RECENT economic data indicates the Philippine economy likely expanded by 6.2 percent in the second quarter, with industrial production and trade rebounding after natural disasters hampered growth in the prior months, Moody’s Analytics said.

“The Philippine economy rebounded in the second quarter after GDP [gross domestic product] growth slowed in the previous two quarters during and following last year’s typhoon,” the analytical firm said in its Asia Pacific Preview report released on Friday.

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