WE are living off a myth, a hopeful scenario that is impossible to take place: That the Philippines is blessed with a “demographic sweet spot” that can easily fill up jobs in either the domestic or the global market. In contrast with the graying workforce of other countries, we have a young and able demography that is an asset very few countries have.

But while we all want that scenario to be so, that our young (which we have plenty of) are easily filling up jobs in the domestic and global market, it is not the reality. Let us look at the employment data.

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