The Philippines joined 33 other economies in calling for the much-needed revival of the trade dispute settlement system within the World Trade Organization (WTO), in a bid to uphold rules-based stability amid deep uncertainty for global trade. In a joint statement over the weekend, member economies...
Since 1957, the World Design Organization (WDO), then known as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), has been on a mission to improve the quality of life through design by supporting innovation, sustainability, and design education. One way it does this is through the...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it 's hardly a clean break. The U.S. owes more than $130 million to...
Consumer advocacy groups are asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to include tobacco harm reduction (THR) in its global control policies and listen to the voices of over a billion consumers at an upcoming meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)...
BUSAN, South Korea — President Marcos urged member economies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to restore the founding principles of free and open trade, warning that current global trends are moving in the opposite direction. Marcos said this after the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...
The Philippines is asking the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help address 27 years of developmental gaps in the country’s agriculture sector, fueled by the government’s funding shortfalls, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement, DA Secretary...
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) warns that the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) risks undermining its own mandate by excluding harm reduction as part of its tobacco control strategy ahead of the 11th Conference of...
The Philippines welcomed the entry into force of a landmark agreement that aims to curb harmful subsidies contributing to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing—a measure expected to reverse the widespread depletion of marine resources. The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, embodied...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has revised downward its forecast for global trade growth next year to 1.8 percent from an initial estimate of 2.5 percent as the United States’ (US) reciprocal tariffs come into effect. In its latest trade forecast, the Geneva-based trade body said recent...
The Philippines is expected to import more agricultural products over the next decade as its domestic production grapples to meet the demand of a growing economy and booming population. Based on the latest forecast of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and...
The share of tax revenues to the Philippine economy has lingered below the regional average of efficient collections, highlighting the need to further improve tax administration and enforcement. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Revenue Statistics in Asia and the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in collaboration with the government of the Republic of Korea, is rolling out a regional initiative to equip Filipino youth with essential skills for emerging jobs in the green and digital construction sector. Launched in Manila on Jun. 26, the...
