Tariffs, Duterte risks loom as Philippines’ Marcos charts last years in power


MANILA: Fresh from tariff talks with President Donald Trump, Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pic) is on Monday (July 28) set to unveil plans to boost growth as he starts the second half of his single six-year term beset with economic and political risks.

Marcos will use his annual speech to Congress to push welfare and infrastructure programmes as he steers the South-East Asian economy through global trade tensions.

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