ILOILO CITY — The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of Iloilo province on Friday opened its one-day Christmas Job Fair at the Capitol here with almost 14,000 vacancies offered.
PESO department head Francisco Heler Jr. said that 161 companies joined the job fair.
Of these, 120 are for local employment composed of hospitals, colleges, construction companies, hotels and restaurants, bakeshops, malls, real estate, distributor companies, car companies, banks, online tutorials, among others.
Meanwhile, 41 of these companies are recruitment agencies based in Cebu, Manila, Iloilo and Bacolod.
Vacancies for nurses, medical technologists, dental technicians, investment specialist, sales agent, welders, carpenters, engineers, electricians, customer service representative, office staff, baker, cleaner, bartender, among others were available.
Assistance desks of various agencies were put up to assist the jobseekers for the requirements and to address their concerns.
Special lanes were also set up for persons with disabilities, Indigenous People, solo parents and beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development .
More than 2,000 applicants trooped to the Capitol early Friday morning.
Number of local government units in the province also provided “Libreng Sakay, ” “Libreng Angkas,” and “ Libreng Pamasahe” to help ease the transportation of applicants from their towns especially those who came from far-flung areas. ( /PNA)
