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TopEngine
A country needs $ to have transaction globally. If we export goods or services, they pay us in $. If we import, we pay in $. We have $ trade deficit because we import more than our exports. As the young Marcos said, we have to lessen our dependency on imports. How? produce own food and other materials domestically (of course we can't produce all). At Export side, hey, isn't the President just had State Visits and working visit inviting investors to come/invest in PH? To produce more jobs & services that we could export more somehow. It's a long-term solution, not an overnight fix.
Export - Imports = Trade Gap/ (if negative, Deficit)