
PH delegation meets with US trade rep amid Trump tariffs
A HIGH-LEVEL economic delegation from the Philippines met and had “productive” and “positive” talks with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, D.C., on May 2, the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.
The meeting comes as the Philippine government seeks to negotiate the paused 17-percent reciprocal tariff imposed on the country by US President Donald Trump.
“Both countries agreed to undertake concrete steps in recognition of the complementary nature of our econ