Current trade figures between the Philippines and Hong Kong depict Manila's strong bilateral relations with China's special administrative region, a Filipino trade official said. Speaking at the Spring Dinner Reception hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETC) on Wednesday night,...
China on Thursday, March 14, assailed the latest trade mission sent by US President Joe Biden to the Philippines as its delegates supposedly ganged up "against China’s technological development." The Chinese embassy in Manila alleged in a statement that the trade mission touched on national...
United States President Joe Biden's trade mission to the Philippines has generated around P1 billion US dollars-worth of investments in the country, which are set to create educational and career opportunities for about 30 million Filipinos. The US Department of Commerce on Tuesday,...
The country’s trade deficit plunged to $4.22 billion in the first month of 2024 after having a contraction in the value of imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, March 12. The trade deficit narrowed by 24 percent from the $5.55 billion booked in the same month last year....
President Marcos has dubbed the first United States trade mission to the Philippines as a testament to the enduring partnership between the two countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes US Department of Commerce Sectetary Gina Raimondo and the Presidential Trade and Investment...
Customs officials uncovered over P200 million worth of dried marijuana inside balikbayan boxes from Thailand at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). Verne Enciso, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) director, said that the they found multiple balikbayan boxes containing...
Citing the Philippines’ strategic location in Southeast Asia, President Marcos on Monday, March 11, invited American firms to invest in his government’s flagship "Build, Better, More" P8-trillion high-impact projects. United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo meets with President...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) President Marcos' relentless efforts to woo foreign investors are beginning to bear fruit, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday,...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. There are bigger and better things in the pipeline under the Marcos administration, according to Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. This, as Barbers...
Executives of large American companies will be joining United States (US) Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as she embarks on a trade mission sent by President Joe Biden to the Philippines. According to the White House, high level officials of the following companies will come to the country to...
The country’s value of agricultural exports and imports declined by 0.9 percent to $6.27 billion as it saw a lower trade deficit during the fourth quarter of 2023, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. This was lower than the $6.327 billion or 5.1 percent annual increase in...
The Philippines has signed the second protocol to the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA), President Marcos announced on Wednesday, March 6. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks during the leaders' plenary session at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne...
