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Philippines

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
Photo: Michel Cermak/Twitter

Export leader bats for US retention of GSP treatment of RP goods
12-Aug-2006
Philippine trade negotiators must right away ask the US not to include the Philippines in the list of 13 developing countries slated to lose their General System of Preferences (GSP) so as not to disrupt the momentum of exports to the country’s top market.
Garment exporters seek US deal
20-Jun-2006
A contingent of local garments exporters is in Washington to seek support from United States Congress for a possible sectoral preferential trade deal.
No benefit from free trade deals - PIDS
2-May-2006 The Daily Tribune
Policymakers should realize that free trade agreements (FTAs) are neither necessary nor sufficient for economic growth, Dr. Josef Yap, president of the government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies, said in a study.
RP, US seen moving close to FTA
22-Mar-2006 Manila Times
The United States government is intensifying its economic relationship with the Philippines through the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as the two countries work on starting negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA).
US wants comprehensive RP trade deal
17-Mar-2006 Manila Bulletin
The Philippine exploratory mission to the US on the proposed specific preferential trading for the garment sector was met with cold treatment as top level government officials, Congress representatives and its private sector still prefer a comprehensive free trade area (FTA) agreement.
New Zealand offers free trade agreement
17-Mar-2006 TMCnet
New Zealand has offered to sign a free trade agreement with the Philippines to boost bilateral relations, an official said yesterday.
’No strong case for RP-US free trade pact’
11-Mar-2006 Manila Times
The conclusion of a Philippines-US free trade agreement (FTA) will drastically impact on the country’s agriculture because it is labor intensive and employs large number of people, according to a recent paper published by De La Salle University experts.
Philippines: Exporters press free trade pacts
8-Feb-2006 Malaya
Exporters are pressing the government to pursue bilateral free trade arrangements to enable them to benefit from liberalization instead of waiting until 2013 for developed countries to lift their subsidies on agricultural exports.
Filipino solons to probe 35 unratified bilateral agreements
18-Oct-2005 Asia Pulse
Philippine House Committees on globalization and trade will study 35 bilateral agreements the Philippines forged over the past decades with some countries.
RP, Korea finalizing free trade agreement
17-Oct-2005 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines and South Korea are drafting a framework of agreement for the proposed free trade area in time for the visit of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to the Philippines in December this year.