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Trump’s Tariffs Will Pummel Asia. But One Country Sees Opportunity.

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Pummel Asia. But One Country Sees Opportunity.

Factory-led economies are panicking about the steep new tariffs. Not the Philippines, which believes its role as a manufacturing alternative to China can expand.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Jes Aznar

Philippine Poverty and Farm-Based Economy Have Roots in Colonial Era

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Philippine Poverty and Farm-Based Economy Have Roots in Colonial Era

Decades after independence, the Philippines lacks the kind of factory economy that has lifted up other Asian nations, tying millions to farm work.

By Peter S. Goodman and Jes Aznar