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Shin Seiki: Bagong Araw. New Era

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  • INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL IN THE PHILIPPINES By Hon. RAFAEL R. ALUNAN Commissioner of Agricuifure and Commerce ONE of the most important and immediate concerns of * the present government upon its organization was the rehabilitation of our domestic industries which were paralyzed as a result of the war. Our industries, particularly those producing essential commodities, had to be revived in order to stabilize trade and relieve unemployment. With the wise guidance of the military authorities, efforts were exerted in this direction, and it is most gratifying to see that after a few months of inactivity and disorganization, our industries are now witnessing a gradual revival. More and more, the production of essential commodities is being increased to replace finished products that had to be imported formerly. Among the goods now being turned out by our factories to replace the old imports are cassava flour, corn flour, rice flour, in substitution for wheat flour; alcohol for motive power to replace gasoline; cleanser, toilet soap, canned goods, etc. The production of toilet soap has been expanded to an appreciable extent, and filter mats made of coir are being manufactured to be used by soap and lard factories in lieu of asbestos. Some 1,500 local factories operating in Manila and nearby provinces are now engaged in the processing and manufacturing of goods for everyday use, such as flour, starch, soap, matches, preserved fish, chocolate, coffee, biscuits, and other foodstuffs, etc. This is an encouraging indication of the significant changes in the phases of Philippine industries. The progress that we have made so far in our industrial development is due for the most part to the encouragement given by the military authorities who are ever solicitous for our economic and social welfare. Plans were made for the development of the cotton, jute and ramie industries on a large scale, and for the readjustment in the sugar and alcohol industries. The establishment of light industries is at present under study. Included in the important projects of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce is the manufacture of paper and essential chemical industries, such as caustic soda and sulphuric acid, utilizing local raw materials for this purpose. The present administration is constantly striving to devise ways and means to hasten our economic recovery by rationalizing industries and improving the system of distribution. The food production campaign, the organization of food producers' associations, the establishment of commodity control associations, the organization of retailers' associations and federations thereof, the organization of industrial, shipping and transportation associations are measures that have contributed to accelerate the process of industralization in the Philippines. The people, however, should realize that the work of industrial rehabilitation is not the government's responsibility alone. It is the work of all. Our industrial development will depend to a large extent on the active participation of the business, labor, industrial, agricultural and financial elements of the country. On their shoulders rests the responsibility of complementing the work of the government in carrying out its industrial development program, and in building up a sound and stable economic foundation for the New Philippines. November 4, 1942.
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