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Philippines Workforce Gaps in Energy, Finance and Tech Emerge as Systemic Economic Risk

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •E27 identifies workforce shortages in energy, finance and technology as systemic risks to the Philippines' long-term economic resilience
  • •Rising fuel prices have forced Filipino commuters onto overcrowded public transit, per the New York Times
  • •The DSWD distributed P5,000 cash aid to over 2,000 drivers in Bukidnon to offset fuel cost pressures, the Inquirer reported
  • •A data scientist told the Inquirer that PhilHealth meets equity goals but needs to consider models like Taiwan's to address a sustainability gap

Sources

PhilHealth system meeting equity mandate, but sustainability gap remains

Inquirer

Over 2,000 Bukidnon drivers get cash aid

Inquirer

Philippines's talent deficit is becoming an economic risk | e27

E27

Fuel Crisis Creates Commuter Crush in the Philippines

New York Times

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