Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2010 Article IV consultation with Philippines, the following documents have been released and are included in this package:  The staff report for the 2010 Article IV consultation, prepared by a staff team of the IMF, following discussions that ended on December 10, 2010, with the officials of Philippines on economic developments and policies. Based on

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... information available at the time of these discussions, the staff report was completed on January 18, 2011. The views expressed in the staff report are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Board of the IMF.  A staff statement of February 18, 2011 updating information on recent developments.  A Public Information Notice (PIN) summarizing the views of the Executive Board as expressed during its February 18, 2011 discussion of the staff report that concluded the Article IV consultation.