- The Philippine economy expanded 6.9% in the first quarter of this year, dislodging China as Asia's fastest growing country.
- The GDP figure was bolstered by strong investment growth as well as higher construction and domestic consumption ahead of elections in May.
- Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged to retain the economic priorities of the outgoing Aquino administration, policies that led to the nation's first investment-grade ratings and its best period of growth since the 1970s.
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