President Duterte on Friday said that he is focusing on generating jobs so that Filipinos won’t go to work overseas.
Duterte, at the “Araw ng Pasasalamat for OFWs” in Quezon City, said that he is working on generating jobs that would entice Filipinos to work in the Philippines instead of overseas.
“I’m inviting investments, factories and all. Pero ang problema niyan, at this point, I am not interested in taxes,” he said.
“What I am interested in very much is the job generation na maibigay ng mga ano at this time, at this time,” he added.
According to Duterte, he hopes that in 10 years, Filipinos will not have the option to go abroad because they have work in their own country. He said this the reason why he is focusing on law and order.
“But alam mo, ang Diyos marunong eh. Give or take 10 years, mag-uwi kayo dito, ah okay na,” he said.
“But before that, I will also cut at I would like – just like to tell you… For us to survive, for us to develop and progress, we have to have law and order,” he added.
Duterte also said that he is trying to get Filipino skilled workers in the Middle East back to the country because of the slow progress of the government’s infrastructure program.
“There has been a slowdown in the progress of buildings, structures kasi walang mga skills. Naubos na. Pumunta na doon sa Middle East,” he said. (Argyll Geducos)
