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Palace: No surprise with ADB’s cut in PH growth forecast

Malacaang is not surprised with the revised 2018 economic growth outlook of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Philippines from 6.8 percent to 6.4 percent.   Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government was anticipating this "slowdown," citing policy decisions of the Duterte administration.   "We expected this slowdown vis--vis our growth target for the year, given that certain policy decisions, such as the closure of Boracay and the full implementation of our comprehensive tax reform package which would benefit the country in the long-run, contributed to the deceleration," Roque noted in a statementon Wednesday.   Roque, however, assur...

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Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision

LUCENA CITY ---- A motorcyclist running against a one-way street died after he collided with another motorcycle in Lucena City early Friday....