‘Create quality jobs, competitive industries’

The successor of President Benigno Aquino 3rd must continue to pursue high, sustained and inclusive growth by implementing reforms that promote quality jobs and competitive sectors, top economists in the Philippines agreed at a forum on Tuesday.

Among those who gathered for the Arangkada Philippines Forum at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Parañaque City on Tuesday, Gerardo Sicat, professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines (UP) School of Economics, said the next President must ensure that the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals remain stable.