THE country’s growth slowed a bit in the first semester of 2019 because of the effects of El Niño, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday.

NEDA Undersecretary Adoracion Navarro said the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dipped by 0.21 percentage point because of the drought and dry spell that hit several provinces.

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