Without US, TPP can and should proceed
After the creation of the European Single Market (ESM) the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and Latin America’s Mercosur, ...
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Will Hillary Clinton proceed with TPP?
It is in the nature of presidential elections in a democratic country that a candidate may find himself or herself ...
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TPP: a threat to our digital rights
THE Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a free trade bloc that the Philippines plans to join, but the accord that binds ...
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Free trade, competition – and danger
AN academic discussion of a relatively obscure trade agreement last week turned into a springboard for exposing the anti-competitive practices ...
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Habito says TPP to benefit Manila
Former National Economic and Development Authority director general Cielito Habito said the Philippines is equipped with the right tools to ...
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Giving away our sovereignty
Lest we fail to understand what the US-initiated Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is all about, one thing is clear: that it ...
Read moreMore to lose than gain from TPP – Aquino
President Benigno Aquino III will not support any plan to amend the Constitution just so that the Philippines can be ...
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