Youth

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Although the Philippine economy has grown by 6.2% on average since 2010, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) believes that youth unemployment is a “policy challenge” for the government.

Where many of his friends and relatives have opted to move to North America to find a good job, the 38-year-old’s preference has always been to remain at home with his wife and four children.

27 October 2015 – While youth violence is not a simple problem with easy solutions, a new report launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) underscores that prevention programmes can improve a broad range of health, education and social outcomes – and lead to potentially substantial economic savings.

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero warned the government on Thursday against slashing the budget of JobStart Philippines program next year, saying such move would hamper efforts to address youth employment.

Originally posted on 29 June 2015 In accordance with the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum (CMO) No. 23, s. 2009, on the Guidelines for Student Internship Program in the Philippines (SIPP) For All Programs with Practicum Subject, the Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines for all interested students who wish to apply for its…

Countries in Southeast Asia stand to lose billions of dollars in the near future unless urgent measures are taken to enroll millions of out-of-school children in the region.

by Kathleen A. Martin (The Philippine Star), Aug. 30, 2015 MANILA, Philippines – A recent report by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) said Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines should take urgent steps to enroll out-of-school youths to avoid the economic consequences of having high numbers of unskilled worforce in the…

Pope Francis left for Rome on Sunday at the end of a trip to South America during which he censured capitalism, championed the rights of the poor, warned of irreversible damage to the planet and urged youths to “make a mess”.

HOW about the youth? International Labor Day celebrations are not normally focused on young people when they should be also be the front and center. Work is very much a core youth concern specially in the context of young people in the Philippines.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7 yesterday announced that President Benigno Aquino III will launch the “school towards transition program” on May 1 at J Centre Mall in Mandaue City. Dole 7 Director Exequiel Sarcauga said Aquino will be accompanied by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, the Canadian ambassador to the Philippines, and the…

MANILA, 25 Feb. (PIA)–The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) advised youth to join JobStart Philippines and develop life skills to be able to jumpstart their careers, be it as wage earner or as entrepreneurs.

MANILA – With school graduation season fast approaching, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) challenged the unemployed youth on Saturday to develop “life skills” that can help jump start their careers, either in wage employment or entrepreneurship.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is against the move to lower the age of discernment from the current 16 years to 12 years.

Media advisory GENEVA / NEW YORK / PARIS ‒ The Global Migration Group will release a bold new publication “Migration and Youth: Challenges and Opportunities” on Thursday, December 18 (International Migrants Day). The book will be released online on globalmigrationgroup.org .

QUEZON CITY, 21 Nov. (PIA)–Some 268 Quezon City youths recently graduated from the JobStart Life Skills Training under the DOLE’s JobStart Philippines Program.

MANILA, Philippines – The private sector has committed to create 100,000 jobs a year for five years through a dualized training system (DTS) in an effort to reduce youth unemployment.

Business is good for call centers hiring young talent, but most millennials are finding they’re not qualified for the available jobs. MANILA, Philippines — In the shadows of rising wealth, beneath the towering bronze statues of presidents, is the pavement where 18-year-old Ricky Nieco sleeps every night.

MANILA, Sept. 11 – In a thriving environment of robust economic growth and institutional reforms, the National Youth Commission (NYC) called on all stakeholders to remember and recognize the role of the Filipino youth in sustaining the country’s competitiveness.

More than half the world’s young people live in Asia and the Pacific. This huge population of young people will be critical in shaping the future of the region. The quality of the healthcare, education, jobs and environment these young people experience will determine the region’s prosperity. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), working closely with…

TORONTO, Canada – While there is considerable upward mobility among children of immigrants in Canada some groups, including Filipino youth, are less likely to be among them, a study reported.

MANILA, Philippines — Theft, mugging, and rape were the most common crimes committed by minors in the first half of the year, data from the Philippine National Police showed. Figures from the PNP’s Directorate for Investigative and Detective and Management recorded 7,764 offenses by minors, a slight dip from the 7,825 cases over the same…

As International Youth Day approaches next week, I’ve found myself wondering what are the primary issues affecting young people throughout the world. One topic that seems to be a common thread across regions and income groups is youth unemployment, which remains more than double the rate of unemployment for the general population.

MANILA, Philippines – Almost half of the country’s unemployment problem is said to be solved if youth unemployment will be addressed, according to the Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Director of Labor Communications Office, Nicon Fameronag in an exclusive interview with the Philippines News Agency.

MORE THAN 70% of smartphone users in the country last year are from the youth segment, driving the uptake of Internet browsing, social networking and short message service (SMS), data from communications technology and services provider Ericsson showed.

I remember I met a young executive once while I was out on a dinner with friends some long time ago. One of our conversations led to his past employers, and my, I was so astonished to hear that many of his past employers –including the latest one- all happened to be my friends.

ONE thousand six hundred young Filipinos in Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Cavite are being eyed for the initial implementation of the JobStart Philippines program of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole).

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said that 1,600 at-risk young people will receive “full-cycle” employment facilitation service when the DOLE starts rolling out JobStart Philippines this year.

Youth inactivity could soon become a “national crisis” for the Philippines, as the World Bank noted that the number of idle young people in the country is already among the highest in the region.

March is Women’s Month, a good time to reflect on some of the statistics that came out of the 2013 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI). The survey involved more than 19,000 Filipinos aged 15 to 24, from throughout the Philippines, and some preliminary…

MANILA — Young Filipinos are becoming more sexually adventurous as the traditionally powerful Roman Catholic Church loses its influence to the Internet and smart phones, according to a study released on Thursday.