WIRE — THE PHILIPPINES needs a mechanism for establishing that manufacturing inputs used in its exports are not sourced from countries suspected of employing forced labor, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said, citing the need to dodge the 12.5% US tariff.

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