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[Title] => Iran wants to supply RP with cheap medicines
[Summary] => The government of Iran has recently signified its interest to supply the Philippines with medicines which will be sold under the government’s Presyong Tama, Gamot Pampamilya program.
At present, the Philippines sources cheap imported drugs from India under the Presyong Tama program started by former Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II.
Iranian Ambassador Jalal Kalamantari met last week with current Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima to discuss ways to improve and increase trade relations between the Philippines and Iran.
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[Title] => Court of Tax Appeals junks case filed by Southern Cross
[Summary] => The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the case filed by Southern Cross Cement Corp. (SCCC) against the local cement industry, the Department of Finance, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Bureau of Customs.
The CTA dismissed last June 23 the case filed by SCCC questioning the imposition of the safeguard measures on imported cement.
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[Title] => IFC willing to finance SMEs in RP
[Summary] => The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank, is willing to provide financing for small and medium enterprises, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said yesterday.
Roxas met last week with IFC officials, led by IFC country manager Vipul Bhagat, to discuss a possible financing scheme for SMEs with counterpart funding from the government through the National Development Corp. (NDC) and the private sector.
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[Title] => RP move to defer cuts in petrochem duties may backfire
[Summary] => The Philippines is in danger of losing its preferential tariff concessions to other ASEAN countries because of its decision to defer the cut in duties on its petrochemical industry.
Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand claimed that the suspension of tariffs were tantamount to putting the product in the temporary exclusion list (TEL), the tally of products not covered by the mandatory cut in ASEAN duties to five percent and below.
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[Title] => Government urged to reject open skies on cargo
[Summary] => A non-governmental organization (NGO) has cautioned the government against adopting open skies on cargo since this would not be in the best interest of the country and the local aviation industry.
Robert Lim Joseph, president of the Save Our Skies (SOS) movement, said that while the move "looks good" on paper, it would work to the disadvantage of the country and the aviation sector.
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[Title] => GTEB gears up for end of quota system in 2005
[Summary] => The Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) is gearing up for the end of the quota system on Jan. 1, 2005.
Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said the GTEB, one of the attached agencies of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is now promoting garment exports to Europe to reduce dependence on the US market.
At present, about 75 percent of the Philippines’ garment exports go to the US, where it has enjoyed quota over the years.
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At present, the Philippines sources cheap imported drugs from India under the Presyong Tama program started by former Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II.
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Roxas met last week with IFC officials, led by IFC country manager Vipul Bhagat, to discuss a possible financing scheme for SMEs with counterpart funding from the government through the National Development Corp. (NDC) and the private sector.
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Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand claimed that the suspension of tariffs were tantamount to putting the product in the temporary exclusion list (TEL), the tally of products not covered by the mandatory cut in ASEAN duties to five percent and below.
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Robert Lim Joseph, president of the Save Our Skies (SOS) movement, said that while the move "looks good" on paper, it would work to the disadvantage of the country and the aviation sector.
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Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said the GTEB, one of the attached agencies of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is now promoting garment exports to Europe to reduce dependence on the US market.
At present, about 75 percent of the Philippines’ garment exports go to the US, where it has enjoyed quota over the years.
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January 10, 2003 - 12:00am
