Philippines posts Q3 GDP growth of 7.6% – official data

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MANILA — The Philippine economy expanded 7.6% in the third quarter from a year earlier, the statistics agency said on Thursday.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, growth was 2.9% compared with the 0.1% contraction in the previous three month period. (Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico dela Cruz; Writing by Karen Lema; Editing by Himani Sarkar)