Angara seeks to equip Filipinos for post-pandemic digital jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/03/19/20200318-covid-work-from-home-md-01.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: A merchant associate for a financial technology company works from his home in Quezon City on March 18, 2020, amid the enhanced community quarantine for the whole of Luzon. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Sen Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking training for Filipinos to equip them for the wave of digital freelance jobs, demand for which is expected to increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Under Senate Bill 1469 or the National Digital Careers Act, the government must provide co-working or shared facilities for freelancers and extend loan programs for the purchase of equipment.&quot;We are seeing the growth of the so-called gig economy in the country and with the extended period of the lockdown being implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be even more activities on this front as businesses have to adjust to the new normal,&quot; Angara said in a statement.&quot;Workers affected by the lockdown will also be exploring new ways to make a living and with many businesses shutting down because they are unable to cope with their losses, people will start looking at alternative means of livelihood,&quot; he said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/10/18/why-more-filipino-workers-are-going-freelance">Why more Filipino workers are going freelance</a></li></ul>Web development, mobile app designing, online teaching and tutoring and marketing are among high-paying jobs in the digital economy.The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is also mandated to offer free training programs on various digital courses.The bill also pushes for a more reliable internet infrastructure in the country.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/05/20/philippines-needs-to-prepare-internet-infra-for-new-normal-angara">Philippines needs to prepare internet infra for new normal: Angara</a></li></ul>Years before the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Filipinos have already thrived in the &quot;gig economy,&quot; lured by the sector&#x27;s flexible work schedule and competitive pay from international clients.The Philippines was named as the top country in Southeast Asia for project-based work in 2018 with 1 million freelancers, according to data from Freelancers.comThe country ranks fourth globally next to India, the United States and Pakistan, data showed.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/20/20/millennials-rule-freelancing-as-pay-satisfaction-levels-improve-study">Millennials rule freelancing as pay, satisfaction levels improve: study</a></li></ul>

Sen Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking training for Filipinos to equip them for the wave of digital freelance jobs, demand for which is expected to increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sen Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking training for Filipinos to equip them for the wave of digital freelance jobs, demand for which is expected to increase because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Angara seeks to equip Filipinos for post-pandemic digital jobs

Angara seeks to equip Filipinos for post-pandemic digital jobs

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 18, 2020 11:35 AM PHT

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