The government is keeping its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for 2015 at between 7 percent and 8 percent, dismissing speculation that the slower economy in 2014 may drag the expansion next year.

Socieconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the government remains optimistic that the major sectors of the economy will fuel growth and offset poor government spending in 2014.

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