The success of this latter measure depends on the ability of public agencies to identify categories of workers for whom the cost to the State will be less than the benefit of faster personnel turnover. About half the savings will involve central government departments. They derive from cuts to appropriations for the major “missions” into which the budget is divided.
In this way, the country’s productive capacity can benefit more strongly from its favorable demographics. According to the United Nations, the Philippines has one of the youngest labor force relative to other Southeast Asian countries and the rest of the world even until 2060.