Philippines Accepts WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual (left) and Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. (right) successfully presented to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (center) the Philippines’ Instrument of Ratification to the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh  Agreement Establishing the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 27 February 2024 at the sidelines  of the 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo courtesy of WTO Secretariat)

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to WTO Manuel A.J. Teehankee deposited the original  Instrument of Acceptance on 26 March 2024 at the Office of WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala at the  WTO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Geneva  WTO photo)