BusinessWorld E-paper
June 4, 2026
THE PHILIPPINES is facing the prospect of additional US tariffs, after a US Trade Representative (USTR) investigation found it and 59 other economies had not done enough to curb the importation of goods that were made with forced labor.
In its report on the Section 301 investigation, the USTR proposed additional duties on imports from the 60 economies, citing what it described as inadequate measures to restrict imports that were produced with forced labor.
