THE ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement should be one of the priorities of presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the Trade department and an expert from Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) said on Wednesday.

In a forum organized by the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines, DTI Assistant Secretary Allan Gepty said that by its sheer size alone and the opportunities the RCEP brings, the Philippines could not afford not to join RCEP.

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