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Rappler Talk: Joey Concepcion on Marcos' Private Sector Advisory Council twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

To help President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rev up the economy, a new council of businessmen and corporate executives has been formed, called the Private Sector Advisory Council. #RapplerTalk

The group is supposed to “regularly report to the President to provide feedback on what is happening on the ground and will make recommendations on modern policy development.” #RapplerTalk

Go Negosyo founder and former presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is the council’s lead in jobs and medium, small, and micro enterprises. #RapplerTalk

Concepcion speaks to Rappler senior reporter @piaranada about the council’s origins, its priorities, and the recommendations they’ve made to the President. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion recalls how the Private Sector Advisory Council started. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion says he was called to join the council "around May, way after the elections." #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Will this advisory council be formalized through an executive order? Concepcion thinks it's still an informal thing: "We're still figuring out how things are going." #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion: We want to learn how we can generate more jobs for Filipinos, see how other countries especially in Southeast Asia have done it. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion: There are a lot of ideas. So far we've met only once, but in the coming weeks we're expecting to form a framework. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion says they're looking at being advised by some consultancy firms and meeting experts from different sectors such as health and MSMEs. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion: There will be meetings with the President.... What's important now is forming a framework for job generation. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion on government measures to help MSMEs, other sectors during the pandemic: The shift from pandemic to endemic is something we must do carefully. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Concepcion: We have to prevent alert levels from increasing.... If there's lack of mobility, the first one to be hit will be MSMEs. #RapplerTalk

@piaranada Is Concepcion worried President Marcos has not yet chosen a new health secretary? "I think the President wants to be very, very careful. The next health secretary must be able to navigate the pandemic well. I expect the next week or so, someone is chosen."

@piaranada What would Concepcion like to see in the next health secretary? "I think they should be a doctor, someone from the current advisory team." #RapplerTalk

@piaranada What's the assurance the advisory council will not lead to favoritism, crony capitalism under another Marcos admin? Concepcion: "The council is a mix of different experts.... I believe President Marcos is a firm leader and there won't be 'palakasan' here."

@piaranada And that's a wRap! Watch this #RapplerTalk interview here: rappler.com/nation/rappler…