File photo MANILA - The government aims to bring down the unemployment rate close to pre-pandemic level of around 5 to 5.5 percent this year, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said Tuesday. In a virtual presser of the Presidential Communications Operations Office-Office of the Global Media and Public Affairs, Lopez said the unemployment rate slowed down to 6.5 percent last November from a peak of 17.6 percent in April 2020. "Our goal in 2022 is to further increase our job generation efforts to close down (the) unemployment rate nearer to pre-pandemic levels," he said. Last year, the Task Force Group on Economic Recovery-National Employment Recovery Strategy (TGER-NERS) was created to address job shedding across different industries due to adverse impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). From January to November 2021, the TGER-NERS contributed some 913,498 in job generation. Some 162,861 jobs were created through Department of Labor and Employm
The public and private sectors estimated they have generated at least 1.5 million new jobs in 2021 under the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), an employment recovery plan of the government.
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Binaki, the popular steamed corn cake in Northern Mindanao, has been upgraded through the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) interventions.
Binaki, popular steamed corn cake in Northern Mindanao (Photo from ATI Northern Mindanao/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T
The Department of Science and Technology-Food Nutrition and Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) Enhanced Nutribun (E-Nutribun) technology did wonders on the productivity and income-generating capacity of a bakeshop in Malaybalay City in Bukidnon.
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The first-ever face mask production facility in Northern Luzon has been launched, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.
(Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said Safetech by Modulhaus Incorporated, in partnership with DOST I, launch