The RCEP entered into force in the Philippines on Friday, marking a milestone of the world's largest free trade pact being fully effective for all 15 member countries. "We have, on average, three batches of goods leaving for the Philippines every month. It is a pivotal destination for our ...
The ministry's comments came as the Philippines became the final member to activate the RCEP agreement on Friday, making the mega free trade pact effective for all signatory countries. Under the agreement, more than 90 percent of trade in goods among approved member economies will gradually be t...
After RCEP's conclusion, Lopez said the Philippines will enjoy lower trade barriers and increased market access for its goods and services to its 15 country partners. The Philippine trade chief said, "RCEP parties are pushing for their respective interests and there are naturally complexities in th...
RCEP, which groups the 10 ASEAN members -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- and its key trade partners, covers roughly 30 percent of the world's gross domestic product and population. As the world's largest trading blo...
Under RCEP rules, the trade deal will take effect for the Philippines 60 days after the deposit of ratification, or June 2. At that time, the world's largest free trade agreement will come into full effect for all 15 signatory countries, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on We...
By construction, New Zealand and Australia, belonging to the seed countries of the USD group, have always a fixed USD TCP. However, in the 2 currencies model (Coquidé et al. 2023), where only USA and China always trade in USD and CNY, respectively, New Zealand and Australia always have...
Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines. Front Sustain Food Syst. 2021;5:194. Article Google Scholar Yasuoka J, Levins R, Mangione TW, Spielman A. Community-based rice ...
better understand disease transmission dynamics and ideally provide feedback to endemic communities regarding clear actionable timelines. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is also being used to inform about antimicrobial resistance in near real-time. A recent program in the Philippines incorporated WGS within...
The islands of Leyte and Samar, seen as a single land mass, were named felepinas (Philippines), after the future Philip II, and the name was later extended to the entire archipelago. The disintegrating expedition relocated to Gilolo (Halmahera, North Maluku Province) and Tidore in early 1544...
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