The second quarter’s 6.5 percent growth result is proof that the Philippine economy isn’t headed for a meltdown, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

The April-June figure, slightly higher than the 6.4 percent recorded during the first three months of the year, fell within expectations but was slower compared to the 7.1 percent posted a year earlier.

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