The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has a lot in
store for the jobseekers this coming May 1, 2016, Labor Day.
According to Labor Secretary, Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, the job fair
expects to gather as many as 1,000 companies, or 800 local and 200 overseas
employers, that would offer more than 200,000 local and overseas job openings
to applicants.She said, “As our way of commemorating the 114th Labor Day in the country, the Department of Labor and Employment will bring together employers who are searching for applicants to fill vacancies in their companies and jobseekers who are looking for the right job that matches their skills and talents. This is not just confined in one area because we are making sure that Filipino jobseekers will have a chance to apply to the vacancies offered."
The theme of this year’s celebration is “Kinabukasan Sigurado sa Disenteng Trabaho” and will be held in at least 44 different locations all over the country.
The following is the initial list of venues for the Job and Career Fair 2016 nationwide:
National Capital Region - World Trade Center in Pasay City
Cordillera Administrative Region - Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City
Region 1 - SM City Rosales and Calasiao Sports Gymnasium in Pangasinan
Robinsons Place in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Region 2 - SM City Cauayan and Robinson’s Mall Santiago City
Region 3 - Centro Baler; People’s Center in Balanga; Bataan;
SM City Baliuag in DRT Highway, Pagala, Baliuag, Bulacan
SM City Marilao, McArthur Highway, Pagala, Marilao, Bulacan
SM City, Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija
SM City Downtown in San Fernando City, Pampanga
SM City Clark, Clarkfield, Pampanga;
SM City Pampanga, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
SM City, Tarlac, Tarlac
Masinloc Gymnasium, Masinloc, Zambales
SM City Olongapo, Olongapo City.
(A post-labor day job fair at the Freedom Park, Burgos Street, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija will be held on 3 May).
Region 4-A - SM Dasmariñas, Dasmariñas, Cavite
SM Calamba, Calamba, Laguna;
Pacific Mall, Quezon
SM Taytay, Rizal.
(A pre-Labor day job fair will held on 27 April at the Batangas City Convention Center in Batangas).
Region 4-B - Divine Word College of Calapan Oriental Mindoro
SM Robinson’s, Palawan.
Region 5 - SM City Naga, Naga City, Camarines Sur
Region 6 - SM City Iloilo, Manduriao, Iloilo City
The Shops at Amigo, Iloilo City
Region 7 - Cebu Capitol Building, Cebu City
Avellana Cebu National High School
Region 8 - Tacloban Astrodome Singkahan, Tacloban City
Region 9 - Zamboanga Economic Freeport Authority in Talisayan, Zamboanga City
Region 10 - SM City; KCC Mall in General Santos
Region 11 - Gaisano Mall of Davao City; SM City Davao
Region 12 - SM City General-SM Trade Halls 1 and 2
KCC Mall, General Santos Convention and Events Center
Caraga - DOLE Surigao del Sur Field Office
DOLE Agusan del Sur
DOLE Agusan del Norte
Negros Island Region - SM City Bacolod
Robinsons Dumaguete