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[Title] => BSP sees volatile peso in near term
[Summary] => Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Rafael Buenaventura said yesterday the peso was likely to remain on shaky ground with political worries weighing on market sentiment in the run-up to next May’s elections.
He also said the local currency was trading too low when it hit 55.70 to the dollar on Monday, hovering dangerously close to its all-time trough of 55.75 to $1.
At the Philippine Dealing System (PDS), the peso gained three centavos to close at 55.530 from Monday’s close of 55.560 to a $1.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Senator hits plan to import chicken parts
[Summary] => Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. opposed yesterday the proposal of Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II to allow big poultry and food companies to import chicken parts to meet an expected strong demand next month.
He said importing chicken parts will adversely affect local broiler producers, especially the small ones.
Besides, it "has no add-on effect on the economy, compared to buying local," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-24 00:00:00
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[Title] => RP to protect national interest despite FTAs
[Summary] => The Philippines is committed to protect its national interests even as it remains open to participate either in multilateral, regional or bilateral free trade agreements.
This was the gist of a speech delivered by Trade Undersecretary Thomas Aquino on behalf of Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II during yesterday’s Conference on Free Trade Agreements.
According to Aquino, government is committed to protect its national interest and ensure competitiveness of sectors and industries engaged in international trade.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-28 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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[Title] => RP officials blame rich countries for collapse of world trade talks
[Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople blamed the collapse of global trade talks in Cancun, Mexico on the refusal of rich countries to listen to the concerns of the poor.
"It was like (the voices of poor countries were) entering one ear and going out the other ... that’s what really infuriated me," Lorenzo told dzRH radio yesterday, referring to the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-18 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr.
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[Title] => Gov’t rejects petrochem players’ bid
[Summary] => The government has rejected the controversial proposal of petrochemical makers to require importers to give advance notice to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and to divulge information on incoming cargo, purportedly to anticipate suspicious transactions.
Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho met yesterday with Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II, BOC commissioner Antonio Bernardo and representatives from the Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines (APMP) to discuss the industry’s concern with the smuggling of petrochemical products into the country.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Makati siege a body blow to economy — Analysts
[Summary] => The coup attempt has set the Philippines back one and a half years, Philippine Stock Exchange chairwoman Alicia Arroyo said yesterday.
"We at the Exchange condemn this act as this has set our country back for one and a half years and damaged the image of our country despite the hard work of our government and the military," Arroyo said.
She said those who plotted the coup are "pulling us down" but blame President Arroyo for the consequences of their action.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-28 00:00:00
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[Title] => Gov’t will pay only actual NAIA 3 costs
[Summary] => The government will only compensate the consortium that built the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 the actual construction cost of the still-closed facility and nothing more, Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II said yesterday.
Philippine International Air Terminals Co. (Piatco) became entitled to government compensation when the Supreme Court in early May nullified its government contract to build and operate the terminal.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-08 00:00:00
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[Title] => DTI extends period of safeguard duty on cement imports
[Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has extended the period of safeguard duty on imported gray Portland cement up to December 2004.
The new order stretches the provisional safeguard duty approved by the DTI three years ago when domestic cement companies lobbied to stop the influx of cheap imported cement into the local market.
The order also covers imports coming from ASEAN member countries governed by provisions of Articles 6 and 8 of the agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-02 00:00:00
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[Title] => More RP goods in US GSP list pushed
[Summary] => President Arroyo will lobby for the inclusion and reinstatement of several Philippine agricultural products in the next cycle of the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-14 00:00:00
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[Title] => Government cracks down on retailers overpricing anti-SARS products
[Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has charged four retail outlets in Manila for selling overpriced anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) products and violation of the Price Tag Law.
Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas II, during a spot inspection of medical supply shops in Sta. Cruz, Manila, discovered that several retailers were selling protective masks way above the suggested retail price indicated by manufacturers.
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