CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Out of the 1,700 applicants online, some 1,271 job seekers from various towns in Pampanga and Tarlac have qualified to work abroad especially in Taiwan, Japan and United Arab Emirates.
Luningning Vergara, head of the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) in Pampanga, said the 1,700 job seekers submitted their application on-line.
“We now have the unified system for recruitment of workers under the ‘government to government’ scheme,” she said.
Vergara added that those who qualified for jobs abroad are now waiting for calls for interviews and evaluation from their employers.
The Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and PESO held a three-day jobs fair on September 8 to 10 at the Benigno Aquino Memorial Hall, capitol compound here.
Noting that at least 74 percent of the total number of applicants qualified to work abroad, Vergara said that they have extended the deadline for job seekers until the end of October this year.
She also stressed that under the “government to government scheme,” they will not be charging any placement fees. However, qualified applicants should pay the P5,000 processing fee and medical expenses once their evaluation has been completed.
Vergara said that most employers abroad need technical assistants, factory workers, dormitory supervisors/managers in Taiwan-based companies, nurses, caregivers in Japan; and emergency medical technicians in United Arab Emirates.
Jonathan Lintag, PESO focal person for youth affairs, said that another special jobs fair will be held on September 16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Benigno Aquino Memorial Hall. “This is in close coordination with the International Skill Development, Inc.”
He added they will be accepting applications for merchandisers and shelf-fillers in Dubai and United Arab Emirates.
Other job openings include assemblers, concrete pump, ice plant, mobile crane manlift, scissor lift, tower crane and skid loader operators, dispatcher, auto electric, mechanic and mobile crane foremen, grade checkers, transmixer, tractor and heavy duty drivers, heavy machine and truck mechanics, service man, auto electricians, tireman, turners, and welders for the Muscat International Airport project.
Vergara said that officers and members of the Regional PESO Managers Federation initiated the conduct of the said activity.
The managers joined a three-day study tour and benchmarking mission to Taiwan Employment Service Center early this month.
At least 21 PESO managers from various provinces in Central Luzon, including municipal officers of Mexico, Apalit, Lubao, Angeles City and provincial PESO, joined the activity.
“Governor Lilia G. Pineda’s administration is serious in its commitment to provide ample employment and livelihood opportunities to its constituents,” Vergara said.
She also lauded the efforts of various government agencies and departments of the provincial government which include the Provincial Action Center for OFW Concerns, Provincial Cooperative for Entrepreneurial Development Office, and others.
