People flock to the Markina public market on the first day of implementation of Alert Level 1, March 1. — Philippine Star/ Michael Varcas

MANILA – The Philippine economy grew 8.2% in the first quarter of 2022 from a year earlier, only slightly lower than the previously-reported growth of 8.3%, the statistics agency said on Monday.

The government will release second-quarter gross domestic product data at around 0200 GMT on Tuesday. — Reuters

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