Competitiveness key to PH signing regional trade pact
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. said he wants an assessment of the country’s competitiveness first before pursuing the ratification of ...
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Farmers and businessmen give opposite views on RCEP deal
Farmers and businessmen gave opposing views on the delayed Senate approval of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement that ...
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Biz groups press PH entry in RCEP
Dominant business organizations in the Philippines have reiterated call for the Senate to ratify the country’s membership in the Regional ...
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Group seeks stronger drive against piracy
An advocacy group has urged Philippine legislators to add more teeth to the government’s fight against piracy of intellectual property ...
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PH to lose investors over trade deal delay
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez expressed concern that the country may lose investment opportunities to competitor countries over the delayed congressional ...
Read moreGov’t asked to prepare for accession to RCEP
The Philippines should have a clear picture of what it wants to achieve once it is given the green light ...
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More foreign business chambers urge Senate to ratify regional pact
The Joint Foreign Chambers called on the Senate to ratify Philippine membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership before the ...
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Senators urged to ‘bury’ RCEP
An agriculture advocacy party-list group on Saturday asked senators to “permanently bury” the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and closely review all future ...
Read more4 business groups urge Senate to ratify PH membership in world’s largest trade bloc
Four business groups on Friday backed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership as they urged the Senate to ratify the Philippine ...
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RCEP: An economic thrust rightly predicted
"We need to stay open and inclusive." As anticipated, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, upon its signing on ...
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