The administration is “continuously finding ways” in order to address the joblessness in the country, the Malacañang said on Sunday. “The Palace is seriously looking at the Third Quarter 2018 survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showing adult joblessness at 22% and is continuously finding ways to improve the local employment situation,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. This, according to the SWS, is 2.3 percent higher compared from the second quarter’s result that only tallied to 8.6 million adults. The Ease of Doing Business Act or Republic Act No. Duterte reassigned Lapeña to TESDA amid the controversy in the Bureau of Customs, which he headed prior to his transfer.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2018 07:58 UTC