A farmer walks with his buffalo with the Mayon Volcano in the background in Albay province, Bicol region, south of Manila in this September 17, 2014 file photo. The Philippine economy has outpaced most of its Asian neighbours in the last two years, but its large rural sector may drag on growth in the second half as it confronts what forecasters say will be one of the worst El Nino dry spells on record. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
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