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In January 2020, the Philippines joined the World Trade Organization Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce which seeks to develop a multilateral ag..

The database of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development-World Trade Organization (OECD-WTO) on Trade in Value Added shows that serv..

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Federico Laciste said in a joint statement the partnership with IRRI was crucial in developing a national strategy for..

The discussions on the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) have evolved in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings since 2004 wh..

While regionalism and bilateralism are fast becoming an obsession at the moment, a multilateral system like the World Trade Organization (WTO) which i..

Are the Philippines` policies for rice self-sufficiency still appropriate at this time? Are they tenable? This Policy Note provides some answers.

APEC’s vision of integrating the APEC has remained, for the most part, intangible. Cultural differences, socioeconomic disparity, and lack o..

The paper aims to add to the understanding of the issues and suggests a framework to move toward the use of best practice in ROOs. Rules of origin (RO..

The paper discusses the state of the Philippine garments industry, with specific focus on its competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, and how th..

Intellectual property rights-–copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and related rights-–have become increasingly important with the adve..

This paper was designed to provide a policy guide in the formulation of the country’s position for RP-US FTA negotiations. After sieving through the..

In 1995, the Uruguay Round under the World Trade Organization (WTO) came into effect. Corollarily, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing was signed w..

When the WTO talks in Cancun broke down last September, anti-globalization groups and NGOs around the world rejoiced. However, the author of this Poli..

The world trading environment has witnessed the proliferation of regional trading arrangements during the last decade. This development was accompanie..

The paper examines the policies pursued by the Philippines in response to the increasing economic integration and interdependence of nations and regio..