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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque confirmed on Saturday, July 4, that the country has received 23 free trade agreements -  the most trade agreements received under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

DTI Secretary Roque reported exports grew 15.4% in 2025, an all‑time high, with sustained growth in 2026. She highlighted the ASEAN FTA and ongoing negotiations for the Canada FTA, which will grant Philippine exports preferential market access. She stated that Philippine products are now ready for the global stage.  (Courtesy of RTVM)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/07/05/strong-trade-momentum-rising-capital-inflows-behind-phs-new-umic-status-dti


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00:00The great meeting is the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, which I've always said that our
00:12president will go down in history as the president with the most free trade agreement.
00:16What does the free trade agreement tell us?
00:19That our goods now will have preferential treatment when we export it to at least Canada.
00:27But we will finish with 23 free trade agreements.
00:32Our exports have been really showing a lot of potentials.
00:36In 2025, we increased by 15.4%, which is an all-time high.
00:41January, again, 7.9%.
00:44February, all-time high at 8%.
00:47March, an all-time high since 1991 of 20.4%.
00:52April, a high again of 7.9%.
00:56And May, a high again of 6.3%.
00:59So in total, double-digit po ang increase natin ng exports.
01:04So what does this mean?
01:06That a lot of our products are now ready for the global stage.
01:09So one of them is in Canada.
01:10So we really hope that we can speed up the free trade agreement,
01:15especially the bilateral one between the Philippines and Canada.
01:27So one of them is on the right side.
01:29So we'll see you on the right side.
01:29We're going to the right side.
01:30So we can speed up the free trade agreement and get to the right side.
01:31We're holding on a double-digit point of all the ports and the right side.
01:31And we're gonna use the right side here.
01:31We're gonnaì-see the right side of the bounty.
01:31So we're gonna be changing right now.
01:31Let's go on to the right side,
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