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Think tank: Problems to arise if Philippines' GSP+ renewal faces delays

By Ramon Royandoyan | July 7, 2023 - 12:14pm

Deborah Elms, founder and executive director of the Asian Trade Centre, explained to Philstar.com what this scenario would...

Business

Outlook turns glum as trade deficit widens in March

By Ramon Royandoyan | May 9, 2023 - 4:36pm

The March shortfall was wider compared to the $3.9 billion recorded in the preceding month.

Business

Trade gap shrinks in February as exports, imports retreat

April 11, 2023 - 2:41pm

The country’s trade deficit contracted in February, as both exports and imports softened.

Business

Trade gap eases in December amid softening exports, imports

January 26, 2023 - 5:24pm

The country’s external trade narrowed by 9.9% year-on-year to $15.9 billion in December. This was slowed compared to...

Business

Philippine trade gap shrinks in November as exports continue to impress

By Ramon Royandoyan | January 10, 2023 - 1:26pm

The Philippines’ trade gap shrank in November last year as exports continued to improve amid a smaller imports...

Business

Fitch unit: Philippine exports to soften in 2023 despite China reopening

By Ramon Royandoyan | January 9, 2023 - 12:22pm

Demand for Philippine exports is likely to remain subdued because of a looming global recession.

Business

Surprise export growth lifts foreign trade in September

November 4, 2022 - 12:10pm

Foreign trade climbed up in September as exports picked up amid a growing import bill, resulting in a smaller trade defi...

Business

Expensive imports drive Philippine foreign trade in August

By Ramon Royandoyan | October 11, 2022 - 12:26pm

Foreign trade went up in August due in part to the country's growing import bill, resulting in a wider trade deficit...

Business

Foreign trade sustains growth in June — PSA

By Ramon Royandoyan | August 9, 2022 - 4:55pm

Foreign trade rose in June due to a growing imports bill, which led to a historic-high trade deficit. 

Business

The Guadalupe and Tinago rivers of Cebu

By Clarence Paul Oaminal | May 30, 2018 - 12:00am

In the book "Glimpses in History of Early Cebu" written by Lina Quimat, a teacher-historian from Cebu Normal University, the "two mouths of rivers" repeatedly mentioned in history books are analyzed.

Freeman Opinion