date:Oct 30, 2019
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has reiterated the Philippines request to Japan to lower the tariff imposed on Philippine bananas. During the two countries bilateral meeting in Brunei Darussalam last week, Dar asked his counterparts: I would like to request your support for the preferential tariff rate of zero percent for Philippine bananas in Japan, which currently imposes 18 percent tariff during the winter season and 8 percent during the summer.
Former agriculture chief Emmanuel Piol also