SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga , Philippines – Some 19,000 local and overseas jobs will be up for grabs during the 112th Labor Day job fairs to be held in key sites across Central Luzon on May 1.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional director Raymundo Agravante said the jobs are for managers, supervisors, customer service representatives, sales and office clerks, production workers, machine operators, service workers, engineers, administrative assistants, cooks, waiters, construction workers, plumbers, and factory workers.
The job fairs will be held in SM malls in Baliuag and Marilao in Bulacan; Clark and San Fernando in Pampanga; Tarlac; Olongapo City; and Cabanatuan City as well as at Camp Servillano Aquino in Tarlac, the provincial capitol grounds in Baler, Aurora; and the President Ramon Magsaysay Sports Complex in Candelaria, Zambales.
Agravante said job fairs are also slated at the provincial capitol compound in Cabanatuan City on May 2, Bataan People’s Center in Balanga City on May 6, and Talavera municipal gymnasium in Nueva Ecija on May 12.
A total of 404 companies, of which 84 are based overseas, have confirmed their participation in the job fairs.
“We urge jobseekers to bring multiple copies of their resumés, certificates of employment, transcript of records, clearance, photos, and other pertinent pre-employment documents needed by employers. Before going to the site, we advise them to pre-register at www.Phil-Job.net,†Agravante said.
He said government agencies such as the Social Security System, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Foreign Affairs, PhilHealth and Philippine Statistics Authority will also render services to applicants and residents at the different venues.