First quarter’s 5.6% result lowest in 4 years

Philippine economic growth hit a four-year low in the first quarter, slowing to 5.6 percent from 6.3 percent three months earlier and the 6.5 percent posted a year ago, as Congress’ failure to pass the 2019 budget weighed on state spending.

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