Higher government spending could allow the Philippine economy to grow by 6.0-6.5 percent in the second half of the year, an ING Bank Manila economist said.

“Strong government spending will likely bolster growth into 2H 2018 and offset a likely slowdown in household spending due to accelerating inflation and elevated borrowing costs,” economist Nicholas Mapa said in a note released on Tuesday.

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