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The Philippine government has condemned a European Parliament resolution threatening the withdrawal of trade privileges unless Manila releases a jailed senator and investigates the unresolved killings of thousands of drug suspects, unionists, lawyers and activists. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs called the resolution a "misguided" attempt to interfere in the upcoming Philippine election, while Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said...

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Tuesday urged the Duterte administration to resolve long-standing problems of peasant farmers and indigenous people as the government faces scrutiny of its alleged human rights violations in relation to its GSP+ perks to the EU. In a news statement, FFF said the government…

File photo MANILA - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez is confident that the country will sustain the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) privileges granted by the European Union (EU). This is amid new threats from the EU Parliament to temporarily withdraw trade perks for the Philippines due to alleged human rights abuses and lack of press freedom. "While it is not new, their allegations on human rights and lack of press freedom are fake news, and those only give false impressions on the real situation in the Philippines," Lopez said in a Viber mes...

MANILA - The Philippines is already acting on alleged human rights abuses in the country, Malacanang said Monday. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, made this remark after the European Union (EU) Parliament renewed its call to the Philippines to address human rights abuses or else lose trade privileges under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). He echoed the statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) condemning the resolution saying it is a "misguided attempt" to interfere in the national electoral process. "We wi...

MALACAÑANG is confident the country could retain its Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) from the European Union (EU) despite the renewed questions on its compliance with human rights obligations. In a statement on Monday, Acting Presidential spokesperson Karlo B. Nograles said the government has already been talking with the…