Job applicants line up to secure police clearance from the Manila Police District headquarters on Sept. 3, 2020. The easing of quarantine restrictions allowed more businesses to reopen and more workers to regain their jobs. (Photo by Mike Alquinto)
The 2021 national budget, infrastructure development and the Duterte administration’s priority bills could generate much-needed jobs after millions of Filipinos remained unemployed in July, government officials said on Thursday.