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are finding it difficult to recruit middle and senior people

for human resources, accountancy and finance, banking and
financial services, engineering, property/facilities management,
operaitons, distribution, purchasing, IT, technical, healthcare,

research and development and so on.

Back to the MRAs and AQRF: How is the Philippines

adjusting

In the study of Mendoza and Sugiyarto , the
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Philippines is cited as the most restrictive when it comes to

the implementation of the MRAs. And yet, as is well known,
the Philippines is a major labor-sending country in the region.

Also, the Philippines’ Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC)
provided leadership in the crafting of the AQRF because the
PRC became the main partner of Australia-New Zealand for

the AQRF project.

What are the reasons for the restrictive position of the

Philippines on the MRAs? There are at least three:

14 Mendoza, R. and Sugiyarto, G., 2017. The Long Road Ahead: Status Report
on the Implementation of the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements on
Professional Services, Manila: Asian Development Bank.

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