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US-Philippines trade talks yield modest tariff shift after Trump-Marcos meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 19% tariff rate for goods from the Philippines on Tuesday after what he called a ...
Trump announces trade deals with the Philippines and Indonesia, setting 19% tariff rate
The tariff rate for goods imported into the U.S. from both the Philippines and Indonesia will be 19%, the president said.
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‘Philippines to gain little from tariff cut’
The Philippines may have avoided steep trade penalties in its latest deal with the US, but analysts say Manila still failed ...
Philippines says U.S. will still pay tariffs on rice, corn and other farm products
The Philippines has not removed tariffs on imports from the United States of corn, rice, sugar, fish, pork, and chicken, a senior economic and trade adviser to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on ...
Asian shares rise, buoyed by expectation of more trade pacts after US-Japan tariff deal
Asian shares are higher, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement will be followed by more trade deals ...
Is Philippines getting short end of US tariff stick? 19% rate slammed as ‘worst insult’
Critics warn the new rate, a modest shift from the previous 20 per cent, undermines fair trade and puts Philippine industries ...
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US tariff impact on Philippines growth minimal – DEPDev
A 19-percent tariff on Philippine exports to the United States is expected to have minimal impact on economic growth, but ...
Philippines gets minor US tariff cut, but defence ties remain intact
President Ferdinand Marcos secures a one-percent US tariff cut and defence pledges from US President Donald Trump, but ...