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                    [ArticleID] => 1488343
                    [Title] => Customs official bares benefits of trade pacts
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The use of free trade agreements (FTAs) will increase the competitiveness of Philippine exports because of zero or lower tariffs to be paid by importers of the country's goods, a customs official said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-14 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1213316 [AuthorName] => Carlo S. Lorenciana [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1362276 [Title] => ASEAN, China agree to negotiate on upgrading FTA [Summary] =>

ASEAN and China agreed to negotiate on upgrading the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) Tuesday to ensure that the ACFTA remained dynamic and commercially relevant, said a joint statement of the 13th AEM-MOFCOM  Consultations.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-26 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 955900 [Title] => Guangxi governor to visit Phl to drum up interest [Summary] =>

The governor of Guangxi  province is set to visit the Philippines next month to encourage Filipino businesses to explore opportunities and join an upcoming trade show here.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 933308 [Title] => Enter China, DTI urges food exporters [Summary] =>

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging Philippine Food exporters to look at China as a market for their products given opportunities there.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 759456 [Title] => Yearender: The other side of the coin: China, ASEAN go beyond trade [Summary] =>

China-ASEAN relations, with their massive Free Trade Area in the limelight, have largely been touted in economic and trade facet, but the other side of the coin is a flourishing partnership in other areas, in a bid to enhance mutual trust and all-round cooperation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-18 16:30:14 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 631762 [Title] => ASEAN's lucrative market triggers FTA [Summary] =>

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s lucrative market undoubtedly prompted conclusion of a series of free trade agreements (FTA) as the 10-member ASEAN is one of the fastest growing market with combined population of almost 590 million and gross domestic product (GDP) of $1.46 trillion.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-20 23:00:17 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 320095 [Title] => Group raps inclusion of endangered species in Asean-China free trade deal [Summary] => The inclusion and reduction of tariffs of certain live animals under the Early Harvest Program (EHP) of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area violates Philippine laws that prohibit the trading of threatened or endangered species, a cause-oriented group said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263345 [Title] => RP vows to fasttrack tariff cuts under Asean-China FTA [Summary] => BEIJING (Via PLDT) — The Philippines will accelerate the timetable for its tariff reduction program involving certain agricultural products under the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Free Trade Area (AFTA) Agreement.

Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar Purisima said he gave his official commitment to Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xi Lai that the Philippines would reduce to zero the tariff on these products by 2006 instead of 2010 as originally scheduled.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182440 [Title] => Seaweed industry looks to China for expansion [Summary] => Members of the Seaweed Industry, Association of the Philippines (SIAP)hope to expand their market for carrageenan products ( a eucheuma-based food additive) in China after the creation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (FTA).

Benson U. Dakay, president of STAP and Shemberg Marketing Corp. CEO announced this bright prospect after he learned the Department of Agriculture (DA) was ready to submit DA’s first batch of the "Early Harvest Agricultural Products" package.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 160518 [Title] => FVR pushes Asean-10 plus China Free Trade Area [Summary] => Former President Fidel Ramos has proposed the creation of an Asian economic grouping that will pave the way for establishing an ASEAN-10 plus China Free Trade Area within five to 10 years. [DatePublished] => 2002-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1681404 [AuthorName] => Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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