JOB FAIR. More than 20,000 job vacancies from local and overseas firms are available at the mega job fair held at Manila Science High School Manila's new building on Dec. 1, 2023. The job fair is part of the 90th founding anniversary of the Department of Labor and Employment. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)
MANILA – A total of 806 jobseekers were hired on the spot during the first three days of job fairs organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in celebration of its 90th founding anniversary.
Citing its latest data, the DOLE said the figure is out of a total of 6,138 aspirants who trooped to job fairs held in the National Capital Region (NCR), Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and Caraga on Dec. 1, 2 and 4.
Meanwhile, 440 applicants were referred to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for skills training, 290 were referred to the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns for livelihood assistance and 167 were referred to the Department of Trade and Industry for entrepreneurship development.
A total of 2,056 job seekers also availed of the services offered by the National Bureau of Investigation, Social Security System, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, Philippine Statistics Authority, and Pag-IBIG Fund.
On the other hand, the DOLE also invited those who are looking to be employed in the country or abroad to visit the following job fair sites:
Dec. 6
--Malabon Sports Complex (Malabon City)
--Vista Mall (Taguig City)
--Barangay Poblacion, Madridejos, Cebu
Dec. 7
--Barangay Poblacion Hall (Pateros)
--Barangay Sta. Ana (Pateros)
--Pangasinan Provincial Capitol (Lingayen, Pangasinan)
--SM City Iloilo (Iloilo City)
Dec. 8:
-SM Seaside (Cebu City)
Dec. 14
--Notre Dame of Marbel University (Dec. 14)
Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma previously emphasized the vital role of local government units and their respective Public Employment Service Offices in facilitating employment at the local level.
The nationwide job fairs will run until Dec. 14, with a total of 41,593 jobs offered by 499 employers. (PNA)
