date:Oct 21, 2019
Manila has appealed again to Tokyo to cut its tariff on Philippine bananas to zero percent. Its government former seeks to maintain its market share in the heavily contested Japanese market for the yellow fruit. The request was conveyed by Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar to Japans Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinya Fujiki during a bilateral meeting last October 16.
I would like to request your support for the preferential tariff rate of zero percent for Philippine