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Roxas said the decision, which was endorsed by the ASEAN economic ministers (AEM) at the conclusion of their meeting in Hanoi, "will allow the Philippines  to maintain high tariffs  on sugar for several more years before phasing it down to a maximum of five percent in 2010."


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AFTA agrees to delay tariff lib on sugar

By Marianne V. Go | September 24, 2001 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II declared over the weekend that the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) council has agreed in principle to allow the Philippines and Indonesia to delay the liberalization...

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