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Lacuna vows to continue hosting job fairs for jobless constituents

Paul Villa

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna vowed to continue hosting job fairs in an effort to provide employment to her unemployed constituents.

This after Lacuna said that his administration is focused on providing jobs as the "PESO Mega Job Fair" was again successfully held by the Manila city government yesterday.

The lady mayor said the job fair was conducted by the Public Employment Service Office – City of Manila in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment – National Capital Region and its Manila Field Office

It job fair was held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the San Pablo Apostol Parish Church, Velasquez St. in Tondo, Manila.

Lacuna lauded the PESO personnel headed by Fernan Bermejo and thanked all the companies that participated in the said job fair and all other similar job fairs in the past.

She said the provision of employment for the jobless residents of the city is part of the local government's efforts towards a "Magnificent Manila."

It is part of the city's program dubbed, "Marangal Na Trabaho Para Sa Bawat Manileño."

Apart from job fairs, Lacuna said employment opportunities are also being offered each time the "Kalinga sa Maynila" forum is held in various barangays in the city.