- Negotiations
The Philippines signed its first bilateral FTA with Japan in 2006 and is presently party to the ASEAN FTA processes (China, India, Korea, Japan and Australia/New Zealand). The Philippine government has been trying to get Washington to offer an FTA, while those of New Zealand and Chile are apparently in favour of a bilateral deal with Manila. The Philippine government wants to join the TPP, and is engaged in efforts to lay the groundwork for negotiations with the EU for a possible FTA.
last update: May 2012
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15-Oct-2012
GMA
Philippine House of Representatives Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat warned that the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union will be jeopardized if Philippine government fails to take a second look at the sin tax bill.
16-Sep-2012
The Department of Trade and Industry has intensified its information campaign about the country’s free trade agreements in a bid to increase their utilization rate this year.
4-Sep-2012
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has finished a study that will look into potential industries that will benefit from a potential free trade agreement with Europe and recommend a scope of such an agreement.
3-Sep-2012
Rappler
State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said Free Trade Agreements are only political agreements more than economic.
29-Jul-2012
The government will soon start consultations to identify sectors that stand to gain or lose from a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), a senior official told reporters on Friday.
2-Jul-2012
The Philippines may start fresh talks with the European Union in the third quarter to iron out a proposed bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to the country’s chief trade negotiator.
4-Jun-2012
The United States has assured the Philippines it will not renegotiate sugar access with countries that have concluded free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States. Manila had feared that rival exporters would take advantage of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to get a bigger slice of the world sugar market.
7-Mar-2012
The Trade department has started efforts to frame a trade pact between the European Union and the Philippines, a Cabinet official yesterday said.
14-Dec-2011
The Philippines is not ready to commit to negotiations but is still “very serious” about pursing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, seen as a major export market and investment partner.
28-Nov-2011
The Philippine private sector has failed to maximize the preferential terms in trade agreements with developed economies, thus, placing the country in a low position in global trade with respect to its Asian neighbors.
