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Mahigit 2 milyong Pilipino ang dagdag sa mga may trabaho nitong Setyembre at inaasahang darami pa sila habang palapit ang Pasko. Kabilang sa mga dumaming may trabaho ang mga senior citizen. Nakatutok si Bernadette Reyes.


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00:00More than 2 million Filipinos have been added to the working class this September.
00:06And they are expected to increase as Christmas approaches.
00:10As for the majority of the working class, it's the senior citizens.
00:14Bernadette Reyes is the one in the spotlight.
00:20JP Martin considered my early Christmas as a new job as a cashier in a grocery store.
00:26It's hard to find a job nowadays.
00:28It's one of the more than 49 million Filipinos who have a job this September.
00:33More than 2 million more have a job in the same month, in 2023.
00:38The number of unemployed has decreased compared to last year.
00:43It's also lower compared to last August.
00:46Even so, sectors that have lost their jobs need to be addressed,
00:50such as agriculture affected by the recent typhoons.
00:54We have the largest drop in employment year-on-year in the agricultural sector and forestry,
01:02about 210,000, which is substantial.
01:04And also in fisheries and aquaculture, there's a decrease of 136,000.
01:11Some of the under-employed are expected to have extra hours at work, like Michelle.
01:19There's an additional cost to our daily expenses because life is hard.
01:25The good news is that as Christmas approaches,
01:28the retail sector usually adds job openings like malls and groceries due to Christmas shopping,
01:35as well as restaurants due to year-end income, and hotels due to those on vacation.
01:41Normally, our labor force participation rate,
01:44employed persons, both the number and the rate, during the bare months.
01:50Bazaars and markets will start in October.
01:55We have activities.
01:58Even senior citizens are looking for income,
02:02like Lola Mari Lu, 70 years old, who owns a small rice field.
02:07I want to have some income for my grandchildren.
02:13Like this, I can earn.
02:15I can give something to my grandchildren.
02:18According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
02:20the number of senior citizens who work or do business in September increased by 384,000
02:27compared to the same period last year.
02:30Most of them are on the line in the services sector.
02:34The number of senior workers is increasing,
02:39both in terms of numbers and in terms of percentage of workers.
02:44For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.

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