CL PESOs bag national awards
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) in Central Luzon bagged most of the top awards in the recently concluded 18th PESO Congress in Davao City.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Director Zenaida Angara-Campita disclosed that Central Luzon won five out of eight categories set by the Bureau of Local Employment for the outstanding performances of PESOs in 2017.
Masinloc town in Zambales placed first along with Polomonok, South Cotobato and Angono, Rizal in the first and second class municipality category.
“PESO Masinloc, which won this award for the third straight year for its notable performance on its core services, is now hailed a Hall of Famer,” Angara-Campita said.
Meanwhile, PESO Mabalacat was hailed co-winner in the component city category with Panabo City. This is the second time Mabalacat has won the award.
PESO Olongapo topped for the second time the highly urbanized city category, sharing the award with Valenzuela.
Tarlac took home the prize in the first class province category for the very first time. It shared the award with Iloilo which has been enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
Bulacan State University bested three other nominees under the Job Placement Office category.
PESO Llanera in Nueva Ecija, a first-time national nominee, was only a few points short in bagging the third and fourth class municipality category.
DOLE Regional Office III and Tarlac Field Office were likewise given special recognition for their effective implementation and advocacy of the PESO Employment Information System.