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RCEP: Boon or Bane for Marcos’s Government?

Bane most likely, critics say

Feb 27, 2023
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By: Viswa Nathan
Maybe a tractor would be better…

After almost two years of shillyshallying, the Philippines is joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the last of the present 14-member Asia-Pacific free trade grouping. The others are Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, …

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