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Was it really just 20 percent to 19 percent tariff reduction? No. Effective tariffs on Philippine exports were just at 6.65 ...
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SONA in the time of multiple distractions and woes

TRADITION dictates that the spotlight should be trained on the president, and the president alone, not only during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) — to take place tomorrow, July 28 — but also ...
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Is God winning the fight against superpower war?

BEFORE the headline topic, some remarks on the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the impeachment case filed against Vice ...
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Defining national interests

WHEN United States President Donald Trump returned to power in January, he promised to make a difference. Aside from his ...
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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. President Donald Trump is known for placing great value on ...
From jabs to his enemies to questionable AI-generated images of himself as a king, Trump uses social media every... single...
Economist Joey Salceda on Saturday expressed optimism that the Philippines will enter into a free trade agreement with the ...
The U.S. Department of State announced this week the release of at least P3 billion ($60 million) in foreign assistance ...
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PH must firmly reject proposed US arms plant

ALONG with a grossly disadvantageous trade agreement, it seems that another deeply disappointing result of President ...
Government urged to address non-tariff barriers MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government hopes to further reduce the ...
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Crumbs

In his characteristically crude manner, Donald Trump boasted a few weeks ago that foreign leaders were lining up to “kiss (his) ass” and plead for trade deals. Since then, he has so far failed to nail ...
Presidents Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Donald Trump agreed to impose a 19% tariff rate on Philippine imports to the United States starting in August, down from the previous 20%. The revised ...