Rizal Park Member Since 1973
Partner Ministry/Organization Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TVET Agency) Department of Foreign Affairs (hosting of headqaurters) Recent Programs Held 2019: (1) Quality Assurance through Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for TVET Institutions and Educational System (Feb 15-19); (2) Regional Program on Sustainable (Green) Skills and Employability Through TVET (Apr 22-26) 2018: (1) APACC International Accreditors’ Refresher Training (Dec 4-5); (2) Customized Program on Enhancing Quality Management System (QMS) Towards Quality Assured TVET Delivery and Service (Sep 24-28); (3) Customized Program on Results-Based Project Management in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions (Sep 17-21); (3) In-Country Program on Greening TVET for Sustainable Development (Batch 3) (Jul 30 – Aug 3); (4) TVET Leadership and Management Enhancement Program for the 21st Century (Jul 18-19); (5) In-Country Program on Greening TVET for Sustainable Development (Batch 2). (Jul 16-20); (6) Strategic Planning Workshop for the Administrators of TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) Batch 3 (May 28 - Jun 1); (7) In-Country Program on Greening TVET for Sustainable Development (May 21-25); (8) Customized Program on Project Management in TVET (Apr 17-19); (9) Special Program on Technopreneurship, E-Commerce and Pedagogy Concepts (Apr 8-12); (10) Strategic Planning Workshop for the Administrators of TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) Batch 2 (Mar 19-23); (11) Strategic Planning Workshop for the Administrators of TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) Batch 3 (Feb 26 - Mar 2) 2017: Customized Program on Leadership and Management for the Officers and Staff of TVET Institutions (Nov 27-29) 2016: (1) Regional Program on Skills in TVET Sustainability (Sep 13-21); (2) CPSC-CHMSC Collaborative Program on ICT and on Blended Learning (Feb 9-12); (3) In-Country Program on e-Learning Materials Development, and Use of Online Training Delivery Platforms (Jan 18-22) 2015: In-Country Program on Management, Promotion and Conduct of TVET Technology Researches (Apr 5-9) 2013: In-Country Program on Making TVET-Industry Partnerships Work in the Philippines (Oct 4-13) Address of Embassy/Consulate in Manila Host Country |
Official Name
Republic of the Philippines
Land Area
300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) (72rd)
Population
111,046,913 (13th)
Capital
Manila (est. pop. 1,600,000)
Largest Cities
Quezon City (est. pop. 2,761,720)
Caloocan City (est. pop. 1,500,000)
Budta (est. pop. 1,273,715)
Davao (est. pop. 1,212,504)
Caloocan City (est. pop. 1,500,000)
Budta (est. pop. 1,273,715)
Davao (est. pop. 1,212,504)
Country Borders
N/A
Religion/s
Roman Catholic, Islam
Major Languages
Filipino, English
Demonym
Filipino
National Holidays
12 June 1898 (Independence from Spain)
GDP
$361,489,325.23 (2020)
GDP Per Capita
$3,298.8 (2020)
Currency
Philippine Peso (PHP) = 100 centavos
Major Exports
Integrated Circuits (26.4% = $22.8B), Office Machine Parts (13.4% = $11.6B), Insulated Wire (3.07% = $2.66B), Semiconductor Devices (2.87% = $2.48B), and Electrical Transformers (2.78% = $2.41B)
Major Imports
Integrated Circuits (10% = $12.7B), Refined Petroleum (6.56% = $8.18B), Cars (2.63% = $3.34B), Crude Petroleum (2.49% = $3.16B), and Broadcasting Equipment (2.41% = $3.06B)
Major Industries
Electronics assembly, business process outsourcing, food manufacturing, shipbuilding, chemicals, textiles, garments, metals, petroleum refining, fishing, rice
Major Export Partners
China (15.6% = $13.6B), United States (14.8% = $12.8B), Japan (12.5% = $10.8B), Hong Kong (11.5% = $9.97B), and Singapore (7.38% = $6.39B)
Major Import Partners
China (28.6% = $36.2B), Japan (8.13% = $10.3B), South Korea (7.02% = $8.9B), United States (6.29% = $7.97B), and Singapore (5.96% = $7.56B)
Foreign Exchange Reserves
$109,990,274.22 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business Rank
95th (out of 190) (2019)
Inflation
1.6%
Population below Poverty Line
16.7% (2018)
Gini Coefficient
42.3 (2018)
Competitiveness Rank
64th (out of 140)
Employment Rate
55.11% (2020)
Unemployment Rate
10.4% (2020)
Rodrigo Duterte
(https://www.iseas.edu.sg/media/commentaries/dutertes-independent-foreign-policy-independence-from-criticism/)
Type of Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Head of State
Rodrigo Duterte (president)
Head of Government
Rodrigo Duterte (president)
Legislating Body/Bodies
Philippine Congress
Upper House: Senate
Lower House: House of Representatives
Upper House: Senate
Lower House: House of Representatives
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Time zone
UTC +8:00
Human Development Index
0.718 (high, 107th out of 189) (2019)
Literacy Rate
96.3% of the total population (Male: 95.7%; Female: 96.9%) as of 2019
% of people with internet access
67% (approx. 73.91 million of the population) (Kemp, 2021)
Life Expectancy
Total: 71 years (Male: 67 years; Female: 76 years) (2019)
Doctors per capita
0.6 Physicians per 1,000 population (2017); and 5.4 nurses & midwives per 1,000 population (2019)
Drives on the
Right
Calling code
asdf
ISO 3166 code
PH
Internet TLD
.ph
