
Originally Posted by
sugoi_yats
Whether we like it or not, this is something that we need to do in preparation for the implementation and full realization of the declaration ASEAN 2015: One Vision, One Identity, One Community.
By 2015, the Asean region will become a single market and production base wherein there will be a free flow of goods, services, capital, skilled workers just like what Europe did.
According to the latest Global Competitive Index (GCI) data, the Philippines needs to improve more on the basic requirements of competitiveness, namely institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, health, and primary education. GCI data also show that the Philippines has to get better in higher education and training, goods-market efficiency, labor-market efficiency, financial-market development, technological readiness and market size. Further, the country needs to develop business sophistication and innovation, according to GCI.
As of now, our fresh graduates cannot work in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, etc. because we lack the number of years in basic education which is a big disadvantage for our country in 2015.
As unpopular as it is, this additional 2 years maybe liken to a bitter pill that we all need to take for the good of our country in the future.