20. What did the "labor export policy" encourage?
A. More jobs in agriculture
B. The promotion of local manufacturing
C. Sending Filipino workers abroad to earn foreign income
D. Ending migration abroad
Answer (1)
The answer is letter C. Sending Filipino workers abroad to earn foreign incomeThe labor export policy was introduced in the 1970s to address unemployment and bring in foreign currency through remittances. It encouraged Filipinos to work overseas, especially in countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Hong Kong.Remittances became one of the Philippines' top sources of income. But while it helped the economy, it also led to family separation and brain drain—when skilled workers leave and don’t return. A balance must be struck between sending workers abroad and creating jobs at home.
