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                    [Title] => No need to rush FTA with US, says Aquino
                    [Summary] => Trade and Industry  officer-in-charge Thomas G. Aquino, just like his predecessor, Juan B. Santos, does not  see the need to rush a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US.  


"I still have to be convinced," Aquino admitted yesterday.


Furthermore, the veteran trade negotiator pointed out, "I still have to see the agriculture sector buy into it." 


Aquino pointed out that "it takes two"  to come up with an agreement.


Santos had previously noted that the Philippine private sector does not seem keen on an FTA with the US.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-07-15 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Marianne  V.  Go
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No need to rush FTA with US, says Aquino

By Marianne V. Go | July 15, 2005 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry officer-in-charge Thomas G. Aquino, just like his predecessor, Juan B. Santos, does not see the need to rush a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US. "I still have to be convinced,"...

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