The 1Q GDP print for the Philippines was worse than expected, as the economy contracted by 4.2%. Emilio "Jun" Neri, BPI's Lead Economist, joined us on Across the ASEAN to talk about why the economy worsened by a larger degree, what this means for the year's outlook, and what remains for both fiscal and monetary authorities to support  the country's economy.

<p>The 1Q GDP print for the Philippines was worse than expected, as the economy contracted by 4.2%. Emilio "Jun" Neri, BPI's Lead Economist, joined us on Across the ASEAN to talk about why the economy worsened by a larger degree, what this means for the year's outlook, and what remains for both fiscal and monetary authorities to support&nbsp; the country's economy.</p>

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