MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to Washington on Sunday (July 20), hoping to turn warm diplomatic ties with the US into tangible economic gains.

THE Philippines is pushing for zero tariffs on a select list of exports to the United States as part of a broader strategy to deepen trade relations and attract investments, a Cabinet official said. Speaking to reporters last week,

The Philippines is open to reducing tariffs on some products from United States as part of its bid to secure zero or lower reciprocal tariff from the US, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said. "Not for all products but we have identified a set of products,