FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of this year proves that the Philippine economy is moving steadily toward a robust resurgence and expansion.

In his keynote speech during the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines-San Miguel Corp. Economic Forum on Wednesday, Diokno said the three major sectors — agriculture (0.2 percent), industry (6.3 percent) and services (9.1 percent) — to the country's economic growth. The country's GDP expanded by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of this year.

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