PH economy ‘high and steady’ — 3 Cabinet members

    President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet members boasted on Friday the administration's achievements, calling the Philippine economy "high and steady" and "one of the fastest growing" among Asian countries. "Economic growth has been high and steady," said Ernesto Pernia, Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority, said during the forum on Economic Development and Infrastructure Cluster. The forum is the first of three fora in preparation for Duterte's third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23. Pernia cited the 6.8 percent-increase in the Philippine economy during the first quarter of 2018, higher than the 6.7 percent recorded for the sa...

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