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President Trump has finalized Korea tariffs at 15% through a comprehensive trade agreement that secures $350 billion in Korean investments.
THE Philippines’ trade-in-goods deficit narrowed to $3.95 billion in June, as double-digit export growth was driven by frontloading in the run-up to higher US tariffs, the Philippine Statistics ...
The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — ...
Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces collapse unless the Rice ...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from ...
The Department of Agriculture plans to propose gradually increasing the tariff on imported rice to 25% from the current 15%.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel confirms P18-B budget for the P20/kg rice program in 2026, targeting 15 million ...
The Marcos administration’s intensified agricultural support and increased areas harvested for palay (unhusked rice) have ...
However, both sides agreed to reduced tariffs in May, after their first trade meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The truce was ...