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...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the country’s macro-economic policy planning agency, stressed that the Philippines has no choice but to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), while big businesses believe on the need to expose domestic industries to...
Ratification by the Senate of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will generate 1.4 million jobs by 2031. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda stressed this after defending the RCEP agreement during the period of...
The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) strongly supports the immediate ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) by the Philippine Senate to strengthen the country's ties and partnerships with other nations. “We believe that the objective of the RCEP to...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led his congressmen-colleagues in expressing their full support for the immediate ratification by the Senate of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) "By immediately ratifying the RCEP agreement, the...
A broad coalition of various agriculture stakeholders would like to see “ironclad commitments” before Senate concurs the ratification of the mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP). A statement released over the weekend, the coalition of workers and trade...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday, February 19 said the government should make moves to fully assure local farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector that the country's participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will not negatively impact them in...
The proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) mega free trade deal gets the full backing of local and foreign business chambers in the country. Sergio Ortiz-Luis, president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines or ECOP, said the Senate ratification of the RCEP is an...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has assured the agriculture sector under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement would not pose a threat to farmers. “Bilang isang agrikulturista rin, naiintindihan ko po ang mga pangamba ng mga magsasaka (As an agriculturist,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda urged for a stringent implementation of the guidelines included in the Senate resolution concurring in the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The rules were based on previous dialogues with the affected industries,...
In their sponsorship speeches, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senate President Loren Legarda sought Senate ratification of the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. “Let me emphasize as a premise that in a globalized economy, the Philippines cannot...
After President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is good for the country , Malacañang announced that the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) is committed to push for its ratification. (Photo courtesy of the...
