imports

PH, Brazil signatures away from ASF pact

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—Manila and Brasilia are one signature away from implementing a regionalization agreement on…

New US tariff worries PH firms

Philippine businesses are trying to identify which products may have been flagged in a United…

PH cracks down on forced-labor goods

Three government agencies have teamed up to strengthen the Philippines’ campaign against the importation of…

Agri dep’t says pork imports still needed

The Department of Agriculture (DA) defended President Marcos’ executive order that increased pork import allocations…

PH may allow more pork, corn imports at lower tariffs 

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering to use the minimum access volume (MAV) Plus…

PH fuel imports fell 4% in March

The Philippines’ fuel imports fell by 4 percent in March as the Middle East conflict…

PH trade gap widened in Feb 2026 as importers replenished stocks

The Philippines’ trade deficit widened for the first time in eight months in February as…

BOC missed 2025 revenue goal amid import slowdown 

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected over P930 billion in revenues in 2025, coming in…

PH trade deficit shrank by 29% in Nov

A sustained growth in export sales, coupled with softer imports, slashed the country’s trade deficit…

BIZ BUZZ: Pork imports still a go

The holiday festivities are far from over—and so is the spread of fake news. A…