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Comprehensive Contemporary world about THE GLOBAL FILIPINO

1. THE CONTEMPORARY
WORLD
BSEd, BEEd, BPEd

2. Chapter 6The Global Filipino

3. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipino:GlobalCitizen
OneoftheproperwaystobeaproperGlobalFilipinois
acceptingtheworksofGlobalization,ourworldisconstantly
improvingandinnovationisalwayspresent,wemustbe
versatileandreadyforthechangesthattheworldconstantly
make,thisiswayweareabletocontributetooursocietyin
aproperway.
AsaFilipinowemustbeconstantlylearningaswegoon
ourlives,wemustseetheadversariesthatweasanation
experienceandhowitwillaffectthelivesofeachcitizen,as
aglobalFilipinowehavetheresponsibilityofsharingour
knowledgeandexperiencestoliftthelivesofourfellow
Filipinocitizens.

4. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipino:GlobalCitizen
AsaGlobalFilipinowemustbeeagertoexpoundour
viewsandbeopentonewandhelpfuladvancesofour
world.
Forexampleistheuseofbiotechnologyinour
agriculture,whilethisisoneofthemosthighly
contestedviews,its’importanceintheimplementation
ofgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(GMOs)isquite
ground-breakingandhelpful.

5. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipinoandSocialMedia
Oneaspectwecanexploredeeperon,asFilipinosisour
relationshipwithsocialmedia.
Inthisdigitalerawetendtorelyonsocialmedia
applicationsasawaytoconnectwithotherpeopleand
makeagraspoftourrealitiesandwhatishappeningwithin
thesociety.
Thenewsandinformationthatrevolvesaroundtheinternet
becomesthebuildingblockofourtruthandultimately
ourviewoftheworldsurroundingus.
Wehavecometoapointwheregadgets,technology,and
theinternetworldasawhole,hasbecomeanecessityfor
everydaysurvival.

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GlobalFilipinoandSocialMedia
Cont...
Giventhis,wehaveseenhowourdependenceandtotal
relianceonthesocialmediaasaformofnews
agencyhasgivenwaytonegativeeffectssuchas
misinformation,disinformationandevenpropaganda.
Letuslookattheeasyaccesstothedigitalworldasa
privilegeandnotaright,thatbeingaprivilege,utilizingit
mustcomewithresponsibility.

7. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipinoandSocialMedia
Filipinos’tightrelationshipwithbeingtrendyandsocially
activeleadstoaninclinationofblindlybelievingwhateveris
ontheinternet.
Justbecausetechnologyandsocialmediahasaidedason
everyaspectofourlivesandmademostofiteasiertodeal
with,weshouldnotfullytrusteverythingthatweread,see,
orhearfromit.
Mostofusfailtorealizehowweshouldbecriticalofwhat
weabsorbfromsocialmedia.

8. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipinoandGlobalMigration
Globalmigrationdoesgreatthingstoournation,the
qualityoflifeofourcitizens’improveasaresultof
migration.
People'ssociallivesareimprovedwhentheylearnabout
eachother’scultures,customs,andlanguages,which
promotesinterculturalexchangeandimproveimportant
skillsthatcanprovetobebeneficialinlookingforjobs.
Themigrationoftalentedemployeesbooststhenation’s
economy.Migrationincreasestheworking-age
population,bringsskills,andcontributestothe
developmentofhumancapitalinrecipientnations.

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GlobalFilipinoandGlobalMigration
Cont...
Differentimmigrantscontributetothetechnical
advancementofournationaswellastheyinteractand
exchangeimportantsocial-skillsthatisintegralin
conductinginteractionswithforeigninvestors.
Immigrants,inreality,contributetothegrowthofthe
economybyfillinglaborshortages,purchasingcommodities,
andpayingtaxes.

10. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipinoandCapitalism
ForgrowingeconomiessuchasinthePhilippines,
globalcapitalismcanbeamoderndriverthat
acceleratestheprogressacountrymakesintermsof
theproductionofgoodsandservicesandwealth
accumulation.
Asglobalcapitalismessentiallytranscendsborders,the
country’sproductionandtradecanheavilyimproveas
foreigninvestmentspourinthecountry,increasingits
workingcapitalanditsabilitytoproducegoods.
ThePhilippines,asacountryrichinnaturalresources,can
participatebyexportingvaluableinputsandsourcinglabor
suchasthecasefortheBPOindustry.

11. The Contemporary World
GlobalFilipinoandCapitalism
Cont..
Insubstance,globalcapitalismisadvantageouswhenit
promoteseconomicdevelopmentthroughintensifiedtrade,
outsourcingofproductionandlabor,andthemobilityof
capital.
Itbecomesadetriment,however,themomentituplifts
exploitationandpovertyproliferation.Ubiquitousinthistype
ofsystemaretheexploitationoflaborer'swhereintheyare
notgivenappropriatebenefitsandchildrenaresometimes
forcedtowork.Povertythenfollowsasaresultofsuch
abuse.

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The globalization experience and its challenges for
the Philippine economy

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❑GlobalizationtrendsinthePhilippines
ThePhilippineeconomy,likethatofmostotherEmerging
marketeconomies,hasbecomeincreasinglyintegratedwith
theglobaleconomy.Thisisevidentinthegeneralincrease
intradeingoodsandlabormigration.Thereisalsogreater
integrationinfinance,althoughatarelativelymoderate
pace.

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GlobalizationtrendsinthePhilippines
1.TradeOpenness
Fromthe1990stothe2000s,tradeopennessinthe
Philippinesimprovedfrom88.1%to101.0%ofthe
country’sgrossdomesticproduct(GDP).
Contributingtothisincreasewerethecountry’sefforts
towardsamoreopentradepolicystartinginthe1980s.
Thistradeopennessalsoreflecteddecliningtransport
costsandimprovedinformationandcommunications
technologythatsupportedthedevelopmentofcomplex
globalvaluechains,particularlyinelectronicsand
electricalcomponents,allowingcompaniestomanage
theirproductionmoreefficiently(Dudley(2017)).

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GlobalizationtrendsinthePhilippines
2.FinancialOpenness
Thecountry’stotalcapitalflowsincreasedfrom3.1%of
GDPinthe1990sto3.4%ofGDPinthe2000s.While
thePhilippinesstartedtoliberalizetheforeignexchange
(FX)regulatorysysteminthe1990s,capitalinflows
weredampenedbytheTequila(Mexicanpeso)financial
crisisin1995andtheAsianfinancialcrisisin1997–98
(Tetangco(2005)).
Inthe2010s,totalcapitalflowsroseto4.6%ofGDP.
ThiscouldbeattributedinparttotheninewavesofFX
liberalizationreformsundertakenbytheBSPstartingin
2007.

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GlobalizationtrendsinthePhilippines
3.Migration
ThePhilippineshasbeenopentolabormobilitysince
the1970s,andthishasprovidedthecountrywith
decadesofexperienceasasourceofinternational
migrants.
InternationalmigrationfromthePhilippinesincreased
furtherasdatafromtheUnitedNationsindicatethatthe
ratioofFilipinomigrantstothecountry’stotalpopulation
wentupfrom3.5%in1995to5.4%in2017,5andthe
ratioofthestockofoverseasFilipinostothecountry’s
totalpopulationincreasedfrom9.4%in1997to10.4%
in2013

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GlobalizationtrendsinthePhilippines
3.Migration
TheprimaryreasonforFilipinos’continuedemigration
hasbeentoseekemploymentoverseas.
WhilethePhilippineeconomyhasbeensteadily
improvinginrecentyears,withunemploymentrate
decliningfrom7.5%in2009to5.0%in2017,the
country’sunemploymentsituationisstillcommonlycited
asoneofthemainreasonswhyFilipinoscontinueto
searchforworkabroad.
Employmentopportunitiesinothercountries,regardless
ofthetypeofjob,areperceivedtoofferhigher
salaries/compensation,andbetterincomeandlifestyle
packages(e.g.healthbenefits,insurance)

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❑Macroeconomicanddistributionalimpactsof
globalizationinthePhilippines
1.EconomicGrowthandEmployment
Evidencesuggeststhatglobalizationhasapositive
effectonthecountry’seconomicgrowthand
employment.Inparticular,tradeopennessandforeign
portfolioflowshavecontributedtohigherpercapita
GDPgrowthinthePhilippines,followingthe
implementationofFXliberalizationreforms.
AsignificantincreaseinOFWremittanceshasraised
consumption,investment,laborproductivityand
economicgrowth.TheseOFWremittanceshavealso
supportedthePhilippineeconomyduringnormaltimes
andcrisissituationsinthepast,andthisisexpectedto
continueinthefuture(Angetal(2009)).

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❑Macroeconomicanddistributionalimpactsof
globalizationinthePhilippines
2.Inflation
Inadditiontothecountry’scredibleandefficient
implementationofinflationtargeting(Guinigundo
(2017)),globalizationisalsoconsideredasoneofthe
factorsfortheobserveddeclineinthesensitivityof
inflationinthePhilippinestochangesinrealeconomic
activityortheflatteningofthePhillipscurve.
Ontheonehand,aflatterPhillipscurveimpliesthat
demandshocksandpolicyerrorswillnottranslateinto
largeinflationmovements.

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❑Macroeconomicanddistributionalimpactsof
globalizationinthePhilippines
3.PovertyAlleviationandIncomeInequality
Preliminaryestimatesshowthatanincreaseintrade
opennesscontributestoreductioninincomeinequality
inthePhilippines.
AccordingtoBourguignon(2004),bothgrowthand
inequalitychangesplayamajorroleingenerating
changesinpoverty.
Whileglobalizationhasnodirectimpactonpoverty,
globalizationcanaffectpovertyindirectlythroughits
impactoneconomicgrowthandincomeinequality.

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❑ChallengesofIncreasingGlobalization
Whileglobalizationhasreportedlystrengthenedtheglobal
economyandimprovedwelfareingeneral,theliterature
indicatesthatthedistributionofitsbenefitsinmany
countrieshasbeenunevenandsomeacknowledgeits
potentialroleinfuelingtherisingtrendtowardsincome
inequality.
Thecountryfaceschallengesfromuncertainglobalfactors
exacerbatedbythepossiblerevivalofprotectionism.These
eventscouldleadtogreatervolatilityandrisk-averse
attitudesamongthecountry’stradeandinvestment
partners.

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❑ChallengesofIncreasingGlobalization
1.Firms,Labormarketanddistributionofgainsfor
growth
Industriesthatarelessabletocompeteandworkers
whoseskillshavebecomelessrelevantmaybe
adverselyaffectedandwillhavedifficultyinadjusting
duetoglobalization.
AccordingtoSibal(2005),firmsthatwereamongthe
losersintheglobalizationprocessinthePhilippines
weremostlyinthesmallandmediumcategoriesin
agriculture(egproducersofvegetables,palay,cornand
poultry),sunsetindustriesandlabor-intensivefirms(eg
garmentsandapparel).
Thesefirmsneedtoupgradetheirtechnologiesand
improveproductionefficiencyandproductivitytobe
abletocompete.

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❑ChallengesofIncreasingGlobalization
1.Firms,Labormarketanddistributionofgainsfor
growth
Cont...
Ontheotherhand,emigrationcanbeacatalystfor
improvementinthequalityofthelaborforceintheshort
termasitcanpushindividualstoimprovetheirskillsso
thattheycaneventuallyemigrate.Thiscouldalsolead
eventuallyto“braingain,”whereOFworkersbringthe
knowledgetheylearnedabroadbacktotheirhome
country.

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❑ChallengesofIncreasingGlobalization
2.Greaterexposuretoexternalshocksandpolicies
Anotherchallengeposedbyglobalizationisgreater
economicexposuretodestabilizingexternalforcesdue
togreaterfinancialopenness.
Unlesssufficientsafeguardsareinplace,financial
opennessaccompaniedbypoorregulationcanthreaten
financialstability(BIS(2017c)).
DuetothePhilippines’highdegreeoftradeintegration
andsignificantroleininternationalmigration,the
countryislikelytobeaffectedbyexternalnoisemainly
throughOFremittances,offshoring/outsourcing,and
tradechannels.

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❑Policyresponsestothechallenges
Moreinclusivepolicieswillhelpcushionthenegative
consequencesofglobalizationandfacilitatetheadjustment
innarrowingthegapbetweenthewinnersandlosers.
Workersneedsomeretoolingtohelpthemfindnewwell-
payingjobsandforproducerstobemoreproductiveand
internationallycompetitive.
ForthePhilippines,theNationalGovernmentcouldwork
withtheprivatesectorandcivilsocietygroupsonlocal
initiativesthatprovidetechnologyandskillsto
disadvantagedgroupssuchasinbarangayswithinand
outsidethecities(Roldan(2010)).

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❑Policyresponsestothechallenges
Cont..
InthecaseofFilipinomigrants,thereisaneedtoprotect
theirrightsandwell-beingaswellastofacilitatetheir
participationinthecountry’sdevelopment,particularly
duringreintegration.
Likeothercentralbanks,theBSPneedstobetter
understandtheimplicationsofglobalizationonthe
performanceoftheeconomy,inflationandfinancialstability.

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❑Policyresponsestothechallenges
TheBSP’scontribution
1.Promotelowandstableinflation
Foritspart,theBSPhashelpedtomaintain
stableandlowinflation,whichsupports
domesticeconomicstability,encouraging
investmentsandbusinessexpansion,which,in
turn,fuelsemploymentgrowth.
2.PromoteFinancialInclusion
Ex:in2008,theBSPdevelopedtheCredit
SuretyFundProgram(CSF),whichhashelped
micro,smallandmedium-sizedenterprises
(MSMEs)growtheirbusiness.
TheBSPhasalsopromotedtheofferingof
microfinanceloans,microagriculturalloans,
microfinancehousingloans,micro-depositsand
micro-insurance.

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❑Policyresponsestothechallenges
TheBSP’scontribution
3.Cooperateinglobaleffortstofurtherstrengthen
rules-basedinternationaltransactions.
Ex:tradefacilitationagreements,levelplaying
fieldintradeandtax
TheBSPhasraisedtheissuewiththeAlliance
forFinancialInclusion,theGlobalPartnership
forFinancialInclusion(GPFI)oftheG20,the
FinancialStabilityBoard,theWorldBankand
theUnitedStatesTreasury.

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OFW

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FactsandFigures
Since1970s,thePhilippines-acountryofabout7,000
islandspeopledbydiverseethno-linguisticgroupshas
suppliedallkindsofskilledandlow-skilledworkerstothe
world'smoredevelopedregions.
AsofDecember2004,anestimated8.1millionFilipinos
nearly10percentofthecountry's85millionpeoplewere
workingand/orresidingincloseto200countriesand
territories.
TheforeignpopulationinthePhilippinesconsistsofpeople
ofChineseorigin(some80percentofoverseasChineseare
inSoutheastAsia)andsomepeopleofIndianoriginwho
cametosettleinthecountryyearsago

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FactsandFigures
Inthelast30years,a"cultureofmigration"hasemerged,
withmillionsofFilipinoseagertoworkabroad,despitethe
risksandvulnerabilitiestheyarelikelytoface

40. The Contemporary World
DeterminantsofFilipinoMigrations
Economic-disparitiesinpercapitaincome;limitedgrowth
forcareeradvancements;inconsistenteconomicgrowth
whichhampersemploymentgeneration
Demography-highpopulationgrowthcomparedto
neighboringcountries
Political-longrunningpoliticalunrestinthecountry
especiallyintheSouth
Environment-frequencyofstormsandtheweakdisaster
preparednessschemes

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•ThenumberofOverseasFilipinosWorkers(OFWs)in2020wasestimatedat1.77million,which
waslowerthanthe2.18millionreportedin2019.
•ThenumberofOverseasContractWorkers(OCWs)decreasedto1.71millionin2020from2.11
millionin2019.
•Totalremittancesentin2020reached134.77billionpesos,whichwaslowerthanthe210.40
billionpesosreportedin2019.
•Onaverage,about86.81thousandpesosremittanceperOFWwassentin2020,anamount
thatismuchlowerthanthe106.62thousandpesosaverageremittancesentperOFWin2019.

48. The Contemporary World
Workers’ProtectionOrder
TheMigrantWomen-faceparticularvulnerabilities.Aside
fromtheusualproblemsthatplaguemigrants,theirjobsin
domesticworkandentertainmentusuallymeanlong
workinghours,surveillanceandcontrolbyemployers,and
abusiveconditions,includingviolenceandsexual
harassment.Giventhe"private"contextinwhichtheywork,
theproblemsencounteredbymigrantwomeninthese
sectorsgounnoticed.(Asis,2006)
Ingeneral,comparedtoothernationalgroups,Filipino
workersarerelativelybetterprotectedbecausetheyare
moreeducated,morelikelytospeakEnglish,andtheyare
betterorganized.NGOSformigrantsinthePhilippinesand
theirnetworksabroadnotonlyprovideservicesandsupport
tomigrants,but,moreimportantly,theyadvocatefor
migrants'rights.

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Workers’ProtectionOrder
RA8042:TheMigrantWorkersandOverseasFilipinos
Act-firstamongthecountriesoforigininAsiatocraftalaw
thataims"toestablishahigherstandardofprotectionand
promotionofthewelfareofmigrantworkers,theirfamilies
andoverseasFilipinosindistress.
Anti-TraffickinginPersonsActof2003,whichestablishes
policiesandinstitutionalmechanismstoprovidesupportto
traffickedpersons
OverseasAbsenteeVotingActof2003,whichgives
qualifiedoverseasFilipinostherighttovoteinnational
elections
TheCitizenshipRetentionandReacquisitionActof
2003,whichallowsfordualcitizenship

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Filipinos Reaching Greater Heights Here and Abroad

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Filipinoshavemadearemarkablepresenceonaglobal
scale.ThePhilippineOverseasEmploymentAdministration
reportedthatasofDecember2013,thetotalpopulationof
Filipinoswhoworkedandresidedinotherpartsoftheglobe
hasreachedwhopping10,238,614.
Truly,Weareconqueringtheplanetintermsofpresence-
butnotjustthat,wearealsotakingtheworldstagewhenit
comestotalentandskills.
DespiteallthebadnewsaboutthePhilippinesthatreached
otherpartsoftheworld,wearestillabletoattractthe
internationalspotlightwithouramazingprowessinvarious
fields.

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WhentalkingaboutinternationallyacclaimedFilipinos,the
firstnamesthatpopinourheadsareMannyPacquiaoand
LeaSalonga.However,therearemoremodern-dayFilipinos
whohavealreadycarvedtheirnamesintheinternational
scene.

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3LessonsfromGloballyAcclaimedPinoys
1.AimHighandWorkHard
Oneofthemostimportantingredientsinachieving
successisdreaminghighandworkinghard.A
world-classFilipinoknowsthathiscaliberisnot
limitedtotheboundariesoftheplacehelivesin.He
understandsthatstandingoutinaverycompetitive
fieldwouldbeimpossibleifheslacks.
2.HumilityisaMust
Aworld-classFilipinokeepshisfeetfirmonthe
ground.Hegratefullylooksbacktohisrootsin
everygreatthingheachieves-asitmoldedhimto
becomethepersonheistoday.Evenathishigh
status,hestillallotsmoreroomforhisowngrowth
becauseheknowsthere'ssomuchmoretolearn.

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ArnelPineda
•SingerandSongwriter
•BorninTondo,Manila
•SetastheleadsingerofAmericanrockbandJourneyin
2007
•ReferredtoasFilipinoPride

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CharicePempengco
•RaisedinCabuyao,Laguna
•Received35awardsandrecognitionsinthecountryand
abroad
•1
st
internationalalbumin2010hasmade8
th
rankof
Billboard200albumschart

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Apl.de.ap(AllanPinedaLindo)
•GrewinAngelesCity,Pampanga
•TogetherwithblackEyedPeassoldmillionsofalbums
andcreatechart-toppingsongs

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EnriqueIglesias
•SonofIsabelPreysleraFilipinamagazinejournalist
•“KingofLatinPop”
•BestsellingLatinartistinUKandinternationalartistin
India
•150millionrecordsoldworldwide,150tophitsinall
billboardcharts

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JessicaSanchez
•DaughterofaFilipinafromSamal,Bataan
•Filipino-Mexicansingerandsongwriter
•Runner-upduringthe11
th
seasonoftheAmericanIdol

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BrillanteMendoza
•InternationallyacclaimedfilmmakerfromSanFernando,
Pampanga
•BestDirector–“Kinatay”atthe62
nd
CannesFilm
Festival
•“Lola”–BestFilmatthe6
th
DubaiInternationalFilmFest.

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MichaelCinco
•FilipinoDubai-BasedfashionDesigner.
•Earnedthetitle“AsianCouturierExtraordinaire”.

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MichaelChristianMartinez
•World-classFilipinofigureskater
•Championedthe2015AsianFigureSkatingTrophy

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NonitoDonaire
•Filipino-Americanprofessionalboxer
•Knownas“TheFilipinoFlash”