BoI lowers PEDP 2023-2028 to $132B due to local, global headwinds
‘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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‘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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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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Foul odor greeted a shopper when she opened a chest freezer stocked with meat inside a well-known membership supermarket in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
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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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‘Threatening high tariffs at every turn is not the right approach to engaging with China.’
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Philippine bananas currently face tariffs of up to 18 percent. Despite being Japan’s top supplier, the country’s market share fell to 75 percent in 2024 from…
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Phl Philippine exporters are being encouraged to expand into Australia and New Zealand, which trade officials identified as promising non-traditional markets…
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The Philippines is aiming to sign its first economic agreement with a Latin American country by next year, as talks on the Philippines-Chile Comprehensive…
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The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of International Trade Relations requested stakeholders to submit a detailed list of non-tariff measures for…
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The Philippines has long shown a knack for turning modest innovation investments into tangible results. We outperform several regional peers and remain…
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Filipino exporters facing tighter regulations and higher tariffs in traditional markets such as the United States are being encouraged to diversify into…
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As the world’s number one exporter of coconuts, the country is expected to bear the brunt of the 19 percent tariff imposed by the United States on the…
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We have this option to negotiate. We are a treaty ally of the US, and it is one of the many highlights of our current negotiation.
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