng Pinas bumagsak sa 2.1% - PSA
[Summary] => Nagtala ng 2.1% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas nitong ikatlong quarter (Hulyo hanggang Setyembre) ng 2026.
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[Title] => Philippines Q2 GDP revised to 2.4%
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[DatePublished] => 2026-11-08 00:00:00
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