Of Counsel Ron Baumgarten discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s second term on U.S. trade policy with the Philippines, including tariff policies, renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences program and the potential for a U.S.-Philippines Free Trade agreement. He also addressed areas for strategic cooperation, including on semiconductor supply chains.
The U.S.-Philippines Society is a private sector initiative organized to broaden interaction and understanding through basic research and/or applied research in the areas of security, trade, investments, tourism, the environment, history, education and culture between the U.S. and the Philippines to the benefit of both.