PIDS projects Philippine GDP to grow by 5% in 2025  

MANILA, Philippines — The economy is expected to rebound in the final months of 2025 after a third-quarter slowdown, with the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) projecting a more optimistic 5-percent full-year growth in gross domestic product (GDP). That is, if fourth-quarter growth revs up to 5 percent from the four-year low of 4