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[Title] => US eyes new tariffs on Phlilippines 59 countries
[Summary] => The United States is looking to impose new tariffs of at least 10 percent on goods coming from the Philippines and 59 other economies for failing to curb imports produced with forced labor.
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[Title] => Philippines to participate in US forced labor probe
[Summary] => The Philippines vowed yesterday to cooperate with the United States Trade Representative probe into the alleged failure of some countries to enforce measures banning goods produced with forced labor from entering their markets.
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[Title] => Philippines hopes for positive USTR review on IP protection
[Summary] => The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is optimistic about getting a positive assessment from the Office of the US Trade Representative in its forthcoming report on markets engaged in counterfeiting, citing recent gains in IP protection.
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[Title] => USTR flags stringent agricultural import rules in Philippines
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[Title] => Philippines, US convene TIFA labor working group
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[Title] => DTI hopeful on FTA with US
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[Title] => Corruption, other barriers hound US exporters to Philippines
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[Title] => Phl gets add’l sugar export quota to US
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[Title] => Phl optimistic of continued trade benefits under US GSP
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