The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is currently assessing export opportunities for all products of interest as the Philippines and the European Union (EU) recently agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). “We’re evaluating all products of interest, including those...
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said on Tuesday, June 6, that he would fly to Brussels, Belgium toward the end of June to follow up on the Philippines’ status on the European Union’s (EU) Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), as well as negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)....
(Frank Lloyd de la Cruz/Unsplash) On May 9, 2023, stakeholders and organizations from the agricultural sector gathered at the Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium in Quezon City for the "Bantay RCEP, buy Filipino Assembly" event. “Bantay RCEP, buy Filipino Assembly" represents a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda calls for a massive shift on how the country do agriculture in a changing climate amid the continuing warnings of the agricultural sector on the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Senate President Pro Tempore Loren...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda emphasized that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could help advance the country’s agricultural sector, and the nation’s economy adapt to the fast-changing global trade. Legarda said that an innovative approach that...
Senator Christoper “Bong” Go on Wednesday, February 22, urged Malacañang to guarantee the safeguards to protect local farmers and industries from any potential adverse impacts of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Go made the call following the Senate’s...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said he is confident the Philippines will reap more benefits as the Philippines joins the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. On Tuesday night, February 21, the Senate gave its concurrence in the ratification of the RCEP,...
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Tuesday, Feb. 21, dismissed criticisms of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the Marcos administration pushed for its ratification to address long-standing issues in the country’s agricultural...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. thought that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would be good for the country because of the increased trade it would bring to different member economies. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. talks to the media onboard...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union (ASEAN-EU) business summit in Brussels will bolster sustainable trade and investment between the two regions as Asia’s regional bloc prepares for more challenges amid a post-pandemic economic recovery, President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
A total of 51 agriculture groups – composed of farmers, fishers, and producers – have joined forces to sign a petition against the mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The groups think the deal will result in further “import surges, price depressions, and...
A coalition of nearly a hundred agricultural organizations based across different parts of the country has made an appeal to the senate to delay its concurrence to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). In a statement, Bayanihan sa Agrikultura said “the country will never gain...
