tariffs

US tariff exemptions for coco products sought

The Philippine government continues to seek tariff exemptions for key exports to the United States,…

PH exports cooled in July 

Philippine export growth cooled in July but remained solid, buoyed by firm demand for Filipino…

PSEi tumbles amid Trump’s tariff threat on China

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) stumbled to a four-month low on Tuesday as investors…

Competence and compassion needed in rice tariffication

What is causing our rice crisis today is a lack of competence and compassion (malasakit),…

Recto: No plans to raise rice tariffs

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said there were no plans to reduce the tariff on imported…

PH poised for slower growth over next 18 mos

The Philippine economy will likely grow slower than previously expected over the next 18 months.…

Manila Water profit swells despite ebb in volume

Manila Water Company Inc. saw its bottom line rise by 15 percent in the first…

Tariff on chips pull down on PSEi

Anxiety over the United States’ newest tariff imposition, particularly on the semiconductor industry, gripped investors…

Trump tariff kicks in, now what?

Starting Aug. 7, Philippine goods bound for the United States are levied a 19-percent headline…

Semiconductor sector fears ‘devastating’ US tariffs

The 100-percent tariff on semiconductors that US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday casts a…