The tourism and the information technology-business processing management (IT-BPM) sectors will be driving the country’s employment numbers up to the end of the Aquino administration’s term in 2016.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Economic and Development Authority records, the tourism sector will contribute the largest in terms of employment, with 2.5 million employed persons from years 2013 to 2016.

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