U.S., Philippines focus on labor, agriculture in TIFA meeting

U.S. and Philippine officials this week prioritized labor and agricultural trade issues during their bilateral trade meeting this week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on Tuesday, as the Biden administration pushes Manila to improve its record on labor rights. Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia Sarah Ellerman and Philippine Undersecretary for International Trade Group Allan Gepty co-chaired a July 1-2 meeting under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, the agency said in a July 2 readout . According...