Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE-10’s mega job fair posts 4,397 new jobs
CAGAYAN DE ORO – In commemoration of the 121dt Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10), in collaboration with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here, hosted a mega job fair with a total of 81 partnered employers, both local and overseas, posting a total of 4,397 job openings at SM Downtown Premier on Monday, May 1.
Following Republic Act No. 11261 that waives government fees and charges in the issuance of employment documents for first-time job seekers, free processing of employment documents was also rendered through the one stop shop of services.
The Social Security System (SSS), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), PhilHealth Corp., Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and other regional line agencies participated in the “One Stop Shop of Services,” providing free consultations such as free legal services on top of rendering free employment documents.
Subsidies were also released through the DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the same event.
A total of P67,448,655 million was distributed among 5,106 beneficiaries under the DILP, and a total of P186,572,823 million was given to 27,568 beneficiaries under the TUPAD program.
DOLE-10 further promoted their “DOLEdarity dance” in 2022 by advocating for more partnerships in creating a more inclusive society through sustainable and transformative jobs in the region.
“We always have that in mind, our hearts, and our spirits na mag-perform ang department of labor (that the department of labor will perform), it is always in solidarity. The DOLE, therefore, cannot work on its own. It has to collaborate with all the others na naa sa (who are in the) community,” said Estrella Uy-Pahalla, OIC-regional director of DOLE-10. (DOLE-10)
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