Job fair launched to complement ‘Build, Build, Build’ infra program
AROUND 17,000 jobs vacancies were offered Sunday, Aug. 11, at the “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” Caravan led by government agencies under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program.
The job fair, held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, was attended, among others, by Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, and Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, as well as Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar, Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, and Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III.
Most of these officials form part of the economic cluster of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s Cabinet. At Sunday’s job fair, they represented their agencies which were identified as the lead departments in that event. Also in attendance were President/CEO Vivencio B. Dizon of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority and Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar.
According to updates by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Department of Transportation (DoTr), 17,159 vacancies were offered at the job fair from 40 employers and contractors operating under the “Build, Build, Build” program.
In his remarks as of 2:00 p.m. yesterday, Mr. Villar said “Natutuwa kami na as of now, 3,000 na po ang
uma-attend sa ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’.... Makikita niyo po [We are happy that, as of now, 3,000 attended the “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”....You can see that many were given jobs].
DoLE’s update as of 1:30 p.m. said a total 2,665 applicants registered at the job fair, with 27 hired on the spot and 206 shortlisted.
Mr. Lopez, for his part, cited a number of big construction players under which 500 were hired on the spot.
Mr. Bello, in turn, said, “[W]e are prioritizing yung mga kababayan natin na na-repatriate.... ‘Yung mga Saudi, ‘yun ang aming tina-target upon strict orders of the President na lahat ng na-repatriate nating manggawa galing sa Saudi ay mabibigyan ang first break sa programang ‘Build, Build, Build’ ng ating Pangulo.” (We are prioritizing our repatriated workers....Those from Saudi [Arabia], they’re our target, upon strict orders of the President that all our repatriated workers from Saudi [Arabia] will be given the first break in the “Build, Build, Build” program of our President.)
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