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BRIEF-Philippines' PLDT Q2 core net income down 4 pct y/y

(Corrects link to source text) Aug 4 (Reuters) - Philippine Long Distance Telephone * Says H1 net income 18.7 billion pesos ($409 million), down 6 pct from a year earlier * Says H1 core net income 18.9 billion pesos, down 5 pct from a year earlier * Says Q2 core net income down 4 percent Source text for Eikon: (http://bit.ly/1IlEMQK) Further company coverage: ($1 = 45.75 Philippine pesos) (Reporting By Erik dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales)