by Maritess B. Beñas
BANGUED, Abra- The Provincial Jobs Fair Committee is inviting job seekers to the jobs fair to be conducted on May 18 – 19 at the provincial capitol here.

This annual job fair is a project of the provincial government through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and other partner-agencies.
Employers both from private business firms and institutions and recruitment agencies for overseas employment will offer employment opportunities during the jobs fair. Some may even hire applicants on the spot.

Relative to this, DOLE provincial head Dr. Emerito Narag reminded the job applicants to bring along with them all their requirements such as bio-data, Certificate of Employment, authenticated birth certificate from the National Statistics Office, and 2 x 2 ID pictures.
Last year, 14 applicants who registered in the jobs fair were deployed in local establishments while 20 were assisted for overseas deployment, according to Constancia Trongco, officer-in-charge of the Abra provincial PESO.

Meanwhile, the commitment of Governor Eustaquio P. Bersamin to support interested and qualified skilled workers to work abroad still holds. Although the jobs fair committee had not formulated the guidelines for the implementation of the plan for the provincial government to provide financial assistance for qualified workers who need money especially for their placement fees, the Governor still helped those who sought his assistance.

Bersamin moved that a proposal be prepared and submitted for regular funding by the provincial government through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in order to have a ready financial assistance for those in need. (JDP/MTBB-PIA CAR,Abra)