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hopeless_race : Lets not just focus sa mga malversation of funds, sa mga overpricing..ating pagtuunan ng atensyon ang diskarte ng mga politiko na umuutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno."Small time" ang ibang pamamaraan ng pangungurakot kumpara sa pag-utang sa gobyerno ng bilyon na tunay ngang masasabing "pinaka big-time" at wala pang sabit.
hopeless_race : Mukhang tikom ang bibig ng lahat pagdating sa diskarte ng mga politiko sa pagutang ng mga bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno na tinatakbuhan. Itong pamamaraan na ito ang tunay na kumakain ng malaking porsyento ng ating national budget batay na din sa sinasabi ng world bank.
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hopeless_race : Nagmimistulang "small time" lamang ang malversation of funds kumpara sa laki ng kinakamal ng mga umuutang sa gobyerno. At ito ay malinaw na natatakbuhan dahil hindi nga naman pwede makulong ang may-ari ng kumpanya sa pagkaka-utang lamang. Tunay na mga tuso at magagaling sa batas itong mga politiko natin. Masasabi ko na malamang lahat ng mga politiko ganito ang diskarte...wala pang kulong.
hopeless_race : PCIJ pkitingnan naman po ang mga gaya ni Villar na my malaking utang sa Gobyerno pero tinatakbuhan. Magtatayo ng kumpanya at uutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno ng walang balak bayaran. Tunay ngang walang nakukulong sa utang...ito ang prinsipyo ginagamit ng mga politiko ntin kaya nakakapagtaka kung san napupunta ang daang bilyong pera ng gobyerno.
hopeless_race : Sana itreat naman po ng media ang hacienda luisita at mendiola massacre na parang MAGUINADANAO MASSACRE. Ipublicized ang mga katotohanan at ipakita sa tao ang karumaldumal na pinaggagawa sa mga farmers dun. Untouchable po ba sila cory at danding at hindi magawang batikusin ng media about these two massacres?
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hopeless_race : Its sad that we pinoys are blind to the fact of what had happened in mendiola and hacienda luisita. Ang tanong..bakit ang media ay hindi manlang matackle ang ganitong usapin? Takot ba sila kay cory at danding?
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Labor Day — RP unemployment remains high

Posted by: Vinia Datinguinoo | May 1, 2006 at 10:59 am
Filed under: In the News

TO mark Labor Day, we post the most recent results of government’s labor force survey, first released to the public in March. These figures were obtained from the National Statistics Office’s (NSO) January 2006 survey.

While the country’s unemployment rate is officially reported to have gone down, analysts say it remains significantly high, with not enough jobs being created to absorb the labor force.

The labor force survey showed the following:

Total population, 15 years old and over - 55,248,000
Labor force - 35,224,000
Labor force participation rate - 63.8%
Employment - 32,384,000
Employment rate - 91.9%
Unemployment - 2,840,000
Unemployment rate - 8.1%
Underemployment - 6,895,000
Underemployment rate - 21.3%

According to the survey, the agriculture, fishery and forestry sector posted the highest increase in employment, growing by 4.2 percent from 11.4 million in January 2005 to 11.8 million in January 2006.

Employment also grew, said the NSO, in the services sector.

But employment in the industry dropped by 95,000, as the number of employed in the sector went down from 4.977 million in January 2005 to 4.882 million this year.

This round of survey used government’s new definition of unemployment. Independent economists have criticized such redefinition (click here and here), saying it artificially pulls down the rate of unemployment, as it includes only those who are actively seeking for work. The old definition of “unemployed” includes those who do not have work and are not looking for work because of their belief that no work was available, or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending a job application or waiting for a job interview.

The NSO, in its January 2006 Survey, itself noted that if the old definition was used, the unemployment rate will be pegged at 10.7 percent.

Historically, the country’s unemployment rate hovered around 10-11 percent in the recent several years.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had noted in its latest annual Development Outlook, that the country’s unemployment rate “remains stubbornly high.”

The ADB also reported that the country’s unemployment burden was being eased mostly by the migration of workers overseas. The ADB noted that in 2005, close to a million Filipinos were deployed for work abroad. The Bank added, “Although generating subsequent remittance income, emigration on this scale comes at a high cost in terms of loss of knowledge and skills, and can have high social costs as well.” (Access ADB’s report here.)

NSO also said underemployment rose to 6.9 million in January 2006, from 5.1 million a year ago, bringing the rate of those who desire additional work to 21.3 percent.

Among those who are underemployed, the biggest proportion was in the agriculture sector (47.2%), followed by those in the services sector (37.8%).

Overall, in terms of occupation, laborers and unskilled workers posted the biggest increase both in levels and percentage share.

The Arroyo administration promises to create “6 to 10 million” jobs during its term, saying unemployment has to be reduced significantly for the country to combat poverty.

Click here for more labor statistics.

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Ang sabi ng nanay ko noon.. Anak, mag-aral ka ng mabuti para makahanap ka ng magandang trabaho.

Pag ako nagkaanak, ang sasabihin ko…Anak mag-aral ka ng mabuti para magtayo ka ng sarili mong negosyo at makapagbigay ng trabaho.

scud_1975 wrote on May 1, 2006 - 9:03 pm | Visit Link

Your right Scud, we have to be “job generators” & not just “job seekers”.
Let’s face it, the unemployment rate is just a consequence of all our political instability.
If only we have the courages to say NO to all those condusing us & destructing our attention from what we ought to be doing.
All those creating so much political noise are depriving us of a future.

joselu wrote on May 2, 2006 - 5:42 pm | Visit Link

Joselu,
You are ended right, but you said here : All those creating so much political noise are depriving us of a future.

There is something positive having “oppositions” around, as it is a sign of democracy! We ought not to condemn the use of political noise as through this method, we could air our grievances, our discontentment, our insatisfaction on the way our government is being handled. I even give credit and I laud these political noise “dispensers”, as without them/it, our voices will remain just a mere “sob”, without echo, without impact.

But of course, we need to be aware also of the “false advocates” who pretend to be pro-democracy, they are everywhere, ready to manipulate us!

Cecile Impens wrote on May 6, 2006 - 7:23 pm | Visit Link