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  • Philippines’ March trade gap widest in 6 months
  • Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.97 billion in April
  • March trade deп¬Ѓcit reaches $4.512B

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

Philippines’ March trade gap widest in 6 months

THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit in goods widened slightly in March as a record-high import bill driven by rising global energy prices offset the fastest export growth since late las...

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interaksyon.philstar.com /2 days ago

Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.97 billion in April

MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.97 billion in April, preliminary official data showed on Friday. Imports PHIMP=ECI in April rose 22.4% to $13.2 bil...

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

March trade deficit reaches $4.512B

THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit in goods widened slightly in March as a record-high import bill driven by rising global energy prices offset the fastest export growth since late las...

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business.inquirer.net /1 month ago

Philippines aims to export mangoes, pineapples to America

MANILA, Philippines – The government is working to export Philippine mangoes and pineapples to the United States as it seeks to expand agricultural trade. Bureau of Plant Industry...

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bworldonline.com /3 weeks ago

Agro-based exports up in 1st quarter

AGRICULTURE-BASED exports in the first quarter rose 7.5% year on year to $1.82 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), citing preliminary data. The PSA sai...

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bworldonline.com /1 week ago

The economic significance of Filipino seafarers: The state of the shipping industry

The demand for Filipino seafarers will grow as maritime trade continues to expand as it bounces back from the global crisis resulting from the US-Iran conflict in the Middle East.

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bworldonline.com /2 weeks ago

The economic significance of Filipino seafarers: challenges

The Philippine seafaring industry is currently facing an inconvenient truth: its market share in the global market is shrinking.

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

Philippines, Canada to finalize text for FTA in July

THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking to finalize the text for the Philippines’ free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada by its third round of negotiations in July.

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bworldonline.com /3 weeks ago

Asia trade and the ASEAN summit

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held on May 7 to 8 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The Philippines is the Chair of the ASEAN this year. The...

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business.inquirer.net /1 month ago

Philippine meat imports up nearly 50% in February

MANILA, Philippines — For the second straight month, the Philippines ramped up meat imports by almost 50 percent in February, fueled by stronger demand from food manufacturers and...

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business.inquirer.net /1 month ago

Pre-Middle East crisis: Philippine factory output rebounds

MANILA, Philippines — Factory output in the Philippines bounced back in February after a weak start to the year, on the back of front-loaded orders, although the recovery could fal...

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bworldonline.com /4 days ago

Vietnam and the Philippines: Strategic partners in a changing region

Vietnam and the Philippines are celebrating five decades of diplomatic relations this year. It began on July 12, 1976, after a visit to Manila of then-Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Min...

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business.inquirer.net /1 month ago

Philippine fuel imports fell 4% in March  

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ fuel imports fell by 4 percent in March as the Middle East conflict constrained a key waterway for global energy supply. Despite the decline...

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mauinow.com /1 week ago

Hawaiʻi-Philippines Business Tradeshow, Symposium and Reception to showcase expanding economic opportunities

A tradeshow featuring products from Hawai‘i and Ilocos Norte will run concurrently. The event will close with an evening banquet featuring remarks from Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, fol...

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

PHL signs LPG deals with US, Canada, Mexico

The Philippines signed supply deals with the US, Canada, and Mexico for 66 million kilograms (kg) of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the LPG Marketers Association, Inc. (LPGMA) said...

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bworldonline.com /5 days ago

Domestic trade in the regions: Which have (un)favorable trade balances in Q1 2026?

DOMESTIC TRADE in goods declined by 20% year on year in the first quarter, amid slower economic growth and supply-chain disruptions, analysts said. Read the full story.

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business.inquirer.net /1 month ago

Philippine manufacturers call for ‘ayuda’ amid war-linked crisis

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine manufacturers are calling for targeted government support to spur a rebound, as elevated input and logistics costs are expected to persist despite...

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bworldonline.com /3 weeks ago

Philippine factory output expands 7.8% in March

MANUFACTURING output growth accelerated to a more than two-year high in March, as manufacturers began bracing for the economic fallout of the Middle East crisis, the Philippine Sta...

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

Rising trade deficit with China is a national security threat

Anti-Filipino propagandists, to rally support for China’s illegal territorial claims, make much of the latter as the Philippine’s biggest trading partner. Unfortunately, they pass...

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bworldonline.com /1 month ago

Abaca users forced to import as producers untangle supply chain

THE Philippine abaca industry is beset by supply chain issues that are forcing users to turn to imports from Ecuador, according to the University of Asia and the Pacific’s Center f...

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malaymail.com /3 weeks ago

Sabah studies revival of barter trade with southern Philippines amid security, economic concerns

KOTA KINABALU, May 5 — Sabah is studying proposals to revive barter trade with the southern Philippines, after yea...

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rappler.com /1 month ago

Philippines, US to build industrial hub to strengthen supply chain security

The Philippines becomes the 13th country to join Pax Silica, a program seeking to safeguard the full technology supply chain, including critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, c...

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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Philippines registers solar module maker targeting EU export market

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has formally registered Genuine Renewable Energy and Eco-Friendly Energy Network Corp. (GREEENC) as an ecozone enterprise to manufactu...

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asia.nikkei.com /3 weeks ago

Japan moves toward exporting surplus destroyers to Philippines

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asia.nikkei.com

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interaksyon.philstar.com

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mauinow.com

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bworldonline.com

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inquirer.net

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