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                    [Title] => Signing of RP-Japan trade pact seen soon
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has been able to secure a favorable dispute settlements clause in the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), finally paving the way for the possible signing of the bilateral agreement this month, according to government sources involved in the negotiations.


According to government sources, the dispute settlements clause specifies that all disputes must be settled domestically except for certain instances wherein the Secretary of Trade agrees to submit the dispute for international arbitration.
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According to Senior Trade Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, Japan wants to send a delegation to resume talks on the stalled JPEPA negotiations.
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[DatePublished] => 2005-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208632 [Title] => Farmers group says CARP headed for collapse [Summary] => ANGELES CITY — The Pambansang Katipunan ng Makabayang Magbubukid (PKMM) warned yesterday that the passage of Senate bill No. 2553, which allows beneficiaries of the government’s land reform program to use their farmlands as collateral for loans, would finally lead to the "total collapse" of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

PKMM national chairperson Pablo Rosales said the bill would not "boost the productivity of CARP beneficiaries" despite the claim of its authors.
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                    [Summary] => The Philippines has been able to secure a favorable dispute settlements clause in the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), finally paving the way for the possible signing of the bilateral agreement this month, according to government sources involved in the negotiations.


According to government sources, the dispute settlements clause specifies that all disputes must be settled domestically except for certain instances wherein the Secretary of Trade agrees to submit the dispute for international arbitration.
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According to Senior Trade Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, Japan wants to send a delegation to resume talks on the stalled JPEPA negotiations.
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PKMM national chairperson Pablo Rosales said the bill would not "boost the productivity of CARP beneficiaries" despite the claim of its authors.
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