By Liza Soriano
MANILA — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that at least one job fair and Kadiwa ng Pangulo event per province will be conducted on Labor Day, May 1.
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that more Filipino workers, job seekers, and consumers will have access to employment opportunities and affordable products as DOLE organizes these activities.
The event will be themed “Sa Bagong Pilipinas: Manggagawang Pilipino, Kabalikat at Kasama sa Pag-asenso.”
Job seekers are invited to visit any of the 96 job fair sites across the regions where 1,901 participating employers will offer 154,470 job vacancies as of the current date.
According to DOLE, the top vacancies this year include production workers, customer service representatives, cashiers, baggers, sales clerks, laborers, carpenters, painters, microfinance officers, financial advisers, service crew, cooks, waiters, truck drivers, nurses, property consultants, and tutors.
(el Amigo/MNM)