The continued decline in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent in February, down from 4.3 percent along with the decrease in underemployment from 13.1 percent to 10.1 no longer comes as a surprise. As I shared during the general debate at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the country has experienced notable and…
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ADDRESSING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada chairs the Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development public hearing on the proposed revision of the National Apprenticeship Program, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Estrada highlighted that youth unemployment has become a significant concern for the government, necessitating focused and intensive measures to enhance the employability of…
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(MANILA STANDARD) Senators have expressed grave concerns over the likelihood of the country’s unemployment and underemployment problems getting worse as new graduates lacked the so-called “soft skills.” Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the problem on new graduates being unprepared for the difficult task of finding jobs has long been festering the education sector. Senate majority leader…
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How about an unemployment insurance program for the benefit for Filipinos who lost their jobs? That’s what UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada plans to create via legislation if and when he wins in the upcoming May 9 polls. He specifically said that he would push for an unemployment insurance program to help thousands of Filipinos…
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