Jobless Filipinos hit 12.1M

**macsd** · February 12th, 2014 01:45 PM

"Baffled by the high unemployment rate, President Aquino on Tuesday quizzed the Cabinet"... this really is a proof he is not on top of the situation. Why would be baffled he is the one driving, he should know what's coming and expected result. If he ain't an idiot, his got a big mouth than a list of to dos.

The result of his performance is measured by economy, employment, corruption & peace & order. Surveys are after facts data, wala cyang proactive approach puro reactive and he is wondering why? Patapos na ang term nya, his still scratching his vanishing hair head.

As this minion Abnoy stated, walang mahirap kung walang corrupt. So now unemployment is higher, thus more will be mahirap so base on his logic, his governance is more corrupt.

**falken** · February 12th, 2014 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Altis6453

What the government should realize is that doing business has become too expensive, even for the small entrepreneur:

1. Ask anyone who's had to deal with having to get a business permit and they'll recount to you all sorts of s#it they've had to put up with as far as having to get requirements done. Bottom line, you have to pay SOP in order to get a business permit which is more of the rule even if there's absolutely nothing wrong with your documents. Sa Barangay level pa lang hinuhuthutan na ng kapitan ang negosyante.

2. BIR changes its compliance requirements almost on a whim of the current Commissioner. Case in point: issuing a memorandum order changing the form of ORs given out by legitimate businesses and penalizing those who continue to use ORs which were previously stamped and approved by the BIR.

3. The frustratingly high cost of electricity.

With all that, how can you put up and maintain a business which will generate jobs? Eh di mag-money market ka na lang or play the stock market.

Tingin kasi nila sa bawat potential entrepreneur ay mayaman na puwedeng gatasan. Sa B.I.R. naman, kahit tama na ang bayad mo sa taxes. Nageexpect pa ng for the boys yung mga examiners.

**badkuk** · February 12th, 2014 02:11 PM

Well, there's that trivial little thing about our population growing by leaps and bounds. imho, if there are 10 people vying for the same job, chances are 9 people will be unemployed.

Education is another: no doubt we have lots of "resources", but just how much of that resource is qualified for any particular job?

**testament11** · February 12th, 2014 02:34 PM

How can this country generate jobs kung wala ang manufacturing sector? Hindi naman nipu-push ng government natin ang agricultural sector natin. Tsaka paano mamumuhunan dito yun mga negosyante kung yun nga, mataas ang operation cost mo. Regulatory duties palang malaki na gagastusin mo. Statutory rates natin, especially SSS and Philhealth, mataas din. Isama mo pa dyan ang fuel and utility costs. On top of that, yun mga "parte" ni kapitan, meyor, at ni inspector. So gaganahan pa ba ang mga investors dito sa atin?

**Altis6453** · February 12th, 2014 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by testament11

How can this country generate jobs kung wala ang manufacturing sector? Hindi naman nipu-push ng government natin ang agricultural sector natin. Tsaka paano mamumuhunan dito yun mga negosyante kung yun nga, mataas ang operation cost mo. Regulatory duties palang malaki na gagastusin mo. Statutory rates natin, especially SSS and Philhealth, mataas din. Isama mo pa dyan ang fuel and utility costs. On top of that, yun mga "parte" ni kapitan, meyor, at ni inspector. So gaganahan pa ba ang mga investors dito sa atin?

Manufacturing was displaced as a sector in favor of BPOs. Tignan mo, halos lahat ng merong PEZA-incentives na negosyo puro BPO.

With regard to social services (i.e. SSS, PhilHealth, etc.), ok lang sana kung magtaas pero dapat tumaas din ang benefits or coverage and even service levels.

**niky** · February 12th, 2014 04:37 PM

Remove the compulsory SSS and Philhealth for yayas, and we can probably knock 200-300,000 jobless off that list.

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Manufacturing is the big hurdle. While other ASEAN countries are fighting tooth and nail for manufacturing jobs, we're idled on the sidelines, getting scraps. Without the ultra-aggressive incentives and marketing that countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand are doing, there's little chance that will change soon.

BPO is just a quick fix. Requires little investment, and it's relatively easy for companies to cut their losses and leave if they get a better offer elsewhere.

Industry creates jobs, then creates a need for parts and material suppliers, which creates more jobs, and creates a need for transport and shipping, which creates even more jobs. Our isolation as an island chain shouldn't be that big of a deal in terms of industry (come on, people ship stuff from China to the US)... but the small local market, high costs and the lack of incentives just kills us as a destination for manufacturers.

**lowslowbenz** · February 12th, 2014 04:45 PM

How did they arrive at 12 million?

Binilang ba nila pati yung mga tambay sa depressed areas na walang ginawa kungdi mag lasing buong araw at magnakaw, mang holdup, mang gancho buong gabi?

**Altis6453** · February 12th, 2014 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Remove the compulsory SSS and Philhealth for yayas, and we can probably knock 200-300,000 jobless off that list.

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Manufacturing is the big hurdle. While other ASEAN countries are fighting tooth and nail for manufacturing jobs, we're idled on the sidelines, getting scraps. Without the ultra-aggressive incentives and marketing that countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand are doing, there's little chance that will change soon.

BPO is just a quick fix. Requires little investment, and it's relatively easy for companies to cut their losses and leave if they get a better offer elsewhere.

Industry creates jobs, then creates a need for parts and material suppliers, which creates more jobs, and creates a need for transport and shipping, which creates even more jobs. Our isolation as an island chain shouldn't be that big of a deal in terms of industry (come on, people ship stuff from China to the US)... but the small local market, high costs and the lack of incentives just kills us as a destination for manufacturers.

Not to mention that we also lag in terms of technology transfers due to constitutional restrictions on ownership of certain industries.

**niky** · February 12th, 2014 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Altis6453

Not to mention that we also lag in terms of technology transfers due to constitutional restrictions on ownership of certain industries.

Low industrialization itself is also an effect of those ownership restrictions... which benefit no one but the oligarchs who get to demand a cut for fronting for foreign firms who want to invest here.

Of course, changing that would require cha-cha... which decades of fear-mongering over the return of Martial Law and term extensions ensure will NEVER happen.

People simply don't understand how detrimental the current Constitution is to economic development. There probably isn't a President brave enough to try to really change it.

**_Qwerty_** · February 12th, 2014 05:38 PM

hanggang may red tape walang mag i invest sa atin.. ilang months bago makapag register nang business dito sa atin? gano kamahal magpalabas nang shipment sa customs? lahat lalagyan mo para bumilis..

tsaka tama.. yung mga batas natin eh napakatatanda na.. hindi naman nababago..