SEN. Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has vowed to promote a strong partnership between the government and the private sector as strategy for economic growth.
In a dialogue with businessmen in Nueva Ecija early this week, Marcos said it’s still the economy that needs primary attention as poverty and hunger can only be eradicated if the economy is robust.
“Ang problema ng ating mga kababayan ngayon ay nakadikit sa sikmura kaya ang dapat natin intindihin ay ang ekonomiya. Palagay ko, walang magagawa ang pamahalaan kung hindi kasama ang ating mga negosyante, professional, bangkero, traders at lahat ng nasa pribadong sektor,” he said.
Marcos, also a vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections, said the government will always fail to achieve its macroeconomic goals without the cooperation and participation of the private sector.
He explained that a strong collaboration of the government and the business sector will generate employment and, at the same time, boost business growth where the government handles the trainings of laborers and provide personnel equipped with the required skills to industries, factories, shops and other establishments.
“Lagi kong ipinapaalala sa aking mga kasamahan sa gobyerno na 90 percent ng trabaho ay nasa private sector, pero malaki ang gagampanan ng ating pamahalaan para ihanda ang ating mga manggagawa para makapasok sa private sector,” he said.
“Sa ngayon ay nakakalungkot na makita na imbes na nagsasama at nagkakaroon ng synergy sa trabaho ng pamahalaan at ng private sector ay parang nagde-debate pa, parang naglalaban pa, parang hinihila ang ekonomiya sa maraming iba’t-ibang direksiyon,” Marcos concluded.