GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite—Thousands of job applicants flocked to the Job Fair 2016 organized by the City Government of General Trias led by Mayor Antonino “Ony” Ferrer and the city’s Public Employment Service Office recently at Robinson’s Place activity area in Barangay Tejero here.
A total of 2,275 applicants went and applied for work with 45 local companies and seven overseas agencies that participated in the program of the local government. About 1,612 qualified for jobs and 104 were hired on the spot in the two-day job fair.
Participating companies included those located at Robinson’s, the Gateway Business Park, the Cavite Export Processing Zone Authority, the First Cavite Industrial Estate, Gen. City Computer Center, Jobstart Philippines and the National College of Science and Technology-Institute of Industrial Research and Training.
Government agencies like the Pag-IBIG Fund, PhilHealth, National Statistics Agency, and Social Security System joined the project to assist applicants who had difficulty in applying for permits required for their employment.
“The Job Fair is an annual project of our government for the people of General Trias and neighboring towns or cities, to make it much easier for them to get a job and the main livelihood of every citizen,” Ferrer said.