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A group of local industry supporters have asked the government to address the high power cost in the Philippines, noting that it is the highest in Asia.

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In a paper written by Rene Ofreneo, executive director of Fair Trade Alliance, he said the Philippines does not figure prominently in the production radar of the global carmakers because of under utilization of car plants.
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"What the numbers clearly show is that employment in the formal sector is shrinking and employment in the informal sector of the labor market is growing," Rene Ofreneo director of the school of labor and industrial relations at the University of the Philippines told AFP.
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