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Title:
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China extends aid to quake-hit Davao Sur school, Duterte’s alma mater
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Author:
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Bong Sarmiento
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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December 7, 2019
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Description:
- The Chinese government has donated one million renminbi (P7.2 million) to help the quake-hit alma matter of President Duterte in Digos City, Davao del Sur rise from the rubble.
Economic
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Title:
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PHL exhibitors sell $300M at China trade show
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Author:
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Jenina Ibanez
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Source:
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Business World
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Date:
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November 12, 2019
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Description:
- PHILIPPINE EXHIBITORS generated sales of about $300 million at the 2019 China International Import Exposition (CIIE), more than double the year-earlier amount, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. In a statement Tuesday, the DTI said the expo, with exhibition space of more than 240,000 square meters, attracts an average of 150,000 buyers from more than 100 countries.
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Title:
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China promised Duterte US$9 billion. He’s had only US$924 million in loans and grants. Why?
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Author:
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Raisa Robles
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 26, 2019
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Description:
- China and the Philippines signed six deals last week that boosted Beijing’s funding for the Southeast Asian nation to a total of US$924 million, but the amount is a long way from the US$9 billion pledged in 2016. The discrepancy has left critics asking what Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has to show for his policy pivot to China, which he previously touted as a boon for trade and tourism.
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Title:
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Philippines eyes integration of BBB with China’s B&R Initiative
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Author:
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Mary Grace Padin
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 26, 2019
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Description:
- The government wants to explore opportunities that would enable it to integrate its Build Build Build infrastructure buildup program with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In a statement, the DOF said Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, during a meeting with a Chinese delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, underscored the Philippines’ strong interest in participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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Title:
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Tensions flare around Manila's lucrative online casinos
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Author:
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Cliff Venzon
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Source:
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Nikkei Asian Review
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Date:
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October 9, 2019
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Description:
- Business along Quirino Avenue near Manila's airport had been in a period of long decline, until it began a sudden resurgence over the last year. Restaurants, spas and apartments have opened. Locals were hired as security guards, drivers and housekeepers, all catering to the area's new clientele: Chinese migrants.
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Title:
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DTI official: China now ‘largest trading partner’
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Author:
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Mariejo Ramos
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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September 30, 2019
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Description:
- Despite an ongoing maritime dispute, China has become the biggest source of foreign investments in the country in just two years. Philippine officials attending the China-Asean investment summit last week said China had invested in 19 of 75 cluster projects under the Duterte administration’s P160-billion “Build, Build, Build” program.
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Title:
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DTI spearheads PHL participation in twin trade, investment events
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Author:
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Shieda May
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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September 28, 2019
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Description:
- Spearheading promotion efforts to foster stronger economic relations with China, Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Trade and Promotion Abdulgani Macatoman led the Philippine delegation to the 16th China-Asean Expo (Caexpo) and 16th China-Asean Business and Investment Summit from September 21 to 24 at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center in Guangxi province, China.
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Title:
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Chinese affirms stronger tourism, investment ties with PHL
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Author:
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Franco Luna
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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September 27, 2019
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Description:
- AMBASSADOR Zhao Jianhua has expressed optimism that China would be able to bring 2 million tourists to the country yearly by the middle of 2020, even as he stressed that Beijing has emerged as a top investor with $66.62 million in foreign direct investment to the Philippines, or nearly a 12.5-percent increase from 2017.
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Title:
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China, PH pledge more efforts to further boost BRI ties
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Author:
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Philippine News Agency
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Source:
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Philippine News Agency
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Date:
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September 17, 2019
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Description:
- China and the Philippines have expressed their willingness to enhance cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for a better bilateral relationship between the two countries.
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Title:
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China to Philippines: 'Punish' casinos, POGOs illegally recruiting Chinese
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Author:
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Jessica Fenol
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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August 8, 2019
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Description:
- China on Thursday urged the Philippines to "punish" casinos and offshore gaming firms that illegally employ its nationals here, as it blamed such operations for aiding crimes such as money-laundering. Chinese law bans its citizens from engaging in "any form of gambling" including online and those that are based overseas but cater to Chinese nationals, China's embassy in Manila said in a statement.
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Title:
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DTI bares participation of 70+ PHL MSMEs in 2019 China-Asean expo
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Author:
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Elijah Rosales
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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July 31, 2019
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Description:
- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing to fly over 70 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to China for the only international trade show dedicated to promote regional economic relations between Beijing and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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Title:
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Philippines, China to deepen cooperation – Beijing official
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Author:
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Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 29, 2019
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Description:
- The Philippines and China have committed to continue to deepen cooperation under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and “unswervingly” adhere to good neighborliness, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
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Title:
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Taiwan extends visa-free entry for Filipinos until July 2020
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Author:
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ABS CBN News
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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July 1, 2019
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Description:
- Visa-free entry for Filipino travelers to Taiwan has been extended for another year, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. In a statement, the agency said it the visa-free privilege for Filipinos will continue for another year from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
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Title:
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DOF: Domestic economy to shield Philippines from US – China trade rift
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Author:
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Darryl Esguerra
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 1, 2019
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Description:
- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III likened the Philippines to a “good ship” as it navigates the rough seas amid the trade dispute between the United States and China.
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Title:
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DTI chief: Recto Bank incident won’t disturb China trade ties
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Author:
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Darryl Esguerra
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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July 1, 2019
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Description:
- The ramming by a Chinese vessel of a Filipino-manned fishing boat in Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea will not affect the trade relations between the Philippines and China, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Monday.
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Title:
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BCDA recognizes Japanese gov’t support to Build Build Build
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Author:
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Cherie Joyce V. Flores
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Source:
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Philippine InformationAgency
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Date:
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June 19, 2019
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Description:
- Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) recognized the support of the Japanese government to the Build Build Build infrastructure program of the Duterte administration.
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Title:
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Japan vows to support Duterte admin's infra program
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 1, 2019
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Description:
- Japan has vowed to continue supporting the Duterte administration's infrastructure and peace and development efforts and to further strengthen its ties with the Philippines. Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said Japan is proud to be the largest partner of 'Build, Build, Build, the Philippines' P8 trillion multi-year infrastructure program.
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Title:
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Filipino airline chases commercial dreams chartering Chinese tourists
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Author:
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Jessica Fenol
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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May 30, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese tourists wanting to escape to Boracay's beaches brings "good money" to chartered flight operator Royal Air Philippines, enough for it to jump start a commercial aviation business, its CEO said.
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Title:
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PH YOUNG COCONUTS SET TO ENTER US MARKET
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Author:
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Embassy of the Philippines, Washington DC
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Source:
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Embassy of the Philippines, Washington DC
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Date:
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May 29, 2019
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Description:
- “The US Government has confirmed that young coconuts from the Philippines may now be exported through all ports in the USA,” Dr. Josyline Javelosa, the Philippine Agriculture Attaché to the United States, reported.
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Title:
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Philippines to get nearly P300 B worth of deals in Duterte’s Japan trip
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Author:
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Nestor Corrales
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 27, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte’s third trip here would give the Philippines nearly P300 billion worth of investment deals, which would create 80,000 jobs for Filipinos, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Monday. Duterte will attend the Nikkei’s 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia on May 30 to 31 as Manila continues to strengthen its economic ties with Tokyo.