PAGADIAN CITY – Anchored on the theme,
“Manggagawang Pilipino: Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon (Filipino workers:
Ready for the challenges of the new era),”
jobs fair and turnover of Special Program for the Employment of Students
(SPES) will highlight the 111th Labor Day celebration on May 1 at
the Gaizano Food Court this city.
Labor and Employment Office chief Lourdes B. Amores
said the special event would start with a motorcade around the city to be
participated in by the different government agencies, non-government
organizations, private establishments, recruitment agencies and other stakeholders.
Amores disclosed that 12 local private establishments
and three recruitment agencies are joining the jobs fair.
Aside from the local employment, 776 vacant positions
for overseas employment are in store for lucky jobs seekers.
Meanwhile, a total of 540 SPES checks amounting to more
than P 1.6 million will be distributed to the local government units of
Pagadian City and Ramon Magsaysay, Blancia College in Molave, Southern Mindanao
Colleges (SMC) and JH Cerilles State College Molave Campus.
On the same occasion, Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) will also distribute application forms for skills
assessment while the National Statistics Office (NSO) will offer extended
services to facilitate the issuance of security paper (SECPA) application.