Robredo unveils P192-B plan for job generation
Xave Gregorio December 10, 2021 | https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/12/10/2147073/robredo-unveils-p19...
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Vice President Leni Robredo’s program for job generation is summed up in five points: Recovering trust in the government, awakening the strength of industries, ending discrimination at work, supporting small businesses and providing safety nets for those who lose their jobs.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo vowed Friday to pursue a P192-billion plan to strengthen key industries and generate jobs for Filipinos should she get elected as president in the 2022 elections.
Robredo’s program for job generation is summed up in five points: Recovering trust in the government, awakening the strength of industries, ending discrimination at work, supporting small businesses and providing safety nets for those who lose their jobs.
“These are not promises,” she said in Filipino. “These are plans based on strong principles and a clear track record.”
Robredo said she plans to develop the maritime industry further by including courses on it in the senior high school curriculum, modernizing docks and wharfs, and streamlining the process of registering ships in the Philippines so the country can establish its own cargo shipping line.
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