Manila (AFP) - The Philippines Tuesday hailed the retention of duty-free privileges for most of its exports to the European Union despite concerns over alleged "extrajudicial killings" in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
The European Commission announced on Monday that Philippine shipments worth an estimated 120 billion pesos ($2.35 billion), about 66 percent of annual exports to its number-two trading partner, would carry no duties.
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