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Tariff Shock: What the New U.S. Duties Mean for Philippine Exports

4 August 2025
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This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. By Annette Pelkmans_Balaoing UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) A major shift in U.S....

Philippine Daily Inquirer Editorial Cites UP CIDS Commentary on Trump’s Tariffs

8 April 2025
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Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2025. “Why We Must Fear Trump’s Tariffs.” INQUIRER.net. April 2025. https://opinion.inquirer.net/182234/why-we-must-fear-trumps-tariffs. A policy commentary published by the University...

Impact of Trump’s Tariff Policies on the Philippines

13 March 2025
Escaping the Middle-Income Trap, News and Events, Policy Pulse

By Annette Pelkmans-Balaoing Convenor: EMIT C4C Donald Trump’s tariff escalation primarily targets countries with strong trade ties to the U.S., such as China, Mexico, and Canada. However, its indirect effects...

Job Opportunity @ UP CIDS: Junior Research Associate

6 March 2024
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