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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
Helen Flores – The Philippine Star November 14, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte called for closer international cooperation to hasten the economic recovery of Asia-Pacific states from the COVID-19 pandemic as he addressed the 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) last Friday. Speaking during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting held via video conference, Duterte said the disparity in the ability of nations to recover from the pandemic cannot only be attributed to weak domestic systems or pre-pandemic economic fault lines, but also to structural and artificial const…