1% cut: Hurts more than it helps
It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
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It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
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A man dubbed the “Lowbat Sidecar Boy” was taken into custody by Manila police after a video of him blocking traffic with his sidecar went viral on social media.
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In our case, the US initially announced a 17-percent tariff last April, later raising it to 20 percent; but following President Marcos Jr.’s state visit, this…
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‘The Cabinet will discuss this urgent matter with the President in India, on the sidelines of his state visit.’
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Switzerland said on Monday it was ready to make a better offer to the United States to avoid steep tariffs that have shocked the country.
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There is a lesson to be learned from Japan. Before you can buy a car there, you must prove you have a parking space — not necessarily owned, but at least…
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‘From a financial and auto loan entity, what is important is the overall growth of automobiles in the country, and I think that has been growing well.’
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The DILG stressed that what works in one city, such as Manila, may not be applicable in others like Malabon, San Juan, Muntinlupa or Pateros.
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An “unauthorized” exhibit of British artist Banksy, “the most important contemporary artist of the 20th century,” according to the Jude Law-starrer series The…
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US President Donald Trump delayed for another week, to 7 August, the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on most countries, including the Philippines, in a minor…
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Israel started the war and ended up losing; the US sent the B-52 but destroyed nothing.
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Trump said Tuesday he did not plan to attend a G20 summit in South Africa.
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A panel of skeptical US appeals court judges grilled a government lawyer Thursday on President Donald Trump's use of an emergency authority to impose sweeping…
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President Donald Trump's dream of a new world order in trade faced a crucial test Thursday, with dozens of economies — including key commercial partners like…
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Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence helped lift Wall Street Thursday as Microsoft surfed a tech wave to pass $4 trillion in market value even as…
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Secretary Arsenio Balisacan of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) on Tuesday said the country’s expected growth this year is…
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By imposing a fresh 25 percent tariff on Indian imports, US President Donald Trump appears to be testing whether his hardline trade strategy is starting to…
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‘Unquestionably, it was most definitely a surprise, very unpleasant and indubitably unexpected by us.’
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