ECONOMIC growth will still hit the government's downwardly adjusted 2021 target despite an expected third quarter slowdown, a Cabinet official said on Thursday.

"Yes, we're sticking to that growth target and we think we'll hit it," Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said in a television interview when asked about the possibility of meeting this year's 4-5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth target.

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