Philippine Economic Briefing - Singapore

PH expects over 22,000 jobs from USD14.36B investment deals in Indo, Singapore state visits

MANILA—The USD14.36 billion (PHP804.78 billion) in investments secured from the state visits to Indonesia and Singapore is estimated to generate more than 22,000 jobs in the Philippines, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said Thursday. The trade chief also presided over two roundtable meetings with select business associations and chambers of the continue reading : PH expects over 22,000 jobs from USD14.36B investment deals in Indo, Singapore state visits

Sec. Ramon Lopez

CREATE will boost National Employment Recovery Strategy; can create 2 million jobs

MANILA – The National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) Task Force chaired by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and co-chaired by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which was signed last 5 February by several agencies, will be given a big boost by the continue reading : CREATE will boost National Employment Recovery Strategy; can create 2 million jobs

PH-JP companies to sign business agreements in Japan worth almost P300 B, generate at least eighty thousand jobs

MAKATI – At the sidelines of President Rodrigo Duterte’s trip to Japan for the Nikkei’s 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia on 30 to 31 May, Philippine and Japanese firms will sign over 20 business agreements, amounting close to PHP 300 billion (US$5 billion) and a projected employment of at least eighty thousand continue reading : PH-JP companies to sign business agreements in Japan worth almost P300 B, generate at least eighty thousand jobs