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Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin said "there is no need to change the (macroeconomic) numbers unless there is a discernable change in the trend."
Manila is aiming for gross domestic product (GDP) growth of between 4.2 and 5.2 percent, with inflation projected at between 4.5 and 5.5 percent.
It expects interest rates, as reflected by the bellweather 91-day Treasury bills, to average between 7.0 and 8.0 percent.
Arroyo's economic managers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the possible impact of the weekend mutiny, Boncodin told reporters.
"It's too early (to make any revision). Maybe after a quarter, we will have to make an assessment on the effect of the Makati incident on our economy," Boncodin said.
About 300 soldiers seized the center of the Makati financial district before dawn on Sunday and demanded the resignation of Arroyo and Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes, accusing them of corruption and sponsoring terrorism.
They surrendered peacefully about 22 hours later when the population and the rest of the military refused to join them.
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