The long-anticipated announcement, which had already been hinted at several times recently, has finally arrived: The United ...

The Philippines has not been spared in the latest round of US tariffs. Beginning August 1, 2025, our exports to the US will face a 20 percent tariff—an increase from the previous 17 percent. While ...

OFFICIALS of two mass-based organizations, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) and the National Trade Union Center of the ...

The country’s agricultural import bill has been consistently larger than its earnings from farm exports. Last year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the Philippines’ ...

FURNITURE EXPORTERS are seeking substantial government support in light of the 20% US tariff on Philippine goods.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade pact with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid ...

The Philippine government was still able to borrow its planned amount of long-dated local debts. This was during Tuesday’s sale of 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds). This, despite higher rates sought ...

President Donald Trump’s strategy of using Southeast Asian nations as an economic “wall” against Chinese exports has ...