MANILA -The National Economic and Development Authority expects the country's merchandise exports to grow by 10 percent this year from the 6.9 percent contraction last year.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said in a statement, the Philippine Export Development Plan for 2011-2013 is keeping its target of $62.3 billion export revenues for 2012.
Paderanga, however, said the significant downside risks to projections, associated with the weak global demand resulting from slower growth in advanced economies and other major markets such as China and ASEAN, remain.
Hearing on sheep today
The Committee on Provincial Livestock Management and Dispersal of Negros Occidental will have a public hearing today with the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Dr. Renante Decena, provincial veterinarian, said yesterday.
Decena said they will discuss the procedures of selling the sheep purchased from Australia and their proposed prices.
Female sheep is priced at P16,000 and the male at P20,000, though these are still subject to the approval of the SP, Decena said.
DOLE SAYS
Take courses related to
emerging industries
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz encouraged incoming college students to take academic courses related to the needs of emerging industries to have a good chance of being employed immediately after graduation, a press release from DOLE said.
Baldoz said one of the major drawbacks that confront the Philippine labor market is jobs-and-skills mismatch. People earnestly seek jobs but overlook the fact that their skills do not meet the requirements needed by employers. It is for this reason that we are trying to address the problem early on by advising our dear students to choose their schools and courses wisely, she said.