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He’s a wheeler-dealer, our president, needless to say, and he’s kind of cutting these deals — but he has scared these people, ...
WITH only a week left before the implementation of the 19-percent tariff on Philippine goods entering the US, the Philippine ...
Economist Joey Salceda on Saturday expressed optimism that the Philippines will enter into a free trade agreement with the ...
Trump has recently announced preliminary trade deals with Japan and other countries, and many of his paused “reciprocal” ...
Trump’s Brics tariff threat and transshipment provisions could further complicate trade negotiations as the August 1 deadline ...
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Looking at the forest and not just the trees
We may seem biased but overall, President Marcos’ official trip to Washington, DC was very successful and, more importantly, consequential.
TRADITION dictates that the spotlight should be trained on the president, and the president alone, not only during the State ...
The Manila Times on MSN7hOpinion
Defining national interests
WHEN United States President Donald Trump returned to power in January, he promised to make a difference.
MANILA – The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) on Friday lauded the government’s trade negotiators ...
Was it really just 20 percent to 19 percent tariff reduction? No. Effective tariffs on Philippine exports were just at 6.65 ...
While global trade negotiators are making last-ditch efforts in Washington, and a virtual meeting of Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin with US officials is scheduled for 29 July, the effectiveness ...