Marcos vows reforms to boost PH job opportunities

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos has assured Filipinos that the government is striving to implement reforms and foster economic development to create domestic opportunities for Filipino workers and make overseas work an option rather than a necessity.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/11/marcos-vows-boost-job-opportunities  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Your stories continue to inspire us, to make a difference, and to rise above whatever adversity we face.

00:09Salamat po sa ipamalas ninyong kabayanian at kakayahan na nagbigay karangalan

00:16sa ating bansa, sa ating mga kababayan, at sa Republika ng Pilipinas.

00:22To our Kaanib ng Bayan awardees, our foreign friends and partners who have likewise dedicated

00:28the same level of support, passion, and care towards overseas Filipino communities,

00:34you have our greatest admiration and our greatest gratitude.

00:39Thank you for showing compassion to Filipinos, especially in their times of need.

00:45Maraming maraming salamat po.

00:48Our dream is to one day make overseas work a choice rather than a necessity.

00:55We continue to implement reforms in governance and economic development

00:59to provide our people with opportunities here at home.

01:03However, we are in a globalized world, and talents will continue to move from one border to another.

01:11Annually, millions of people move across international borders to work.

01:16And so against this backdrop, the Philippines remains committed to ensuring that the rights and well-being

01:22of our overseas Filipinos and their families are safeguarded at all times, wherever they may be.

01:28We are strengthening our labor agreements with other countries, conducting aggressive campaigns

01:33against illegal recruitment and trafficking, mobilizing the agarang, kalinga, atsaklolo

01:39para sa mga overseas Filipino workers na nangangailangan fund,

01:45keeping our government communication lines open to migrant workers

01:49through the One Repatriation Command Center, and facilitating the safe repatriation of OFWs

01:56who are affected by conflicts or calamities.

01:59Our embassies and consulates abroad remain vigilant in looking after our people,

02:04wherever they may be in the world.

02:06In the same breath, we maintain amity and cooperation with every nation-state

02:12that graciously welcomes and hosts Filipinos in their homelands.

02:17To all our awardees and to all Filipinos abroad, continue to be of service to the Filipinos

02:23and the communities that you call home.

02:26I call on the Filipino communities in all parts of the world that has emulated the spiritual resolve

02:32of our awardees and strive to continue contributing to the overall progress of our local and global society.

02:41Before I end, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone

02:46a meaningful celebration and observance of the Overseas Filipino Month this December.

02:52I also wish you happy holidays and hope that you also take time to be with friends and family during this season.

02:59And as you spend time with your loved ones, I invite you to revisit the beauty of our country,

03:05the richness of our culture, and the warmth of our people.

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