A top Philippine diplomat sees the country benefiting from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement it signed with its neighbors in the region. Speaking at The Manila Times’ virtual roundtable on Saturday, Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana said the trade deal would give Filipino exporters access to a much larger market at lower tariffs. They needed protection from some of their agricultural products but when the agreement was reached, Japan signed on,” Sta. “RCEP gives us a larger framework, a larger platform, a larger market.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2020 16:22 UTC