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"This is one way of putting lower remittance charges on the agenda of RP-US relations," said Gullas, who has been pushing for lower remittance fees. 


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                    [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos has agreed to accelerate the completion of a cost-benefit analysis study by  the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)  regarding a  Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and the United States.


Santos agreed to the acceleration following a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick wherein the US panel cited a US study claiming that the Philippines stands to see a three percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and three percent growth in trade if it enters into an FTA with the US.


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                    [Title] => FTA with US premature at this time, says Santos
                    [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos sees no need to rush a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.


According to Santos, an FTA with the US at this time may even be  "premature." 


Instead, Santos pointed out, the Philippines has a more beneficial  trade relation with its ASEAN neighbors as well as with Japan and China.


In fact, Santos said, the Philippines has more trade with Japan than  the US and is in the midst of negotiations with an FTA with Japan.


The Philippines already has an FTA with ASEAN and China.


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                    [Title] => US urges RP to forge free trade pact with Washington
                    [Summary] => US Assistant Trade Representative Barbara Weisel urged the Philippines yesterday to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Washington to boost its under-performing economy and keep it globally competitive.


Weisel said a newly completed study by the Hawaii-based East-West Center think tank found that for the Philippines, "there would be a benefit of a 3.1 percent increase in nominal GDP (gross domestic product)" if such a pact were signed with its largest trading partner.


She said the Philippine government is also conducting a parallel study.


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ASSISTANT TRADE REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA WEISEL

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                    [Title] => US urges RP to forge free trade pact with Washington
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Weisel said a newly completed study by the Hawaii-based East-West Center think tank found that for the Philippines, "there would be a benefit of a 3.1 percent increase in nominal GDP (gross domestic product)" if such a pact were signed with its largest trading partner.


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Gov’t urged to link lower US remittance fees to new RP-US free trade agreement

September 18, 2005 - 12:00am

Should Manila decide to work out a possible new free-trade agreement with Washington, Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said the Philippine government should also consider getting from the US a side deal – an executive-level...

Business

DTI to fasttrack study on free trade agreement between RP and US

By Marianne V. Go | May 9, 2005 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos has agreed to accelerate the completion of a cost-benefit analysis study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) regarding a Free Trade Agreement...

Business

FTA with US premature at this time, says Santos

By Marianne V. Go | March 21, 2005 - 12:00am

Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos sees no need to rush a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. According to Santos, an FTA with the US at this time may even be "premature." Instead,...

Business

US urges RP to forge free trade pact with Washington

March 18, 2005 - 12:00am

US Assistant Trade Representative Barbara Weisel urged the Philippines yesterday to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Washington to boost its under-performing economy and keep it globally competitive. Weisel...

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