00:00In the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates,
00:03one of the things that's been done for a long time,
00:05after the two days of working visit,
00:08the Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:11The President of the United Arab Emirates,
00:14His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bidzayed Alnayan,
00:18is the Paglagda and Palitan
00:20of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement,
00:22or CEPA,
00:23and the Trade and Industry Secretary Maria Cristina Roque
00:28for the Philippines.
00:29Ginawa ang paglagda sa sidelines
00:31ng Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026 Summit
00:34na ginanap sa Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center.
00:38May tuturing na isang makasaysayan tagumpay
00:40ang CEPA bilang kauna-unahang
00:42Free Trade Agreement ng Pilipinas
00:45sa isang bansa na nasa Middle East.
00:47Layon ng kasunduan na bawasan ng mga taripa,
00:50palakasin ng market access
00:51para sa mga produkto at serbisyo,
00:54pataasin ng pamumuhunan
00:55at lumikha ng mga bagong oportunidad
00:58para sa mga Pilipinong profesional
00:59at service providers na nasa UAE.
01:03Saklaw nito ang mga mahalagang sektor
01:05tulad ng digital trade,
01:07MSMEs,
01:08sustainable development,
01:10intellectual property,
01:12competition at consumer protection,
01:14government procurement,
01:16at technical cooperation.
01:17Makikinabag din ang Pilipinas
01:19sa mga ine-export nito
01:21tulad ng saging,
01:22piña,
01:23canned tuna,
01:24electronics,
01:25machinery,
01:26at iba pang mga high demand
01:28na mga produkto.
01:29Samantala,
01:30umabot na sa halos 1.83 billion US dollars
01:32ang bilateral trade
01:34sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa
01:35noong 2024,
01:37kung saan ang UAE
01:38ay ikalabing walo
01:40sa pinakamalaking trading partners
01:42ng Pilipinas
01:42na may halos 37%
01:44ng mga export na Pilipinas
01:46sa Middle East.
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