REY ADEL'S COLUMNS: THE MIGHTY 100 PINOYS . . . continued

If the population of the Philippines could shrink from the present count to a mere one hundred individuals only, the following would be true within a year:

ECONOMICS

Only 65 of these are in the labor force, others would be 14 years old and below. 60 would be gainfully employed while 5 would be unemployed. Of the 60 employed, 12 would be underemployed.
Source: Labor Force Survey, National Statistics Office, 1994-1996
Of the 60 workers, 26 would be in agriculture, 13 would be production workers, 9 would be in sales, 5 would be in service industries, 4 would be professionals and three would hold clerical jobs.
Source: Labor Force Survey, National Statistics Office, 1994-1996
One person would seek land-based employment abroad and would be deployed in the Middle East (47% probability) or Asia (34% probability).
Source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, 1995
Of the 14 Manileneos, one would be poor , earning only 11,230 pesos annually.Those from ARRM, two would be poor, earning only 8,889 pesos annually.
Source: Technical Working Group of Income Statistics, NSCB, 1994