Labor Day: 4,081 jobs in Zamboanga

As the Department of Labor and Employment celebrates Labor Day on May 1, simultaneous job and livelihood fairs will also be launched the same day in different parts of the country.

A job and livelihood affair opens on May 1, 2011 in Zamboanga City for graduates and jobseekers. Some 4,081 job vacancies of all types will be offered by 26 local employers based in the region along with three licensed overseas recruitment agencies.

A livelihood fair themed "Matuwid na Daan Tungo sa Kaunlaran Para sa Lahat.." will also be done under the supervision of the regional office and the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) on Labor Day.

The Labor Day job fair will be held at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) Gymansium in Zamboanga. Employers participating will be ABS-CBN Zamboanga, YL Fishing Corp., Universidad de Zamboanga, Brent Hospital and Colleges, Inc. , WMPC, Union Galvastell Corp., M & S Co., Inc., Semirara Mining Corp., STI, Southern Mindanao Enterprises and Wellmar Marketing, Inc., Philippine Spring Water Resources, Inc., Power Systems, Inc., Smart, Sophia Jewellery, PC 911, Mega Fishing, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Trez Alaz Corp., ZC Union Marketing, Inc., Ciudad Medical Zamboanga, ORO Business Group, ZAEC Community Medical Center, Inc., Chinito’s Asian Kitchen, UP Academy, Cyber City Teleservice, Insular Life Insurance Co., Inc., and Verde International Manpower Recruitment Services, Inc., Pacific Mediterrenian Manpower Agency, Inc., and MMML Recruitment Services.

There will also be job and livelihood fairs in Pagadian and Dipolog City simultaneous with the fair in Zamboanga City. An Awards Night for the Search for Best Employer/Employee in the Private Sector will also be held after the job fairs.

In Zamboanga City, scheduled Labor Day events include a motorcade; a showcase of success stories at the WMSU Gym; awarding of livelihood projects at the Bishop's Palace in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; skills demo; Diskwento Fair; free clinic; raffle; the Regional Coordinating Council-Intermediaries Sports Fest; andConcierto de los Obreros in the evening.

In Dipolog City, a fellowship-presscon to be hosted by the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC), the "Talentado Night," and "SPES Got D Talent" are scheduled to be part of the program.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Day job fair in Zamboanga to offer 4,081 job vacancies (Posted on Apr 13 2011) Retrieved on Apr 24 2011 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1968

Labor Day: 5,084 Jobs in Cagayan Valley

 Another  Labor Day celebration, this time up north in Cagayan Valley, will be conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Region 2 Office in Cauayan, Isabela on May 1, 2011.
More excitement brews as Labor Day comes closer and closer for the nationwide event themed Matuwid na Daan Tungo sa Kaunlaran Para sa Lahat."

The Labor Day jobs and livelihood fair in Cagayan will be held at FL Dy Coliseum in Cauayan, Isabela.

To avoid inconveniences as large crowds of graduates and jobseekers are expected, DoLE advises applicants to pre-register. Another pre-registration round will be held on April 30 at the City Hall of Cauayan, Isabela.

The 39 employers and 12 licensed overseas recruitment agencies that will participate in the Job and Livelihood Fair are:    Talavera Group of Companies, Ropali Group of Companies, AGT Machineries Corporation, Equity Machineries Corporation, Fico Bank, Golden Road Bank, Rural Bank of Cauayan, Rural Bank of Benito Soliven, Rural Bank of Reina Mercedes, Mart One Department Store, S & J Marketing, RAI Strong Builders, One Northeast Enterprises, K-Service Trade, Inc., Hotel Andrea, Family Choice Megamart, Centro Department Store, Jollibee Foods Corp., Chowking Foods Corp., Colorsteel, Savermore/Northstar Mall, Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Banco de Oro (BDO), Metro Bank, Producer's Bank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, RCBC, Security Bank, Philippine National Bank (PNB), Honda Cars Cauayan, St. Ferdinand College, Our Lady of Pillars College, University of Perpetual Help Isabela, Isabela State University, University of La Salette, Cagayan Valley Information Technology College, Patria Sable Corpuz College, Isabela College of Arts and Technology. On the other hand, the recruiters include Kingdom International Manpower Services, Hopewell Overseas Manpower Network, A.D.M. Int'l Manpower Services, Everquest Int'l Manpower Services, Emerald Int'l Manpower, I-Rekrut Manpower, Inc., Al-Alamia Int'l Manpower Services, Philquest Int'l Agency and Service Contractor, EMR Construction and Manpower Services, Findstaff Placement Services, Inc., Danasan Manpower & Management Services, and Mariana Manpower Services.  

This early, DoLE has acknowledged the co-sponsors of the Cagayan Valley Labor Day Job and Livelihood Fair, namely, the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Federation of Isabela, the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (RTIPC), the City Government of Cauayan, Isabela, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Labor Relations Commission, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Professional Regulation Commission, Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board, National Conciliation and Mediation Board, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the labor unions, and the Department of Trade and Industry.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

Department of Labor and Employment. Cagayan Valley Labor Day job fair: 51 companies with 5,084 opportunities for graduates, jobseeker (Posted on April 14 2011) Retrieved on April 24 2011 from 

DoLE on Facebook; Labor Day Celebration

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) will be using social media to facilitate employment and increase the awareness of the public on programs and services available to them.

DoLE would be launching its official social network accounts on Facebook and Twitter on May 1, Labor Day said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. Since more people are utilizing social networking sites, DoLE will inform the public about department activities through these sites.

 “Through Facebook and Twitter, jobseekers, for instance, will know that they need to pre-register with Phil-JobNet through which they will be pre-screened by employers who will participate at the Job and Livelihood Fair on Labor Day,” Baldoz said.

“This will give them a higher chance of landing a job when they present themselves to the participating employers during the job fair,” Baldoz added.

Alongside the launching of DoLE in Facebook and Twitter, Baldoz also urged jobseekers to pre-register for the nationwide job and livelihood fair during the Labor Day celebration.

DoLE’s job search and matching system, the Phil-JobNet is already open for online pre-registration. They are inviting jobseekers to “log on to Phil-JobNet and make themselves available to a wide roster of employers, who are expected to bring about 30,000 job vacancies to the job and livelihood fair.”

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

Adrienne Valdez. Futuregov. Philippines taps social media for Labor Day celebration (Posted on April 11 2011) Retrieved on April 24 2011 from http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/apr/11/philippines-taps-social-media-labor-day-celebratio/

Did you work on Black Saturday? Pay Rules

Well if you did work last April 23, Black Saturday, here’s what you should know about what your pay should be.

President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared a special non-working day throughout the country and so to prevent confusion, DoLE released the pay rules applicable to that day.

"If Black Saturday, April 23, 2011 is worked, the employee is entitled to 130 percent of his daily rate for the first eight hours, and to an additional 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day for work performed in excess of eight hours.

"On the other hand, if unworked, the worker or employee is not entitled to any payment, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment for special days even if not worked;

"If the day is worked and it falls on the employee's rest day, the employee or worker is entitled for the first eight hours to 150 percent of his or her regular daily rate, and for work performed in excess of 8 hours, plus 30 percent of his or her hourly rate on the said day."

Both employer and employee should be informed of the pay rules for April 23. For questions and other feedback, you can get in touch with the DOLE Call Center at Hotline 2917 from your Globe or TM mobile phones, 908-2917 from your fixed-line phones for free, or text (SMS) us at 2910; if not, call or visit the Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) located at 3/F, DOLE Building, Muralla Street cor. General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila, tel. no. 527-3000, local 301.

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Blessed Resumes?

A resume is a document an applicant submits to an employer indicating what knowledge, skills and experience the applicant has. Creating a resume and submitting a resume are the first steps to landing a job.

But as times become harder and harder in the Philippines, looking for a job seems to be a very difficult ordeal. The solution? Seek the aid of Divine Providence and have your resume blessed.

“We all know how difficult it is to find a job nowadays so I was thinking, maybe, if I pray here and have my re-sume blessed, it would help me land a job,” said a nursing graduate who went to a church in Katipunan, Quezon City.

Another church that resumes can be blessed is in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo. Job hunters with brown envelopes in Quiapo have already asked some priests to bless their resumes.

 “We all know how difficult it is to find a job nowadays so I was thinking, maybe, if I pray here and have my re-sume blessed, it would help me land a job,” she said.

“They have the right to ask blessings from God since based on our experience, many prayers are really being answered,” said Msgr. Clemente Ignacio, rector of Quiapo Church.

For some, having their resumes blessed has proved to be effective. But Msgr. Ignacio reminded them not to feel bad if they don’t get the answer they want.

 “All prayers are answered, but it depends on how God would answer our prayers because sometimes He has a better plan for us,” said Ignacio.

Legazpi City Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Com-mission on Youth (CBCP-ECY) reminded the applicants not to rely everything on prayer but also to work on improving themselves.

“It’s okay to ask for help, but the individual should also exert an effort because it is not something that is automatically given to us,” he added.

At least 431, 592 college students are expected to graduate this school year, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources: 

Leslie Aquino. Manila Bulletin. Job applicants implore aid of Divine Providence (Posted on April 4 2011) Retrieved on April 6, 2011 from
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/312834/job-applicants-implore-aid-divine-providence