MANILA: When the Philippines signed its first bilateral trade agreement with Japan this year, it was hailed by both governments as a milestone. The p..

There seems to be an air of optimism in the agriculture sector following the return of Secretary Arthur Yap to the agency. Among the factors that tri..

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) being scrutinized by the Senate for ratification has sufficient provisions that prevent d..

The year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines continued to move at a slower pace of 4.7 percent in November from 5.4 percent in Octobe..

A controversial bilateral trade agreement between the Philippines and Japan promises enormous economic opportunities for Filipinos, among them agricu..

LIBERALIZATION is one of the pillars of the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement. Economists view this partnership as a significant undert..

Amid criticisms on the touted environmental flaws of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), economic experts of the government ..

Economists offer a different view, saying that the deal has sufficient provisions to protect the environment and prevent any illegal trade in toxic wa..

STATE-RUN Philippine Institute of Development Studies said the country stands to benefit from a free-trade agreement with Japan despite a controversia..

Quezon City (14 November) -- Dr. Nanak Kakwani, Director and Chief Economist of the International Poverty Center of the United Nations Development Pr..

"JUNK JPEPA!" has become a strident cry among some groups lately, as the Senate begins to deliberate on the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Econ..

THE Philippine Economic Society (PES) will hold its 44th annual meeting on November 21 to 22 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Assembly Hall. ..

INCREASING global demand makes medical transcription and telemedicine lucrative fields that Filipinos can exploit. Maria Cherry Lyn Rodolfo of the Uni..

THE Philippines has so far failed to achieve all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets by 2015, says a joint report by the Asian Development..

The National Economic and Development Authority is optimistic that the country would be able to achieve most of the targets of the Millennium Develop..