Presidential hopefuls stress the importance of ramping up investments in education and providing more training opportunities especially to new entrants to the workforce, as the global health crisis hampers learning and development. PilipinasDebates2022
Presidential hopefuls on Saturday pitched a slew of solutions to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on jobs and development, especially for new graduates.Labor leader Leody De Guzman and Sen. Manny Pacquiao wants stronger trainings under the Technical Education And Skills Development Authority .
Ex-Defense chief Norberto Gonzales acknowledged that catching up on work performance will take a while especially for fresh graduates because of COVID-induced disruptions. Firms must also factor in the prevalence of self-employment amid the health crisis. Vice President Leni Robredo also focused on investing—in particular, raising the country’s budget for education to 6% of overall gross domestic product from the current 3% to address problems existing way before COVID-19.Sen. Panfilo Lacson supports placing the entire country under Alert Level 1 – proposed by the National Economic and Development Authority – to help open up more jobs with more firms allowed to operate.