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[Title] => Phl huge population: Boon or bane?
[Summary] => So the population of the Philippines is expected to reach a hundred million this yea.
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[Title] => Pres. Clinton embarrassing pro-RH advocates
[Summary] => The coming of former US President Bill Clinton was very well heralded by TV and newspapers especially that he came at the time that many foreign countries, especially the United States issued travel advisories for their citizens traveling to the Philippines.
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[Title] => DOE, DTI push EO promoting use of indigenous fuel
[Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry/Board of Investments (DTI/BOI) have jointly endorsed an executive order (EO) to further promote the use of indigenous alternative fuel in the transport sector.
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said this initiative is consistent with the government’s thrusts of energy independence and sustainable growth.
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[Title] => DOE, DTI push EO promoting use of indigenous fuel
[Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry/Board of Investments (DTI/BOI) have jointly endorsed an executive order (EO) to further promote the use of indigenous alternative fuel in the transport sector.
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said this initiative is consistent with the government’s thrusts of energy independence and sustainable growth.
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[Title] => WTO wants RP to stay close to its tariff commitments
[Summary] => The World Trade Organization (WTO) wants the Philippines to stay close to its trade commitments by narrowing the gap between the applied Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff and the bound rates committed by the country to the world trade body.
This was reported by the Philippine delegation that attended the trade policy review held in Geneva in early July 2005.
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[AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go
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[Title] => Pre-mix juice import tariff sends conflicting signals
[Summary] => Government’s policy on sugar product imports has been placed in turmoil following a controversial ruling made by the Valuation and Classification Review Committee (VCRC) on the pre-mix juice importations of Kraft Foods Philippines Inc., the maker of powdered juice brands Tang and Kool Aid.
The VCRC assumes jurisdiction in setting applicable tariffs on importations that have already entered the country but are being questioned by concerned parties.
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[Title] => US restores duty free treatment to RP coco fatty acid exports
[Summary] => The US has approved the county’s request for a waiver from the competitive need provisions of the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for industrial monocarboxylic (otherwise known as coco fatty acids), Trade and Industry Secretary Thomas Aquino announced yesterday.
"The waiver approval is a positive development in the area of our bilateral trade relations since the United States represents an important market for Philippine exports of coco fatty acids," Aquino said.
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[Title] => 2 industry groups reach accord on tariffs for petrochem raw materials
[Summary] => The Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines (APMP) and the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) were in agreement for once on imposing a 15 percent Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate on imported petrochemical raw materials and finished plastic products to remove distortions during yesterday’s Tariff Commission hearing.
At present the existing MFN rate on some raw materials is at 15 percent, while the MFN rate on finished products is already down to seven percent, thus creating distortions.
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[Title] => Gov’t to raise tariff on some steel products
[Summary] => President Arroyo is expected to sign next week an Executive Order (EO) raising the tariff rate on hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled coils to seven percent while maintaining the current three percent Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate on tinplates and zero percent Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for tinplates.
The technical committee of the Tariff and Related Matters (TRM) approved yesterday the new rates which is expected to get final approval from the Cabinet-level TRM before being signed by President Arroyo next week.
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[Title] => Auto firms seek ban on Japanese used car imports
[Summary] => Local automakers have asked the government to ban or strictly regulate the importation of used motor vehicles from Japan to ensure the viability of the industry.
In a letter to the Tariff Commission, the Philippine Automotive Federation Inc. (PAFI), through its president Vicente Mills Jr., said "the issue of imported used motor vehicles from Japan should be given due consideration in the investment policy dialogues under JPEPA, or the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement."
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[Title] => Phl huge population: Boon or bane?
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[DatePublished] => 2014-01-07 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135522
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[AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila
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[Title] => Pres. Clinton embarrassing pro-RH advocates
[Summary] => The coming of former US President Bill Clinton was very well heralded by TV and newspapers especially that he came at the time that many foreign countries, especially the United States issued travel advisories for their citizens traveling to the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2010-11-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => DOE, DTI push EO promoting use of indigenous fuel
[Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry/Board of Investments (DTI/BOI) have jointly endorsed an executive order (EO) to further promote the use of indigenous alternative fuel in the transport sector.
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said this initiative is consistent with the government’s thrusts of energy independence and sustainable growth.
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[Title] => DOE, DTI push EO promoting use of indigenous fuel
[Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Trade and Industry/Board of Investments (DTI/BOI) have jointly endorsed an executive order (EO) to further promote the use of indigenous alternative fuel in the transport sector.
Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla said this initiative is consistent with the government’s thrusts of energy independence and sustainable growth.
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[Title] => WTO wants RP to stay close to its tariff commitments
[Summary] => The World Trade Organization (WTO) wants the Philippines to stay close to its trade commitments by narrowing the gap between the applied Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff and the bound rates committed by the country to the world trade body.
This was reported by the Philippine delegation that attended the trade policy review held in Geneva in early July 2005.
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[Title] => Pre-mix juice import tariff sends conflicting signals
[Summary] => Government’s policy on sugar product imports has been placed in turmoil following a controversial ruling made by the Valuation and Classification Review Committee (VCRC) on the pre-mix juice importations of Kraft Foods Philippines Inc., the maker of powdered juice brands Tang and Kool Aid.
The VCRC assumes jurisdiction in setting applicable tariffs on importations that have already entered the country but are being questioned by concerned parties.
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[Title] => US restores duty free treatment to RP coco fatty acid exports
[Summary] => The US has approved the county’s request for a waiver from the competitive need provisions of the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for industrial monocarboxylic (otherwise known as coco fatty acids), Trade and Industry Secretary Thomas Aquino announced yesterday.
"The waiver approval is a positive development in the area of our bilateral trade relations since the United States represents an important market for Philippine exports of coco fatty acids," Aquino said.
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[Title] => 2 industry groups reach accord on tariffs for petrochem raw materials
[Summary] => The Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines (APMP) and the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) were in agreement for once on imposing a 15 percent Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate on imported petrochemical raw materials and finished plastic products to remove distortions during yesterday’s Tariff Commission hearing.
At present the existing MFN rate on some raw materials is at 15 percent, while the MFN rate on finished products is already down to seven percent, thus creating distortions.
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[Title] => Gov’t to raise tariff on some steel products
[Summary] => President Arroyo is expected to sign next week an Executive Order (EO) raising the tariff rate on hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled coils to seven percent while maintaining the current three percent Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate on tinplates and zero percent Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for tinplates.
The technical committee of the Tariff and Related Matters (TRM) approved yesterday the new rates which is expected to get final approval from the Cabinet-level TRM before being signed by President Arroyo next week.
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[Title] => Auto firms seek ban on Japanese used car imports
[Summary] => Local automakers have asked the government to ban or strictly regulate the importation of used motor vehicles from Japan to ensure the viability of the industry.
In a letter to the Tariff Commission, the Philippine Automotive Federation Inc. (PAFI), through its president Vicente Mills Jr., said "the issue of imported used motor vehicles from Japan should be given due consideration in the investment policy dialogues under JPEPA, or the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement."
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