+ Follow PHILIPPINE PEASANT INSTITUTE Tag
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[Title] => US seeks rice export quota to RP
[Summary] => The United States (US) is seeking a rice export quota or allocation in exchange for its support to the Philippine government’s decision to retain its quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice.
Manuel A.J. Teehankee, Philippine Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) said several countries have also expressed their intention to negotiate for a rice export quota from the Philippines.
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[Title] => Thailand seeks guaranteed rice export quota to RP
[Summary] => Thailand wants to be guaranteed a rice export quota in exchange for its support to the Philippines’ decision to maintain its quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the Thai government’s position is being closely studied to determine if an allocation of the country’s rice import requirements to a specific country is legal.
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[Title] => RP seeks to maintain quantitative restriction on rice
[Summary] => The Philippines formally informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to enter into negotiations meant to extend the country’s quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice.
Edsel T. Custodio, the country’s permanent representative to the WTO wrote Magdi Farahat, chairman of the WTO committee on agriculture and Jo Lomas, WTO committee on market access, about the Philippines’ request that the QRs on rice be maintained.
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[Title] => Farmers group wants EO on tariff cuts recalled
[Summary] => The Philippine Peasant Institute (PPI) is asking for the recall of an executive order which reduced the tariff on all products covered under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) scheme of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Area (AFTA) to zero percent from 60 percent.
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[Title] => Peasant group calls for RP exit from Cairns Group
[Summary] => A peasant-based research and advocacy group renewed yesterday its call for the government to withdraw its membership from the Cairns Group.
The Philippine Peasant Institute (PPI) made the call after Australia, using what the group described as "unreasonable" quarantine standards, effectively blocked the entry of Philippine bananas. This according to PPI, "clearly constitute a de factor non-tariff barrier."
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[Title] => Forum tackles palm oil industry
[Summary] => The palm oil industry – its prospects for jobs creation, investment generation and effect on the Philippine coconut industry – will be the topic of the 2nd Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) forum to 10 a.m. today at the Paseo Restaurant, along Visayas Avenue, in Quezon City.
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PHILIPPINE PEASANT INSTITUTE
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Manuel A.J. Teehankee, Philippine Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) said several countries have also expressed their intention to negotiate for a rice export quota from the Philippines.
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Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the Thai government’s position is being closely studied to determine if an allocation of the country’s rice import requirements to a specific country is legal.
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[Summary] => The Philippines formally informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to enter into negotiations meant to extend the country’s quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice.
Edsel T. Custodio, the country’s permanent representative to the WTO wrote Magdi Farahat, chairman of the WTO committee on agriculture and Jo Lomas, WTO committee on market access, about the Philippines’ request that the QRs on rice be maintained.
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[Title] => Peasant group calls for RP exit from Cairns Group
[Summary] => A peasant-based research and advocacy group renewed yesterday its call for the government to withdraw its membership from the Cairns Group.
The Philippine Peasant Institute (PPI) made the call after Australia, using what the group described as "unreasonable" quarantine standards, effectively blocked the entry of Philippine bananas. This according to PPI, "clearly constitute a de factor non-tariff barrier."
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[Summary] => The palm oil industry – its prospects for jobs creation, investment generation and effect on the Philippine coconut industry – will be the topic of the 2nd Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) forum to 10 a.m. today at the Paseo Restaurant, along Visayas Avenue, in Quezon City.
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September 28, 2001 - 12:00am
