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A flood wall is being built in Manila. Government spending jumped by 13.15% to P572.9 billion in September. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) budget deficit widened to P273.3 billion in September, as revenues and expenditures posted double-digit growth, the Bureau of the Treasury

Shoppers check various Halloween items in Divisoria. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year may fall below the government’s target amid dampened household spending, Fitch Ratings said.“We expect the Philippines’ economy to expand by