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Rody calls for public-private strong alliance

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President Rodrigo Duterte called for stronger public-private collaboration to tackle the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, as he underscored key areas of cooperation.

Rody calls for public-private strong alliance
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his remarks during the virtual dialogue with the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) members at the Malacañang Palace on November 11, 2021. The President, who belongs to Group 4 along with fellow APEC leaders from Russia, Korea, and Peru, underscored how COVID-19 'has had an acute, negative impact on the most vulnerable in our communities, including women, small businesses and indigenous people.' Karl Alonzo

In his virtual participation in the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Dialogue with Economic Leaders, he noted ABAC’s substantial contribution to the region’s pandemic response efforts.

The APEC Business Advisory Council is the private-sector arm of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It advises Leaders and other APEC officials on issues of interest to business.

The President said public and private sectors could work together in improving digitalization and literacy in rural communities, establishing a national Social Protection Floor (SPF) and facilitating developing economies’ transition to a low-carbon economy.

He emphasized the importance of promoting digital literacy to facilitate the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the digital economy, saying “this will help increase the economic productivity of marginalized groups under the new normal."

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To facilitate digital inclusion efforts, Duterte also underscored the need to “establish the necessary infrastructure for accessible, stable and affordable energy supply in remote communities.”

“Establishing a national SPF could address the gaps in the social protection programs that were exposed during the pandemic,” he said, adding “SPF will guarantee a minimum set of social security benefits for all, including workers in the informal sector and gig economy.”

Tackling climate change, the President reiterated the call for a sustainable, scaled-up and predictable support from developed countries to help developing economies adapt to and mitigate the adverse consequences of changing climate.

This includes climate finance, technology transfer and development and capacity-building.

“In the interest of climate justice, we need these to transition to climate-smart development and adapt to and mitigate the worsening effects of climate change,” he added.

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