Philippine sugar industry leaders have recently intensified calls and lobby work to exempt local sugar from the compulsory tariff reduction program under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). The AFTA seeks to eliminate all tariffs on imported sugar by 2010. BY KARL G. OMBION Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 24-March 1, 2008 BACOLOD City…
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ASEAN Deal with U.S. Disastrous to Economy, IBON Warns
“Governments that forsake control over the domestic economy betray their poor farmers, workers and small and medium businesses.” Posted by Bulatlat.com The recently-signed trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) between the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will sooner or later lead to a free trade agreement (FTA), and this will prove…