
Tariff relief fails to lift Phl coconut farmers
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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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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Cost savings are expected to improve the profitability of export-oriented processors, encouraging them to buy more raw product and offer higher prices to…
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is maintaining that the government remains aggressive in keeping the momentum in attaining improved exports.
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An attempt to smuggle wildlife overseas was foiled after the interception of a United Kingdom-bound parcel containing eight containers of live millipedes, the…
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The DoE said gasoline next week may slide by around P0.50 per liter, diesel could edge up by roughly P0.50, while kerosene is poised for a sharper climb of…
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Isang malaking tagumpay sa larangan ng kalakalan ang nakuha ng Pilipinas matapos alisin ng Estados Unidos ang taripa sa mahigit $1 bilyon na halaga ng mga…
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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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Swiss business leaders breathed a sigh of relief Friday after Washington and Bern announced an agreement to more than halve the steep 39-percent tariffs…
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The Economy and Development Council has now resolved to maintain this rate until the end of 2025 and implement a mechanism for adjusting MFN tariffs based on…
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Malacañang on Sunday issued Executive Order (EO) 105, extending the 15-percent tax on imported rice until 31 December 2025, while creating an inter-agency body…
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If we can queue properly for fish balls and kwek-kwek and turn throwing water at each other into a festival, surely we can figure out how to make our economy…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set a minimum farmgate price of P210 per kilo for live hogs, after producers warned that plunging prices were pushing…
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Motorists took another hit at the pumps as fuel prices rose for the second straight week amid surging global demand and escalating geopolitical tensions.
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The DTI will adopt the Tariff Commission’s recommended P14 per 40 Kg or P349 per metric ton of Odinary Portland Cement Type 1 and Blended Cement for a period…
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Pump prices are expected to move in mixed directions for the second straight week, with gasoline likely to post a slight rollback while diesel and kerosene may…
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The concentration of chip manufacturing in Taiwan has long been seen as a ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from an invasion or blockade by China.
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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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When Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assumed the presidency in June 2022, he made the unusual decision to name himself the secretary of agriculture. The decision, he…
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