By Lane Afable, News Editor
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the 124th Labor Day Celebration in General Santos City, and attended the launching of a jobs fair at a local mall.
In his speech delivered at the KCC Covention and Events Center, President Marcos told job hunters that the government has acquired nearly two trillion in investments that would generate about 150,000 jobs nationwide.
“Hangad namin disenteng trabaho para sa bawat Pilipino. Kaya ko pinapadali… ang iba’t ibang paraan ng [pamumuhunan] sa bansa upang dumami…ang trabaho na available. Noong nakaraang taon, halos dalawang trilyong piso ng investment ang ating naaprubahan. Lilikha ito ng halos 150,000 trabaho,” President Marcos said.
“Tuloy-tuloy din ang mga job fair sa buong bansa para maipalapit ang trabaho sa bawat Pilipino,” said President Marcos.
From July 2022 to February 2026, President Marcos said more than 6,600 job fairs have been held nationwide, with more than 1.5 million job seekers hired and more than 250,000 others hired on the spot.
“Ngayong Araw ng Paggawa, naghahandog tayo ng job fair sa buong bansa kung saan mahigit 150,000 trabaho ang puwedeng ma-apply-an,” said the President.
President Marcos said the government has launched job fairs in 94 areas nationwide, which will run until the end of May.
At the KCC Mall, various government agencies set up information booths and pre-employment services for job seekers.
Through the job fairs, the government hopes to be able to improve the quality of jobs and increase the number of hires.
