THE Philippines may not be fully prepared for the planned Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) economic integration in 2015 that will allow the free flow of goods and services within the region, a lawmaker warned on Tuesday.

Rep. Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar, vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, said that concerned government agencies should make an evaluation and brief Congress on how the country is gearing up for the integration of the economies of members of the Asean.

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