'Remarkable' growth for Philippine economy despite disasters

The Philippine economy was one of the fastest-growing in Asia last year after shrugging off devastating natural disasters and expanding at a "remarkable" pace in the final quarter, the government said on Thursday. The economy grew by 6.5 percent in the last three months of the year even as a super typhoon claimed thousands of lives and an earthquake struck popular tourist islands, Economic ... More here: 'Remarkable' growth for Philippine economy despite disasters

'Remarkable' growth for Philippine economy despite disasters

The Philippine economy was one of the fastest-growing in Asia last year after shrugging off devastating natural disasters and expanding at a "remarkable" pace in the final quarter, the government ... More here: 'Remarkable' growth for Philippine economy despite disasters