Antipolo City, Rizal
April 4, 2025
“Nakakatuwa po na makita ko kayong lahat na nandito na nakapag-attend nitong aming ginagawa na tinatawag na job fair. Tawag namin ‘yan ay job fair. Ngunit ang katotohanan hindi lamang trabaho ang dinadala, lalo na ng DOLE pati DSWD, pati ‘yung mga iba’t ibang ahensya. Dahil po kung – baka narinig po ninyo sa administrasyon pong ito kinikilala namin na ‘yung mga problema ng ating mga kababayan – ‘yung pangkaraniwan na problema ng ating mga kababayan ay kadalasan kapag marami na ay hindi naman malulutas ng isang ahensya lamang. Kaya po lahat po ng departamento, lahat po ng ahensya ay sinasama po namin sa lahat ng mga programa na ganito,” said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when he visited the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ in Antipolo City, Rizal.
The job fair led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had 10 participating local employers that offered 766 jobs to the graduating beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. At the time of the President’s visit, 50 have been hired on the spot (HOTS). They will also be given additional financial assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover pre-employment expenses.
“Yung mga iba po na nandito ay sila po ay ‘yung tinatawag namin na graduate na sa 4Ps dahil ang kalagayan nila sa buhay nila ay gumanda na. Kaya’t hindi na sila nangangailangan nung dati ng ibinibigay na tulong ng pamahalaan. Kaya’t sila’y tawag nga namin ay graduate na…Pero pagka nag-graduate na sila, hindi ibig sabihin basta’t pababayaan na lang po natin. Patuloy pa rin ang suporta ng DSWD sa anim na buwan. ‘Yung anim na buwan binibigyan sila ng assistance,” President Marcos Jr. stressed.
The Chief Executive expressed gratitude to the doctors, nurses and pharmacists who volunteered for the medical mission of the Department of Health (DOH), as well as to the employers who heeded the government’s invitation to participate in the job fair. He also conveyed appreciation to the local government officials of Rizal Province and Antipolo City for collaborating with the national government in this significant event that greatly benefitted approximately 1,800 recipients of the 4Ps, Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) programs.
“Asahan po ninyo, kahit ano pang mangyari, asahan po ninyo, nandito po kami…Kung mayroon po kayong pangangailangan, nandiyan ang mga national government agency, nandiyan ang ating mga local government, nandiyan po lahat pati ‘yung mga volunteer. Magsabi lang po kayo,” President Marcos Jr. concluded in his remarks.
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