Occupations in the Philippines

• In 2018, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched the "Kabuhayan at Trabaho" program aimed at providing livelihood opportunities to Filipinos.
• In 2019, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched the "Kabuhayan at Trabaho" program aimed at providing livelihood opportunities to Filipinos.
• The program includes training programs, business development services, and access to finance for micro-enterprises.
• This initiative includes programs such as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), which provides temporary employment during lean months or emergencies.
• The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that there were approximately 43 million employed individuals in the country as of May 2021.
• The DOLE has been implementing programs such as Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), and Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3)
• As of May 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that there were approximately 43 million employed individuals in the country.
• The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that there were approximately 45 million employed individuals in the country in 2019
• The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that there were approximately 45 million employed individuals in the country in 2019
• Another program is the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), which offers part-time work opportunities for students during summer breaks.
• Agriculture is one of the major industries in the Philippines, employing around 56% of the population.
• Agriculture is one of the major industries in the Philippines, employing around 36% of the workforce or about 17 million people
• The Spanish Expansion is a result of various forces, including the Philippines, which were colonized as a result of the attempts of Spaniards to control the spice trade in the Moluccas islands.
• Spain was motivated by its mercantilist nature, which aimed to accumulate wealth in the form of gold.
• New technologies like the compass and sextant were invented during this time, aiding in exploration.
• Before Spain decided to occupy the Philippines, two notable voyages, Magellan's in 1521 and the Villalobos voyage in 1543, reached the Philippines.
• These voyages did not start Spanish colonialism, but they provided information and fed the interest of the Spanish government to finally take the islands.
• In 1565, Legaspi carried the Spanish flag and set up in the Philippine islands another colony for Spain, commencing the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines.
• Exploration and colonization during this time were realized through contractual agreements between the Crown and the Conquistadores.
• Conquistadores conquered for Spain but they shared in the riches of the new territories they conquered.
• Conquistadores like Legaspi instituted measures both for the pacification of the people and the satisfaction of their private goals.
• The pacification efforts of the colonizers were also coupled with exploitation.