THE Philippine economy grew 6.5 percent in the second quarter on faster government spending amid slack in private investment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday.
In the second quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed from 7.1 percent a year earlier, but marginally higher than the 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the PSA said.
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