Philippine shares are expected to move sideways in the absence of fresh leads this week as the market consolidates previous gains and tackles lingering disappointment over lower-than-expected first-quarter economic growth announced last week.

The government on Thursday released data showing gross domestic product GDP grew 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, off the conservative growth target of 6 percent.

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