THE Philippine economy grew to 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, the slowest in eight years, bringing the full-year growth rate to 5.9 percent, just below the government’s target.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a briefing Thursday that the October-to-December figure was higher than the revised 6.0 percent in the third quarter and the 6.3 percent recorded in the same period in 2018.

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