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                    [ArticleID] => 2318881
                    [Title] => Philippines, US convene TIFA labor working group
                    [Summary] => The Philippines and the United States have convened the first meeting of the labor working group under the US-Philippines Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, according to the Office of the US Trade Representative.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/12/14/62021-12-0218-41-392022-05-2818-27-222022-07-1323-12-35_2023-12-14_19-25-15859_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2013100
                    [Title] => DTI hopeful on FTA with US
                    [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry  is hopeful the Philippines’ exclusion from the US government’s counterfeiting and piracy watchlist will help push talks for a bilateral trade deal as well as allow the country to continue to enjoy benefits under the US’ trade preferences scheme.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-05-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1473425
                    [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
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                    [ArticleID] => 2007331
                    [Title] => Corruption, other barriers hound US exporters to Philippines
                    [Summary] => US exporters continue to face barriers to expanding trade with the Philippines such as corruption, phytosanitary and sanitary measures, foreign investment restrictions, as well as concerns on intellectual property  protection, the Office of the US Trade Representative  said.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-04-15 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1473425
                    [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 1342491
                    [Title] => Phl gets add’l sugar export quota to US
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The Philippines has received an additional sugar export allocation from the US.

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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has removed the Philippines from its Special 301 Watch List of countries lacking in intellectual property protection.

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The government is optimistic the country will continue to enjoy trade benefits under the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) even as its workers’ rights practices remain under review.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 802318 [Title] => Phl remains in US IPR watch list [Summary] =>

The Philippines remains on the US piracy watch list, according to the latest report released by the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office on Monday.

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The Philippines remained on the US watch list of the United States for intellectual property rights (IPR) violations because the country’s judicial system remains “inefficient” when it comes to prosecuting IPR violations, a report from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342491 [Title] => IPO head confident RP won’t backslide in IPR issues [Summary] => A senior trade official has expressed confidence the Philippines will not backslide and find itself back on the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) special 301 Priority Watchlist.

According to Intellectual Property Office (IPO) director general Adrian Cristobal Jr., the government is working with all concerned agencies to assure that efforts to curb piracy and protect intellectual property rights (IPR) are on high gear. "There is absolutely no reason to be put back in the Priority Watchlist next year or in the years to come."
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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