By Liza Soriano
Achieving the labor and employment agenda of the government is not only the responsibility of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), it is a duty shared by its social partners, including the Local Government Units (LGUs) through their respective Public Employment Service Offices(PESOs), Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said Friday.
“Ang responsibilidad upang isakatuparan ang mga layunin ng Philippine Labor and Employment Plan at ang Trabaho para sa Bayan Act ay hindi lamang responsibilidad ng DOLE. Ito ay sama-samang ibinabahagi sa ating mga social partner, lalo na sa ating mga PESO,” Laguesma said at the 23rd National PESO Congress.
“Ang mga hamon na kinakaharap natin sa ating trabaho ay nangangailangan ng sama-samang pagkilos at mga makabagong solusyon,” he added.
The DOLE chief also emphasized the need for open and fruitful dialogue with PESO managers across the country as he unveiled a five-point agenda for transformative public employment services.
These include the establishment of PESOs in local governments as institutions, comprehensive capacity development of officials and staff, strengthening of key functions and collaboration with employers and educational institutions, and digitalization of public services.
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