THE Philippines remains the least performing country in Southeast Asia in terms of job generation despite the much-touted economic growth, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Monday.

In his contra-SONA (State of the Nation Address), Ejercito noted that not only did the Philippines get the highest unemployment rate in the region, it also failed to show improvement on the issue for the past three years.

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