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migration can prosper: portable qualifications, increased

access to the skilled labor market, adequate supply of skilled
professionals, and strong demand for skilled professionals.

On the part of the Philippines as a migrant-sending

country, it has said to have abundant labor supply. Skilled
and less-skilled workers, while facing job opportunities locally,

access global labor markets and, when given a chance, attempt
at permanent residency and citizenship. In the absence of data
on demand for skills, identified professions like nurses and

doctors are in demand in some identified countries. But
as shown in Table 3, Asean countries are not yet lucrative

destinations for Filipino migrants.

Handling migration and skilled foreign talent:

Malaysian and Singaporean cases

As Malaysia and Singapore show to be the attractive
destinations for skilled Filipino workers, how welcoming

are they and what programs do they offer to skilled Asean
workers?

Malaysia. The country has some 3.4 million skilled

workers overall, making up a fourth of the Malaysian employed
workforce. The country’s economic planners estimate that

some 3.8 skilled jobs will be created in 2015 and forecasts

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