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With just weeks left, Philippine industries are pushing to lower US tariffs to 10% as Vietnam and Indonesia secure trade deals, citing risk to garments, semiconductors.
THE PHILIPPINES has room to negotiate with the US to bring down its reciprocal tariff to as low as 10% using defense concessions as a key bargaining chip, according to Fitch Solutions’ research unit ...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to expand economic cooperation and reaffirm the Philippines' defense alliance with the ...
Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP), alongside key export suppliers from the Toyota Group, recently presented their ...
THE United Coconut Association of the Philippines (Ucap) remains hopeful that President Marcos Jr.’s visit to the United States will yield positive results. This, after the US administration reduced ...
The United States recent tariff announcements have cut down forecast for Southeast Asian economies, with the more ...
With the tariff landscape in constant flux, home industry retailers are adopting an array of new policies to stay in business ...
A coalition of farmers and workers’ groups has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resist what it calls “bullying ...
Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC), the exclusive licensor of 7 Eleven convenience stores in the Philippines, expects to exceed the 5,000 store count next year. It is banking on ...
BBM is visiting Washington DC from Sunday to Tuesday next week. The visit comes shortly after Trump announced an increase in the tariff for Philippine products entering the US, from 17 to 20 percent.
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‘Economy expanded in Q2’
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto expressed optimism that the Philippine economy performed better in the second quarter compared to the first, but said full-year growth may still settle below six percent.
The uncertainties triggered by the US' tariff threats could cause some countries to rush into deals at the expense of ...