Why Trump’s Remittance Tax Will Be ‘Devastating’ for Filipino-Americans

Why Trump’s remittance tax will be ‘devastating’ for Filipino-Americans

Filipino-American community leaders warn of long-term effects of Trump’s latest actions, including on remittances back home, state-funded health insurance.

Trump’s tariffs threats against the Global South, ASEAN and the Philippines

In early April, the Philippines responded with “guarded optimism” to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, saying higher rates placed on its neighbors could present an opportunity. Hit with Trump’s reciprocal levy of 17%, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sought to re-frame it by stating that the “the new tariffs put the Philippines […] The post Trump’s tariffs threats against the Global South, ASEAN and the Philippines appeared…

Court of International Trade’s Flawed Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs

For several months, the Trump administration has aggressively deployed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to impose (and in some cases subsequently modify) significant tariffs on U.S. trading partners. IEEPA is a very broadly-worded statute empowering the president to “deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security,…

Trump's tariffs threats against the Global South, ASEAN and the Philippines

With its misguided tariff wars, the Trump administration is undermining global economic prospects and waging war against development in the Global South, particularly in Asia.

These Retailers Are Raising Prices Because of Trump’s Tariffs

The Trump administration's tariffs are already making their mark at the checkout line. These are the companies that have said prices have nowhere to go but up.