Automotive industry workers have expressed concern that they might lose their jobs with the lowering of tariffs starting next year under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.
The tariff for completely built-up units with engine displacements higher than 3 liters, currently at 30 percent, would go down to zero by January 2010 under JPEPA, unless the importing country negotiates for a rate freeze until January 2013.
“If we no longer have the 30-percent tariff cover for vechile imports for engines with displacements of 3-liters and above, people might shift preference for bigger cars instead of locally-assembled vehicles such as Innova and Vios, since the imported bigger vehicles would turn out to be cheaper given the zero tariffs,” said Angel Dimalanta, president of the Automotive Industry Workers’ Alliance, wo is also president of Toyota Philippines’ labor union for supervisors.
The local auto industry employs 500,000 workers, including direct and indirect jobs.
Dimalanta cited that once duties of Toyota Hi-Ace imports from Japan fell to zero percent, the vehicle would be at least 20 percent cheaper than the local retail price of P1.1 million. –Elaine Ramos, Alanguilan, Manila Standard Today
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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