The year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines further decelerated to 6.9 percent in May from 7.1 percent in April. Core inflation rate..

With the increase in the VAT rate from 10 to 12 percent effective February 1, 2006 as well as the expansion in the coverage of the VAT-able sectors un..

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 analyzes how various preferential trading arrangements deal with agriculture liberalization and examines a few case studies highlighting th..

As a result of changing conditions in the world market and increasing global competition, trade and integration arrangements have become a part of eco..

This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of c..

The paper describes the environment under which RP-US agricultural trade currently operates. It also highlights key issues affecting current trade flo..

The paper examines the effect of an RP-US FTA in the Philippine agricultural sector. Using an Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) Model, it analyzes the..

The United States of America is the top trading partner of the Philippines and also the top destination of highly skilled and professional Filipino wo..

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

The participation of the Philippines in the global production network of multinational electronic companies has undoubtedly shaped the pattern and str..

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has experienced unprecedented global growth. This has greatly benefited the Philippines, where BPO has f..

The paper discusses financial liberalization in the context of a proposed RP-US FTA. It discusses the state of the financial industry, in general, and..

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..