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Reuters
Reuters
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By Brenda Goh and Enrico Dela Cruz

Davos 2023: Marcos says Philippines to resist 'recessionary forces'

FILE PHOTO: President of the Philippines Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. attends a news conference after the European Union (EU) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) commemorative summit in Brussels, Belgium December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country would resist global recessionary headwinds, but warned that increasing tensions in the South China Sea were harming trade.

Marcos was bullish about the country's economic prospects in a speech on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting, which has been dominated by talk of an impending global recession brought on by the cost of living and energy crises.

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