THE Philippines is among the top countries that trust women with management level positions in the corporate world, the International Labor Organization said Wednesday. The agency said the Philippines ranked fourth among the countries that trust women to handle management positions, and that women took 47.6 percent of the managerial jobs in the country as of the end of 2012. ILO records showed that in 2011, the latest data available, 33.1 percent of the executives, legislators, senior officials and directors in the Philippines were women. Also, 49.3 percent and 54.6 percent of the total corporate population in the Philippines were women department managers and women general managers, respectively. But the ILO said that while the Philippines was showing big numbers, there had been a decline in the number of women holding managerial positions. “A decline in women managers occurred in countries from all regions and levels of development,” the ILO said. ILO records showed that in 2011, the latest data available, 33.1 percent of the executives, legislators, senior officials and directors in the Philippines were women. Also, 49.3 percent and 54.6 percent of the total corporate population in the Philippines were women department managers and women general managers, respectively.But the ILO said that while the Philippines was showing big numbers, there had been a decline in the number of women holding managerial positions. “A decline in women managers occurred in countries from all regions and levels of development,” the ILO said. “In some cases, countries with already high levels of women in management, such as Estonia, Lithuania and the Philippines, saw a decline while in other countries with already low levels there was a further decline in the share of women in management, as for example in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. “In only a few cases did the labor force participation decline as well as the proportion of women in management.” The Philippines ranked 19th among the countries that saw a decline in women participation in management positions by less than 20 percent.