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Manufacturing activity slowed in April. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter PHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING activity eased to an eight-month low in April as new orders and output both rose at a slower pace, S&P Global said.The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE NATIONAL Government (NG) fell short of its budget deficit ceiling in the first quarter, after missing its spending target.Preliminary data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed the fiscal gap narrowed by 14.51% to P270.9 billion in the January-to-March period