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PH up 12 notches in 2017 Index of Economic Freedom
The Philippines gets a score of 65 6 higher than the world average of 60 9 and the Asia Pacific region average of 60 4

Philippines moves up to 70th among world's freest economies
Infrastructure remains to be the bad news says the Heritage Foundation

PH climbs to 76th spot among world’s freest economies
The country is up 13 places in the world economic freedom rankings but needs improvement in areas including property rights fiscal freedom and government spending says US think tank Heritage Foundation

Weak judiciary, corruption limit PH economy
A weak judiciary and corruption were among the factors that limit the Philippine economy