The manufacturing roadmap jointly formulated by the government and the private sector will be made public next month, with its initial phase to be implemented next year, according to a draft plan presented recently. During the recent Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (PhilExport) general membership meeting, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) vice president Rafaelita M. Aldaba discussed the draft Comprehensive Manufacturing Industry Roadmap, which identifies “various strategies and measures that will make the country`s manufacturing sector competitive in the short-, medium- and long-run.” State-run PIDS was tasked by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to weave together the 23 sectoral roadmaps submitted by various industry groups last year.
Gov`t game plan to revive manufacturing ready, up for implementation in 2014
