Washington’s push for a universal 100% tariff on imported semiconductors means the Philippines won’t just feel the shock; it will take a direct hit to the heart of its economy.…
BY any measure, Asia’s two continental giants are edging out of a five/four-year freeze. For Washington’s Indo-Pacific playbook, that’s the stuff of bad dreams. For five years after the fatal…
AMID the blaring horns of “America First,” where alliances are now quantified in tariff brackets and loyalty is rewarded with economic kneecapping, the Philippines just got its “thank-you” note from…
For decades, global development was largely defined by a North-South divide, with the Global North (industrialized Western nations) positioned as the drivers of economic and technological progress, and the Global…
By: Xue Lingqiao (ECNS) -- "The recent trade war launched by the U.S. is a protectionist policy, it goes against the logic of globalization and multilateralism. In the long run,…
The data from February 2025 underscore a stark downturn in the Philippines' foreign direct investment (FDI) climate. FDI net inflows plunged by 61.9 percent, dropping to US$529 million from US$1.4…
Amid rising global economic fragmentation and geopolitical tensions, the forum, themed "Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future," serves as a critical platform for fostering regional cooperation, driving…
The economic managers welcomed the approval of the Senate resolution concurring in the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement on February 21, 2023. Photo from Department of…