238 job seekers hired on-the-spot in Tagum’s Career Fair

CITY OF TAGUM, Davao del Norte, Nov. 25 — A total of 238 job-seekers were hired on the spot during the recently-concluded Career Fair spearheaded by the City Government of Tagum through the Public Employment Services (PESO) Office last November 22, 2013 at NCCC Mall Activity Center.

Data released by PESO through its manager Rogeneth Pagdilao Llanos showed that 229 job-seekers were immediately hired for local employment while nine others qualified for overseas employment.

This is a big score in the employment agenda of Mayor Allan L. Rellon, which is among the local chief executive’s development thrusts as included in the EAGLE WINGS Program.

Llanos said there are 826 job seekers who will undergo further interview.

Friday’s job fair posted another record in terms of total jobs solicited—which ballooned to 11, 965 jobs both local and overseas.

While there are too many jobs available, but the battleground is on the job-seekers’ qualification and eligibility to take on the job, according to Regional Director Joffrey Suyao of the Department of Labor and Employment XI.

He added that it is important that the local government should equip its human resource with the necessary skills that are in-demand on the local and global market.

Llanos bared that among the thrusts of PESO Tagum is to enlighten students on their career path through the series of career guidance and counseling seminars that they will be conducting.

Other services offered during the Career Fair, with corresponding beneficiaries, were as follows: mobile renewal of professional licenses by the Professional Regulation Commission (38), mobile NSO authentication (137), legal services (9) and mobile passporting (60).

Meanwhile, the 6th City Council under the leadership of Vice Mayor Geterito Gementiza is also keen in supporting the employment agenda of the executive department.

He said that the Sangguniang Panlungsod is now in close collaboration with the executive department in drafting the Local Investment Incentive Code which is considered to be a key in the influx of investments in the city.

Such investments will create more job opportunities for Tagumeños, the vice mayor said.

Councilor Agripino Coquilla, Jr.—who chairs the SP’s committee on labor and employment—said they expect to pass the said ordinance by first quarter of 2014. (CIO-Tagum City/Louie Lapat)