Scott Lincicome Over the last few weeks, my Cato colleagues and I have extensively documented the harms that the Trump administration’s haphazard trade policy…
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Polling Shows the President’s Tariffs Are Unpopular, Sentiment Will Likely Worsen
Clark Packard As he promised on the campaign trail, President Trump has swiftly moved to implement aggressive tariffs on imports from virtually every…
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that the P20-per-kilo subsidized rice program will tap the contingency fund of President Ferdinand R.…
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THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved investment pledges worth P4.575 billion in April, down 69.5% year on year. In a statement on…
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Coconut, garments expected to benefit if Philippines negotiates favorable US tariffs
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it sees the coconut and garment industries as among the main beneficiaries if the Philippines…
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THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) said it launched a P350-million integrated coconut processing facility in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental under a public-private partnership (PPP). …
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THE rate of fraud in Philippine digital transactions was estimated at 13.4% in 2024, exceeding the global average of 5.4%, according to a…
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THE leading China-based suppliers to the cosmetics industry could pivot to Southeast Asia (SEA) to stay afloat during the trade war with the…
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THE vacancy rate for residential property in Metro Manila will likely hit 26% by the end of this year, with condominium developers reining…
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THE Philippines’ income classification is not a primary consideration for prospective investors, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said. If the…