exports. It suggests that a comprehensive and high profile services export initiative is needed to establish the Philippines …

The Philippines` recent economic performance has been remarkable amid the lingering slowdown in the global economy and … than its 6.8 percent growth in 2012. With GDP growth averaging at 5.9 percent in the last three years, the Philippines is … one of the better performers among the developing economies. However, the economy faces problems of high poverty incidence …

and opportunities, and protection in market and employment transitions. Because of the link between education and earning … capacity, improving education will lead to inclusive growth as educated individuals enhance their employment opportunities …, improve their income, and pursue entrepreneurial options.The state of education in the Philippines as well as in APEC …

indicator that did not improve between 2001 and 2013 was the employment structure by occupational position. The labour market … indicators that were not affected negatively by the economic crisis were labour earnings, the poverty indices, and household per …

employment composition improved, the educational level of workers rose, the share of registered workers increased, and average … labour earnings went up. At the same time, poverty and inequality largely diminished. The international economic crisis had a …

that episode. The unemployment rate fell between 2000 and 2012. The composition of employment by occupational groups … poverty and inequality indicators decreased substantially between 2000 and 2012. The only negative impact of the international …

negatively by the crisis, and labour earnings and poverty indicators had not recovered their pre-crisis levels by 2012. …