26-Oct-2007
Magkaisa Junk JPEPA
The JPEPA was based on the Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement, literally employing the "cut-and-paste" method. Page 71 of the Working Draft of the JPEPA still contains the word Singapore in one of the provisions.
15-Oct-2007
Manila Standard
The Philippine Senate will hold one more public hearing on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement to give the executive branch a last chance to refute the objections raised by various groups against the treaty and their argument that it is heavily lopsided in favor of Japan.
6-Oct-2007
Financial Express
The Philippines signed nine bilateral agreements with India on Friday, including a framework agreement for bilateral trade.