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Trump has recently announced preliminary trade deals with Japan and other countries, and many of his paused “reciprocal” ...
He’s a wheeler-dealer, our president, needless to say, and he’s kind of cutting these deals — but he has scared these people, ...
Trump’s Brics tariff threat and transshipment provisions could further complicate trade negotiations as the August 1 deadline ...
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 ...
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Trump tariffs and agriculture

The recently announced Trump Tariffs will significantly harm our agriculture sector, especially coconut farmers. For example, ...
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Defining national interests

WHEN United States President Donald Trump returned to power in January, he promised to make a difference.
Donald Trump’s new Asia tariff strategy is leaving exporters in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines trying to make sense ...
TRADITION dictates that the spotlight should be trained on the president, and the president alone, not only during the State ...
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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.
Was it really just 20 percent to 19 percent tariff reduction? No. Effective tariffs on Philippine exports were just at 6.65 ...