Around P37 million SPES funds, which represent the government’s 40 percent share, have already been released and paid to them as of the month of August,, Alejandro Inza Cruz, head of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Technical Support and Services Division for Employment and Welfare, said during the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) Mid-Year Performance Assessment here.
The remaining 60 percent of their salaries were shouldered by DOLE’s SPES partners from participating local government units (LGUs) and private firms, he said.
Meanwhile, 1,195 beneficiaries composed of high school, college and technical- vocational graduates and undergraduates were engaged in government work under the DOLE’s Government Internship Program (GIP).
“GIP beneficiaries have all undergone life skills training and worked for six months in partner LGUs, public schools, and national government agencies,” Cruz explained.
He said around 20,000 students from 123 educational institutions region-wide attended the Career Guidance and Employment Coaching Seminars, which were co-organized, by the PESOs and Career Guidance Networks in an eff ort at minimizing future jobs mismatch.
