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Major Exports
Electronic equipment, machinery and transport equipment, garments, coconut products

Major Imports
Raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, consumer goods, fuels

Major Industries: Electronic and electrical products, textiles

Major Trading Partners: USA, Japan, Taiwan

Natural Resources: Timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper


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Knowing a few words of any language helps to show your business contacts, people you meet, etc., that you are interested in your country and seek more than a short-term gain.
The Philipinos uses English widely, but Tagalog is also still in use.  Here are a few keywords in Tagalog:


Welcome(greetings): Mabuhay
Hello: Kha-moose-tah
How are you?: Kha-moose-tah kha-yo
Thank you: Sah-la-mat ho
Good bye: Pa-a-kan, or adios
Why Philippines
The Philippine’s has had a long association with the United States.  Filipinos are one of America’s largest Asian minorities.  Because most Filipinos have relatives in the U.S. and U.S. radio and TV are popular, Filipino’s often adopt U.S. consumer goods in advance of many of the other Asian economies. 
Additionally, Filipinos are known for their hard work and relatively high standard of education.  English is widely spoken and American business methods are widely understood.

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Runckel & Associates is an international business consulting firm based in Portland, Oregon. Runckel & Associates provides the full spectrum of international business consulting services for clients interested in doing business in Asia. We assist companies interested in investing, manufacturing or opening an office or factories in Asia. Runckel & Associates is a specialist in guiding small, medium, and family-owned businesses to expand their operations in Asia.

Christopher W. Runckel, President and Principal of Runckel & Associates, has had a long association over his career with Asia. He worked in President Ford’s White House as Deputy General Counsel of the Presidential Clemency Board, which recommended clemency for Vietnam era draft deserters and evaders. In 1994, he was assigned to Hanoi as the first permanently assigned U.S. diplomat since the Vietnam War.

In addition Mr. Runckel has served in foreign assignments in Hong Kong, Fiji, Thailand (two tours), London and in China. Mr. Runckel continues to advise Federal, State and Local government on a wide range of issues. He is a specialist in foreign trip planning and has served the last seven U.S. Presidents in this capacity.

With his experience, connections and understanding of Asia, Mr. Runckel and his team of experts provide service to those who desire to do business in Asia.

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