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[Title] => Build resilience by greenlighting strategic investments
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[Title] => VP Sara Duterte launches presidential bid
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[Title] => From drift to direction: 10 sustainable shifts for the Philippines to regain momentum
[Summary] => As the Philippines posts its weakest non-pandemic quarterly GDP performance since 2009, I’m reminded of a pointed question I was recently asked by a frustrated business leader: “Why are we stuck?”
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[Title] => Reserve buffer strengthens peso resilience
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[Title] => Fiscal catch-up to underpin growth execution
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[Title] => IT-BPM growth moderates, quality over speed
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[Title] => Trade deficit hits 4-year low, but sustainability remains uncertain
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[Title] => Growth softens on fiscal drag but a 2026 recovery remains plausible
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[Title] => From drift to direction: 10 sustainable shifts for the Philippines to regain momentum
[Summary] => As the Philippines posts its weakest non-pandemic quarterly GDP performance since 2009, I’m reminded of a pointed question I was recently asked by a frustrated business leader: “Why are we stuck?”
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[Title] => IT-BPM growth moderates, quality over speed
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[Title] => Trade deficit hits 4-year low, but sustainability remains uncertain
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[Title] => Growth softens on fiscal drag but a 2026 recovery remains plausible
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