WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday said the slowed economic growth in the second quarter is "only temporary" and "does not determine the country's long-term direction." The Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 2.3 percent growth, down from 2.8 percent in the previous quarter. "We acknowledge that the countrys economic growth in the second quarter was
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