Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA)

The PJEPA is the first bilateral free trade agreement of the Philippines. It was signed in Helsinki, Finland by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on 9 September 2006.  The Philippine Senate concurred with the ratification of the PJEPA on 8 October 2008 and the Agreement officially entered into force on […]