00:00Meanwhile, more gainful and financially rewarding work in the global jobs market await Filipinos
00:04with the latest executive order creating an interagency group on labor and education tasks
00:09to improve technical skills and overall knowledge of Filipinos.
00:13Meanwhile, the president gratefully acknowledged the head of the International Red Cross
00:17who recognized the government's continuing improvement on its disaster and humanitarian response,
00:23as Arteisel Pardiglia reports.
00:24President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of the Education and Workforce Development Group.
00:34Through Administrative Order No. 36, the group will serve as a central coordinating body
00:40to link government agencies concerned with education and labor force.
00:45It aims to strengthen the education system and better prepare students for a globally competitive labor market.
00:53The group has been tasked to craft a 10-year national education and workforce development plan
00:59which will guide teachers in enhancing student skills and help young Filipinos secure in-demand jobs
01:06in a rapidly changing world.
01:08The president himself will lead the group together with the Departments of Education and Labor,
01:14CHED, DMW, DepDev, and TESDA.
01:17The administration of President Marcos Jr. is also targeting the effective restoration of the Pasig River's former vitality.
01:28Under Executive Order No. 92, President Marcos directed the establishment of the Office of the Presidential Advisor
01:36on Pasig River Rehabilitation along with the reorganization of the Interagency Council on Pasig River Urban Development.
01:46The chief executive emphasized that the river is not only part of history and culture
01:53but also serves as an alternative mode of transportation and a driver of tourism and economic growth.
02:01President Marcos Jr. also received a courtesy call from the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross or ICRC.
02:10The meeting further strengthened cooperation between the Philippine government and the ICRC,
02:17particularly in humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
02:22Kaleizal Pordilia for the New and Better Philippines.
