THE Philippines got 4,600 slots or 13.98 percent out of the 32,890 positions opened by South Korea for new foreign workers in the manufacturing industry sector under its Employment Permit System (EPS).

But Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said this year’s quota is slightly higher than what the country got in the past two years.

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