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UNBELIEVABLE: Trump agrees to small reduction in philippine tariffs - Caught on Camera

Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks alongside US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office (Credit: AFP)

US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos.

Welcoming Marcos to the White House, Trump called him a "very tough negotiator" and said: "We're very close to finishing a trade deal -- a big trade deal, actually."

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