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Philippine automotive industry renews calls to update the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) due to ...
THE Philippines could forego about P3.97 billion in government revenue as a result of its tariff deal with the US, think tank IBON Foundation estimated. In its IBON Birdtalk Midyear 2025 briefing ...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. confirms key Philippine agricultural goods like rice, corn, and pork will be protected in ongoing tariff ...
Beijing facing August 12 deadline to reach agreement with Washington after preliminary deal in June ended weeks of ...
Locally-produced agricultural goods such as rice, corn, sugar, chicken, fish, and pork will be protected in the ongoing ...
An impeachment proceeding against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte can't proceed due to a constitutional limit on the ...
Was it really just 20 percent to 19 percent tariff reduction? No. Effective tariffs on Philippine exports were just at 6.65 ...
The United States, riding a tariff wave launched by President Donald Trump, has concluded a trade agreement with Japan, the ...
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has been assured by Philippine trade negotiators that no concessions will be made to the US that will harm domestic producers of agricultural goods.
AS PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 28, 2025, ...
TRADITION dictates that the spotlight should be trained on the president, and the president alone, not only during the State ...