The Philippines warns 5.6 billion US dollars US -Deal in US dollars from Trump’s tariffs

The United States Could be forced to re-calibrate its tariffs for defense partners after Manila’s top envoy in Washington had admitted that the taxes would influence their ability to buy new American weapons systems and to meet a 5.6 billion dollar deal for F-16 fighting jets.

Philippine The ambassador in the USA, Jose Manuel Romualdez, said on Friday that Manila absolutely wanted to negotiate with Washington, and added that his country was pushing for trade officials from both sides to discuss how we could go through this whole process.

At the beginning of this month, Washington approved the sale of F-16 jets that were made by Lockheed Martin. However, the new tariffs could affect the Filipino economy and its ability to complete the estimated purchase of 5.6 billion US dollars, said Romualdez and added that the fighters are “very expensive for us”.

The Philippines, a long-term security of the United States through a 74-year contract mutual defense, looks like 17 percent among the President in his exports to America. Donald Trump‘S proposed “Liberation Day” tariffs.