The Philippines was removed from the U.S. Trade...

The Philippines was removed from the U.S. Trade Representative’s Special 301 watch list of countries that fail to sufficiently protect intellectual property rights, said a White House news release Monday (http://1.usa.gov/1kdFnsl) timed for President Barack Obama’s visit to the country, scheduled to continue through Tuesday. The administration of Philippines President Benigno Aquino “has made significant progress in implementing economic policy and institutional reforms,” including “intellectual property protection and enforcement,” it said. Israel was removed from the Special 301 watch list last month (CD March 4 p17).