00:00 The government and private sector also agreed to help the country's economy.
00:07 Aside from the target of being a major player in the e-vehicle industry,
00:11 the private sector also issued recommendations to attract more than 2 million jobs by 2028.
00:19 This is Alan Francisco.
00:24 Under their leadership, President Ferdinand R. Marquez, Jr., the Job Sector Group of the Private Sector Advisory Council
00:31 laid out their recommendations to attract more job opportunities for Filipinos.
00:38 This includes the roadmap for the transformation of the country as a global leader in the digital domain.
00:44 This includes the opening of 1 million jobs in information technology and business process management
00:51 until 2028, or a total of 2.5 million employment opportunities.
00:56 Aside from direct jobs, these steps could attract more than 6 million indirect jobs in various industries
01:04 such as food, logistics, real estate, retail, and transportation.
01:10 According to PISAC, the 169 billion pesos of personal income tax is expected to be the contribution
01:16 of their roadmap to the country's economy every year.
01:20 Aside from the growth of gross domestic product, which is up to 8.9%,
01:24 the Council also agreed to raise the 4 billion pesos scholarship fund for the training of half a million individuals
01:32 in information technology every year.
01:34 Also, the assistance of DepEd, CHED, and ESDA to strengthen the enterprise-based training programs.
01:42 They can achieve this with the help of the Office of the Presidential Assistant on Investment and Economic Affairs
01:49 and the Private Sector Jobs and Skills Corporation.
01:52 This includes the recommendation to give 60 to more than 600 hours of internship to senior high schools.
01:59 In addition to PISAC, their roadmap is a symbol of their commitment to help build a future-ready Philippines
02:08 where new technology, skilled workforce, and a prosperous economy will be integrated.
02:14 Currently, PISAC is working on how to develop a long-term and motorcycle taxi program
02:22 that can attract up to a million jobs.
02:25 PISAC also targets to have a cooperation with 200,000 MSMEs to attract an additional 400,000 jobs.
02:33 The first thing they talked about was the potential of electric vehicle production in the country
02:38 which is expected to attract a lot of jobs.
02:42 President Marcos and his economic managers assured that PISAC's recommendations will be studied well.
02:50 Alan Francisco, for the nation.
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