Working abroad will hopefully become “a choice rather than a necessity” for Filipinos in the future, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as he promised more job opportunities in the Philippines. | NCorralesINQ /PDI
The cash award was part of the total P2.5 million in prizes handed out to lucky attendees by Go Negosyo and its partners to mark its anniversary.
“Over the 17 years that we promoted entrepreneurship in the Philippines, we found that many of the MSMEs we helped grow were the ventures of OFWs who dream of a life of financial security for their families back home,” he said. Marcos said the administration was working to make entrepreneurship an avenue where the government could help OFWs and their families generate additional income to support their needs.
In March this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that there were an estimated 1.77 million OFWs as of September 2020.
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