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Pinalawig na mababang taripa sa agri products, tinutulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 09:19 PM

Umalma ang ilang grupo sa pagpapalawig ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. sa utos na nagpapababa sa taripa ng ilang inaangkat na agricultural products. Read more »

NEDA endorses to Marcos tariff modification on e-vehicles

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 04:44 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said this would help in the growth of the sector and make these vehicles more accessible to Filipinos. Read more »

PH to import rice, corn 'as little as possible': Marcos

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 09:09 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday vowed to import rice, corn, pork, and chicken 'as little as possible' even as his administration eyes to boost local production of food. Read more »

China asks US to scrap tariffs, sanctions

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 05 04:34 PM

China has asked the United States to remove additional tariffs and sanctions imposed on Beijing. Read more »

UK slaps heavy tariffs on Russian imports, including vodka

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 09:37 PM

Britain on Tuesday imposed an additional 35 percent tariff on a swathe of Russian imports, from vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Port tariffs and price increases

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at Mar 02 07:52 PM

The issue has been festering since the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) allowed increases in port tariffs on various shipped goods far beyond the rates of inflation reflected in the basket of goods that comprise the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Read more »

Biden's admin ignores calls to remove tariffs on China

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 08 09:48 AM

More than 30 groups signed a letter to Biden officials imploring them to work with China towards the eventual goal of ‘full removal of tariffs’. Read more »

Corn farmers oppose reduction of yellow corn tariffs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 07:50 PM

Philippine corn farmers said lowering tariffs on yellow corn will be detrimental to local corn growers. Read more »

Gov't says won't import rice during local harvest as farmers worry over income loss

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 05:18 PM

The government will only import rice after the local harvest, Malacañang said on Thursday, as farmer expressed concern over President Rodrigo Duterte's move to slash tariffs on imported supply of the staple grain.  Read more »

Duterte temporarily slashes imported rice tariffs, 'modifies' pork import tariffs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 08:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved temporarily reducing the tariff rates on imported rice, and "further modified" tariffs on imported pork products to ease the burden on consumers, his office said on Saturday.  Read more »

Compromise reached on pork import tariffs, volume: DA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:09 PM

The Senate on Wednesday accepted the economic team's recommended pork import tariff rates under the Executive Order No. 128 meant to augment supply that dwindled due to the African Swine Fever, the Agriculture Department said. Read more »

Senate adopts resolution urging Duterte to recall order cutting pork tariff

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 02:37 PM

Several senators on Thursday filed a resolution seeking to revoke President Rodrigo Duterte's order to reduce tariffs for imported pork to protect local hog raisers from bankruptcy. Read more »

Lawmakers have power to revoke order lowering imported pork tariff - Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 09:19 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said it is up to the country's lawmakers if they want to revoke Executive Order No. 128, which modifies the tariffs on imported pork.   Read more »

Metro Manila gets fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs to pull down prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:23 AM

A fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs from Mindanao has been shipped to Metro Manila to address a supply shortage of pork and bring down its prices, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte's order, Malacañang said on Wednesday.    Read more »

DA recommends to Palace raising minimum volume for pork imports - Dar

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 06:04 PM

MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has submitted to Malacañang its recommendation to increase the minimum access volume (MAV) on pork imports to raise the country's stock, the agency's head said Tuesday, amid supply woes due to the African swine fever. Read more »

Palace seeks food summit to curb prices of pork, rice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:07 PM

Is another food summit necessary to curb the runaway prices of staples or could the government instead adopt a plan formulated in 2018?  Read more »

Executive branch calls for Food Security Summit over fluctuating prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 03:59 PM

he Executive branch is calling for a Food Security Summit to address the fluctuations in the prices of some staple food items, Malacañang said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte keeps lower tariffs on some poultry products until 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:41 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order keeping reduced tariff rates on certain imported poultry products until 2022, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Philippines hits imported cars and vans with tariffs to help domestic industry

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 09:21 PM

The Philippines is imposing temporary duties on imported passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to protect its tiny carmaking industry hit hard by the pandemic, its trade minister said on Monday. Read more »

China to cut tariffs, boost imports of high-quality goods and services

Kevin Yao and Lusha Zhang, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 02:26 PM

China will continue to cut its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while vowing to push reforms and promote an innovation-driven growth model. Read more »