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US cuts tariff on PH to 19%

Marcos, Trump one step closer to finishing ‘big’ trade deal WASHINGTON—US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) to reduce tariffs on the Philippines,...

Militant solon blasts one-percent US tariff cut after Marcos-Trump talk

ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio expressed disappointment on Wednesday after the Philippines only managed to reduce US tariffs by one percent while granting...

Trump announces ‘massive’ Japan trade deal including 15% tariff

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, cutting a threatened 25-percent tariff to 15 percent ahead of an...

Trump agrees to 19% in Philippine tariffs

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed...

‘Mutually beneficial ’tariff top agenda of Marcos-Trump meet

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is seeking a mutually beneficial tariff deal during his meeting with US President Donald Trump today (Tuesday, Manila time). The two...

PH open to zero US tariffs on certain products—Recto

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the government is open to the possibility of implementing zero US tariffs on certain products ahead of negotiations between...

Marcos off to high-stakes encounter with Trump

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. departed yesterday for a high-stakes official visit to Washington, D.C., aiming to secure a bilateral trade deal and strengthen the...

Investors keenly await Marcos-Trump tariff negotiations

Philippine stock market investors will keenly watch this week's meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., expecting...

Filipino farmers warn against agriculture concessions in US tariff talks

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked Philippine negotiators to avoid offering concessions on agricultural products in ongoing talks to renegotiate reciprocal tariffs the...

Filipino-Chinese group accuses US of violating WTO rules

The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) on Friday expressed grave concern over the United States' imposition of additional punitive...

Trump floats 15 to 20% blanket tariff on trading partners

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was considering imposing a 15 or 20 percent blanket tariff on countries that had not...

Rubio says Asia might get ‘better’ tariffs than others

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Asian nations might get "better" tariff rates than the rest of the world, as...

PH stocks drop amid worries on US tariffs

Philippine stocks fell Thursday on last-minute profit taking as worries about the 20-percent US President Donald Trump imposed on local products. The bellwether Philippine Stock...

Philippines to negotiate 20-percent US tariffs with trade officials—Go

The Philippines expressed concern Thursday over the United States’ latest decision to impose a 20% reciprocal tariff on Filipino exports, though officials acknowledged the...
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