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MANILA: The Philippines is to launch five coast guard vessels worth half a billion dollars through a Japanese government loan, a senior official said on Thursday (Nov 9), to improve its patrol capability in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Manila announced the project after a
(UPDATE) THE Philippine economy grew by a better-than-expected 5.9 percent in the third quarter, the government reported on Thursday, with a rebound in state spending said to have particularly factored in the acceleration.