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TARIFF COMMISSIONER GEORGE MANZANO

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RP keen on trade deal with Japan

By Marianne V. Go | July 17, 2004 - 12:00am

The Philippines is still keen on moving "full steam ahead" on the proposed Philippine-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) despite Japan’s refusal to budge from its hardline stance, insisting...

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