Philippines seeks to update trade deal with Japan
The Philippines is looking to revive discussions to update the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. It aims to liberalise and facilitate trade in goods and services…
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Philippines better off focusing on services: Economist
Despite the uncertainty over America’s tariff policy, the Philippines should focus on harnessing its most valuable resource — skilled workforce — rather than pursue…
Corruption scandal sours Philippine CEOs’ outlook
The country’s chief executive officers have become less optimistic about their industry’s prospects over the next 12 months, citing the government’s ongoing battle against…
Philippines to restore pork price caps, says agriculture secretary
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday said the price cap would be retained at P350 per kilogram for pork leg/ham and shoulder and P380 per kilogram for pork…
Philippines scraps maximum suggested retail price for pork
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel explained that production challenges caused by the African swine fever, coupled with strong consumer demand, made it challenging to…
Philippines makes first frozen durian shipment to China
A previous report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations noted that China has been the main driver of global durian exports, as the East Asian country…
Philippine agri dep’t, meat sector agree on no max suggested retail price for pork for 2 weeks
One of the cost components under review is the fee charged by “viajeros” or traders, which is estimated to add P80 (US$0.086) to the retail price of pork per kilogram.
Electricity is cheaper this cool January in the Philippines
In a report, the Iemop said the average systemwide price stood at P2.96 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) last month from P3.45 per kWh recorded in December 2024.
Philippine agriculture department declares food security emergency amid rising price of rice
The Department of Agriculture made the declaration as retail rice prices remained high despite the decline in global rice prices and reduction in rice tariff rates from 35 percent…
Philippines eyes deal with India, Pakistan on rice imports
Under the proposed arrangement, Pakistan will export to the Philippines up to one million MT of rice annually, equivalent to about 25 percent of the latter’s rice import…