00:00The government's target is to lower the unemployment rate of the country along with the creation of high-quality jobs.
00:06Among the benefits are the investments that President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. got from his foreign trips.
00:13This is Harley Valbuena for Central News Live.
00:17Yes, Angelic, continue to lower the number of Filipinos who have no jobs.
00:26This is the target of the Department of Labor and Employment
00:29along with the 3.1% unemployment rate of December 2024,
00:35which is the lowest since 2005.
00:39In a press briefing in Malacanang, Labor Secretary Bienvenido La Guesma stated
00:44that their target is to use the unemployment rate that is lower than 3.1%.
00:49This is through programs like the Jobs Mismatch,
00:54Job Fairs, and the creation of high-quality jobs.
01:00Filipino workers should be prepared for the hundreds of thousands of jobs
01:04that were created through investments that President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. got from his foreign trips.
01:11When asked about the jobs that will be created during the election and campaign,
01:16Dole said that they are more focused on long-term jobs
01:22and not just temporary ones.
01:25According to NEDA Undersecretary Rosemary Edilion,
01:28the government will continue to promote pioneering strategies
01:32such as inclusive working arrangements.
01:36Meanwhile, Dole is also monitoring the emergence of jobs
01:40that use artificial intelligence or AI to spread misinformation and disinformation.
01:47Back to you, Angelic.
01:50Alright, thank you very much, Harley Balbuena.
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