U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a new 19% tariff rate for goods from the Philippines after what he called a "beautiful visit" by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House,

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday to discuss U.S. tariffs and threats from China. The first such meeting by an Association of Southeast Asian Nations head of state with Trump since his return to the U.

President Donald Trump says the United States and the Philippines are “very close to finishing” a big trade deal as he meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House.