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Customers browse flowers at Dangwa Flower Market in Manila, Feb. 10, 2025. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY may have expanded by 6% in the first quarter, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said.Asked for his first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP)

A view shows wind turbines at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm operated by Iberdrola near Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Brittany, France, Oct. 22, 2024. A World Bank report estimates the Philippines’ offshore wind resources has a potential of over 178 gigawatts (GW). — REUTERSBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterDESPITE

PIXABAYBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Senior ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ external debt service burden slumped by more than 50% in January amid a sharp decline in principal payments, the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.Preliminary data from the central bank showed debt