Officers of the newly-launched Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry have pledged support to the jobs creation program of the government aimed to alleviate poverty, Malacañang announced yesterday.

The PCCCI issued a “Manifestation of Support to the Ten-Point Agenda” of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, stating that they will help generate not only “six million” but “10 million jobs” in six years.

Under her Ten-Point Agenda, Arroyo is targeting the creation of six-10 million jobs by 2010 through interventions in priority development areas.

The manifesto, signed by 44 Chinese business leaders, expressed the PCCCI's “unqualified support” for the President's Ten-Point Agenda, “more particularly in the generation of ‘opportunities for 10 million jobs' by bringing in more investors in the area of tourism, agriculture, mining and other manufacturing industries.”

Arroyo, who spoke at the PCCCI launching and induction of officers led by chairman emeritus Francis Chua, board chairman John Co and president Anson Tan, asked the “new generation” of Chinese leaders to work “hand in hand with the government to create more jobs and broader business opportunities” to help eradicate poverty which, she said, is the “central mission of (the) government and our society,” Malacañang said.*

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