The Philippines is conducting a feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan that would allow the export of farm products to the Taiwanese market. The study is being conducted by the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), which is expected to complete it by March. Currently, Philippine farm products are restricted from entering Taiwan because of sanitary and phytosanity issues (animal and plant export health measures), said Manila Economic Cultural Office (MECO) managing director Antonio I. Basilio.
