Sen. Manuel Roxas II is seeking to reform the way the government negotiates international trade agreements to avoid the problems experienced in relation to the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).

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Multi-sectoral groups are urging the government to come up with a more coherent trade policy in negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other trade agreements.

Rice Watch and Action Network (R1),… Read the rest

The European Commission has criticized the Philippines for the lack of progress in a proposed bilateral partnership and cooperation agreement, saying the deal would have benefited the nearly one million Filipinos working and… Read the rest

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the largest business group in the country, is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to institutionalize reforms with the way it deals in international… Read the rest

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement is expected to cost the national coffers as much as P4.75 billion in the first year of its implementation, according to a study conducted by the Department of Finance.

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MANILA, Philippines — Will signing the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) give Japan carte blanche to export its toxic and other hazardous wastes to the Philippines? No. The fact that with JPEPA the Philippines imposes zero… Read the rest

Although pitted against legal luminaries from the anti-JPEPA groups, the government panel succeeded in explaining constitutional issues raised against the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) in yesterday’s joint hearing conducted by the Senate committees on foreign relations and… Read the rest

LEGAL eagles yesterday identified the “unconstitutional” provisions of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement that were inserted to accommodate demands by Tokyo, saying these should be removed before the treaty is ratified by the Senate.… Read the rest

Close to 100, 000 Filipino workers are likely to lose their jobs with the impending entry of cheaper but unsafe imported vehicles, said the Philippine Metalworkers Alliance (PMA), whose members trooped to the Senate to… Read the rest

AMID opposition at the Senate, the Department of Trade and Industry on Monday resumed its lobby for the passage of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa), with senior trade officials briefing members of… Read the rest