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12/18/2024
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The Philippines is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia,
00:04
but a large part of our population is poor.
00:10
In 2021, after the pandemic, the country's economic growth rate increased by 5.7%,
00:17
but in the same year, our poverty rate in the country was estimated at 18.1%,
00:24
or 19.99 million poor Filipinos.
00:29
Because of this, a law was passed in Congress.
00:32
This is called the Poverty Reduction through Social Entrepreneurship or Present Bill.
00:39
How can this help lower the poverty rate in the country?
00:44
Let's find out together with Dr. Norby Roque Salonga,
00:49
the founding director of the Lasallian Social Enterprise for Economic Development Center.
00:54
Good morning and welcome to Rise and Shine Philippines.
00:57
Good morning, sir, and good morning to our viewers.
01:00
Alright, when we talk about entrepreneurship,
01:04
this is something that can help our country move forward.
01:11
For the sake of our fellow countrymen,
01:16
what do you call social entrepreneurship?
01:20
Okay, when we talk about the concept of social entrepreneurship,
01:23
we always emphasize that this is a business with a heart.
01:27
In most businesses, their primary goal is to earn money.
01:31
But when we talk about social entrepreneurship,
01:33
our goal is not only to earn money,
01:36
but also to address societal and environmental issues.
01:40
The Philippines is one of the most problematic in these two aspects.
01:44
That's why it's very important that the concept of social entrepreneurship
01:48
can be promoted not only here in Metro Manila, but in the whole country.
01:55
What are the contents of the present bill?
02:00
The poverty reduction through social entrepreneurship bill
02:03
is supported by the coalition, the present coalition,
02:06
an organization of social enterprises, resource institutions,
02:10
educational institutions where I come from, like in Pamantasan ng Delasal.
02:14
The primary goal of the bill is
02:16
to ensure that the social enterprises in the Philippines have the right support,
02:22
to give them a chance to expand their market
02:25
so that they can grow as a social enterprise,
02:29
and also to give them benefits
02:32
that are not only offered to ordinary enterprises.
02:37
Because social enterprises are not just there to earn money.
02:40
As I said earlier, they have an environmental and social bottom line.
02:46
So if we look at it, it's very difficult for social enterprises to survive
02:51
if there is no support.
02:52
That's why it's important that we pass the present bill
02:56
so that the benefits related to tax,
02:59
funding, market linkage,
03:03
and other benefits that the government can provide
03:06
can be accessed by social enterprises so that they can grow.
03:09
What is the difference between the present bill
03:13
and our existing laws that provide support to small businesses?
03:18
Okay. We recognize that the laws related to MSMEs,
03:24
microfinance, and cooperatives have good goals.
03:28
But the present bill, one of the most important things that the bill highlights
03:33
is that we can ensure that the benefits are really for social enterprises.
03:39
Because most social enterprises are community-based.
03:45
Most of them are owned by communities.
03:50
Social enterprises' primary goal is to help marginalized communities.
03:57
If we pay attention to this present bill,
04:01
social enterprises will have tax benefits
04:05
that are not provided to the enterprises.
04:10
Secondly, there is funding or grants
04:13
where they will have additional funds
04:17
not only to expand their operations,
04:19
but also to help them develop products and services
04:23
that they offer in the market
04:25
that the customers and the general public will benefit from.
04:29
There are also insurances
04:33
where most of the MSMEs or social enterprises
04:36
have been closed due to the pandemic
04:38
because they don't have that much funding or financial support
04:44
to continue their operations.
04:45
So, the present bill also highlights that we have what we call business continuity.
04:50
Whatever happens, social enterprises will have the capacity
04:54
to continue their business,
04:56
especially the primary sector that they pay attention to
05:00
are those that are under the control of the society.
05:03
Let's talk about this.
05:05
The effect of this on the economy
05:06
and our countrymen who will join social enterprises.
05:10
What will be the effect of this?
05:12
10 years from now, if this present bill succeeds.
05:16
If it succeeds, the British Council did a study before,
05:20
in 2017,
05:22
that the number of social enterprises at that time
05:25
reached 164,473.
05:29
The present coalition, as a coalition of institutions and social enterprises,
05:33
will release an updated study that we will release next year.
05:38
We will see here how much has changed,
05:41
not only the number,
05:42
but also the contribution of social enterprises
05:45
to the social, economic, and environmental issues of the country.
05:49
So, if there is an opportunity to pass the present bill,
05:52
number one, social enterprises will be promoted
05:55
and more people will benefit
05:57
because the primary sector that will be counted
06:00
are the marginalized communities.
06:02
Second, there will be an opportunity for the government
06:06
to work hand in hand with the social enterprise sector.
06:10
Usually, when we talk about procurement,
06:13
the government procurement projects are usually
06:18
those of large corporations.
06:20
But if we can give an opportunity to pass this bill,
06:23
the social enterprises will somehow support this bill
06:27
to provide a solution or to provide a service to the general public.
06:32
And third,
06:34
the market of social enterprises will also improve
06:38
and we can ensure that the products that are available in the market
06:41
are environmentally friendly and socially relevant.
06:44
Well, I hope that this will be a success through the present bill
06:47
so that the livelihood of our countrymen will also increase,
06:50
not only your choice to go abroad to get a license.
06:53
Well, again, we were with Dr. Norby Roque Salonga.
06:56
Maraming salamat po and stay safe.
06:58
And in advance, Merry Christmas po sir.
07:00
Merry Christmas po. Thank you.
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