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The free trade movement in the Philippines “took a back seat” as the Duterte administration shifted the government focus to addressing the..

PRESIDENT Duterte may not have heard of Dani Rodrik, but at least they agree on China. By not copying the Western version of going to market, China ap..

Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including the Philippines, need to ensure the continuous strengthening of capacity b..

Filipinos still have low awareness of the importance of competition in the market, two years after the ratification of the Philippine Competition Act ..

The Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) together with Silliman University (SU) ye..

The Philippines and the US will start strategic dialogue end of this month for the planned bilateral free trade agreement where the former will push f..

Manila is sending a mission to Washington later this month to begin preliminary talks on the US-Philippines free-trade agreement (FTA) that was discus..

Small businessmen could end up as the biggest winners in the ongoing regional meetings should the commitments and pledged funding support for the micr..

President Duterte, taking cue from complaints aired by US President Donald J. Trump that Japanese-made vehicles are being assessed tariff rates consid..

As leaders from more than 20 countries descend to Manila for a series of meetings, they are expected to be greeted by the red carpet, escorted on allo..

International experts identify inadequate physical facilities, cumbersome procedures, and varying international business standards as major stumbling ..

If the threat of rising protectionism is to be eliminated, the Philippines should stand firm and push for the immediate conclusion of the Regional Com..

MANILA, Sept. 21 – To enhance understanding of the economic pillar of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state think tank Phili..

The business sector in the country has the lowest appreciation of the benefits that come with its membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nat..

THE Asean can boost intraregional trade and investment through the help of the region’s traditional leaders, according to an economist from the ..