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Aquino set to meet Indonesia’s incoming, outgoing presidents
October 9, 2014
President Aquino will be leaving the country today, October 9 for an overnight trip to Bali, Indonesia. He is scheduled to attend Bali Democracy Forum tomorrow with theme “Regional Development in the Democratic Architecture: Dynamics of Political Development, Social-Economic Progress and Public Participation in the Democratic Process.”
Aquino will act as co-chairman of the forum with outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He is also set to meet the incoming leader Joko Widodo who will oath to office, October 20.
The forum will tackle experiences in promoting democracy. Best practices on developing democracy in the region will also be discussed.
PNoy’s Indonesia trip will be one of his last three out of the country trips this year. He is scheduled to attend APEC Leaders’ week in China next month. It is expected that a personal meeting between Presidents of PHL and China will take place in the sidelines.
After China, he will be traveling to Myanmar for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit to meet leaders from the region and its partners.
Aquino set to meet Indonesia’s incoming, outgoing presidents | Ang Malaya
Asean integration seen to create, not destroy, jobs in Philippines
By: Darwin G. Amojelar, InterAksyon.com
October 8, 2014
MANILA - Asean economic integration will generate more jobs than it destroys in the Philippines.
According to a joint report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the bulk of additional jobs will be created in agriculture, trade, transportation and other services.
"We are seeing that there is potential for the Philippines to gain an additional 3.1 million jobs in 2025," Kee Beom Kim, ILO employment specialist said during a briefing on Wednesday.
The report claims that the correlation between poverty and agriculture highlights the need to increase productivity and to promote off-farm agribusiness as means to reduce the number of poor households in rural areas.
The Asean Economic Cooperation (AEC) goes into force by end-2015, creating a common market and production base.
"If decisive policy action is taken, AEC has the potential to ensure sustained economic growth centered on decent and productive work -- thus, helping the Philippines achieve its goal of inclusive growth that creates jobs and reduces poverty," Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO Philippine country office director, said.
In this regard, the government should boost skills training and strengthen social protection.
"At the heart of promoting decent work is the goal of ensuring that the outcome yields workers that are mobile, job-ready, skilled and competent, which in turn should help produce sustainable and competitive enterprises," Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
The AEC is widely seen to accelerate labor migration, especially for low- and medium-skilled workers.
"The prospect of large gains in such jobs calls for coordinated labor market policies to improve working conditions and reduce vulnerability," said Johnson.
According to the ILO-ADB study, here are the priority areas for action in the Philippines:
October 9, 2014
President Aquino will be leaving the country today, October 9 for an overnight trip to Bali, Indonesia. He is scheduled to attend Bali Democracy Forum tomorrow with theme “Regional Development in the Democratic Architecture: Dynamics of Political Development, Social-Economic Progress and Public Participation in the Democratic Process.”
Aquino will act as co-chairman of the forum with outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He is also set to meet the incoming leader Joko Widodo who will oath to office, October 20.
The forum will tackle experiences in promoting democracy. Best practices on developing democracy in the region will also be discussed.
PNoy’s Indonesia trip will be one of his last three out of the country trips this year. He is scheduled to attend APEC Leaders’ week in China next month. It is expected that a personal meeting between Presidents of PHL and China will take place in the sidelines.
After China, he will be traveling to Myanmar for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit to meet leaders from the region and its partners.
Aquino set to meet Indonesia’s incoming, outgoing presidents | Ang Malaya
Asean integration seen to create, not destroy, jobs in Philippines
By: Darwin G. Amojelar, InterAksyon.com
October 8, 2014
MANILA - Asean economic integration will generate more jobs than it destroys in the Philippines.
According to a joint report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the bulk of additional jobs will be created in agriculture, trade, transportation and other services.
"We are seeing that there is potential for the Philippines to gain an additional 3.1 million jobs in 2025," Kee Beom Kim, ILO employment specialist said during a briefing on Wednesday.
The report claims that the correlation between poverty and agriculture highlights the need to increase productivity and to promote off-farm agribusiness as means to reduce the number of poor households in rural areas.
The Asean Economic Cooperation (AEC) goes into force by end-2015, creating a common market and production base.
"If decisive policy action is taken, AEC has the potential to ensure sustained economic growth centered on decent and productive work -- thus, helping the Philippines achieve its goal of inclusive growth that creates jobs and reduces poverty," Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO Philippine country office director, said.
In this regard, the government should boost skills training and strengthen social protection.
"At the heart of promoting decent work is the goal of ensuring that the outcome yields workers that are mobile, job-ready, skilled and competent, which in turn should help produce sustainable and competitive enterprises," Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.
The AEC is widely seen to accelerate labor migration, especially for low- and medium-skilled workers.
"The prospect of large gains in such jobs calls for coordinated labor market policies to improve working conditions and reduce vulnerability," said Johnson.
According to the ILO-ADB study, here are the priority areas for action in the Philippines:
- Create better jobs, including through industrial policies that target agro-industry for high-value farming products and more investment in irrigation, infrastructure and transport in rural areas;
- Enhance social protection programs, improve implementation of existing schemes and enforce better disaster preparedness and response measures;
- Upgrade skills to meet shifting demand including effective implementation of the K-12, increase enrollment, minimize dropout and expand schools in remote areas as well improve technical and vocational education and training and reform the curricula to be demand-driven;
- Improve protection for migrant workers to provide legal and social protection and social security coverage to overseas Filipino workers, while further enforcement is also needed to stop recruitment malpractice; and
- Strengthen collective bargaining to improve the productivity-wage link since better mechanisms can help translate the benefits of closer economic integration into shared prosperity.