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  "path": "/business/2026/05/01/312744/philippines-trade-deficit-widens-to-4-5-billion-in-march/",
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  "textContent": "MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $4.5 billion in March, wider than the previous months’ gap of $3.7 billion, preliminary official data showed on Thursday. Exports rose 20.4% from a year earlier, while imports increased 12.3% over the same period. —Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Martin Petty\n\nThe post Philippines’ trade deficit widens to $4.5 billion in March appeared first on Interaksyon.",
  "title": "Philippines’ trade deficit widens to $4.5 billion in March"
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