Trade sector gains despite Trump tariffs
‘The continued rise in our exports shows that Filipino-made products remain competitive worldwide.’
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‘The continued rise in our exports shows that Filipino-made products remain competitive worldwide.’
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Export sales of $269.089 million were generated at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE), underscoring sustained Chinese demand for Philippine food…
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The country can maximize tourism’s contribution to export revenue given its untapped potential as a driver of export diversification and foreign exchange…
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Ellizer Manza, who tends his family’s two-hectare plot in Lopez, Quezon province, has seen no improvement since Washington scrapped the 19 percent levy on…
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Philippine exporters of durian and banana chips, jewelry, handicrafts and banking essentials, among others, generated over $18 million in export sales at the…
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The Philippines has finalized its first-ever Free Trade Agreement in the Middle East with the United Arab Emirates called Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
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‘The exports’ growth has decelerated in the last two years, so we have to adjust. We lowered it because of global political tensions, uncertainty of the United…
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A DA inspection mission to Chile in June evaluated the country’s veterinary services, animal health systems, and food safety controls and confirmed that Chile…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has cleared 13 Chilean companies to export beef, pork, and chicken to the country to stabilize supply and protect consumers…
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Philippine exporters are being urged to prepare for the European Union’s new deforestation rules, which will require companies to prove that key agricultural…
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The spike in surplus was attributed by the BSP to increasing remittances by overseas Filipino workers, gains from business process outsourcing exports,…
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Quezon City (QC) contributed 6 percent of the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024 — equivalent to about P1.33 trillion — according to the…
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The Philippines booked a $706 million balance of payments (BOP) surplus in October 2025, reflecting stronger inflows and an improving external position, the…
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The United States (US) has granted additional exemptions from its 19 percent reciprocal tariff on selected Philippine agricultural exports, easing concerns…
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Following the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to conduct a deeper probe into whether business process outsourcing (BPO) firms…
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‘While economies continue to promote trade facilitation and deepen regional economic integration, rising trade-restrictive measures and trade remedies point to…
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I am glad the DoLE is dedicated to ensuring worker safety; we must ensure that this commitment leads to concrete reforms in the BPO sector.
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‘Threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right approach to engaging with China.’
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