Geneva, Switzerland – Philippine and Thai delegations to the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) have expressed gratitude to the Australian government through Assistant Minister for Trade Don Farrell (middle) for the successful facilitation by Australian Ambassador to the WTO George Mina (first from right) of the Philippine-Thai negotiations on an agreement aimed to settle cigarette continue reading : PH, TH thank AUS for facilitating cigarette trade dispute understanding
Geneva, Switzerland – Building on the statements of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon M. Lopez at the opening plenary session where he emphasized the three priorities of the Philippines for MC12 (food and agriculture, trade and health, and fisheries subsidies), DTI Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo spoke at the closed-door ministerial session of the continue reading : PH joins other WTO members in pushing for solution to challenges facing the Multilateral Trading System
Geneva, Switzerland – At the sidelines of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo represented the Philippines at a Mini Ministerial meeting focused on combating climate change. Undersecretary Rodolfo joined WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ministers from 21 other delegations representing a cross-section of WTO members including the United continue reading : PH ready to join Trade Ministers Coalition to address climate change
Geneva, Switzerland – With a strong desire to deliver a concrete outcome in the MC12, the Philippines called for unity to finalize a comprehensive framework to address the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics, which would include a waiver for at least COVID-19 vaccines while stressing the need to pursue a decentralized and increased production not continue reading : PH calls for concrete response on COVID-19 pandemic and future challenges
Geneva, Switzerland – The Philippine delegation to the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), co-headed by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo and Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Fermin D. Adriano, underscored that an outcome on agriculture at MC12 is indispensable. Speaking at separate ministerial meetings of the Cairns Group and the continue reading : PH pursues agriculture outcome at 12th WTO Ministerial Conference