Labor Day Announcement

Maayong “Adlaw sa Pamuo” alang ugma, May 1, 2025!

I would like to especially pay tribute to our workers for making progress possible for our beloved city. For while investments power our economic engine, it is the hands of the workers that move its gears.

But there are those who are still looking for work.

That is why I am happy to announce nga ugmang adlawa adunay job fair nga ipahigayon ang Department of Labor and Employment-7, in partnership sa atoang Department of Manpower Development and Placement, or DMDP.

Mahitabo ang “123rd Labor Day Job Fair” sa Mountain Wing Atrium sa SM Seaside City sa South Road Properties, with registration and pre-screening of applicants happening from 8 a.m. ngadto na sa 10:30 in the morning.

This will be participated in by 35 companies, nga naggikan sa retail and wholesale, food, business process outsourcing, electronic, accommodation, ug uban pa nga mga sektor sa atong business industry.

These companies have 3,743 vacancies, nga if ma-fill up means almost 4,000 of our people gaining economic empowerment.

And at 10 a.m. this Friday, May 2, adunay orientation for applicants of “Jobstart Philippines” at the DMDP Training Hall sa Ramos Public Market in Brgy. Cogon Ramos.

Akong giawhag ang tanan natong constituents nga nag-edad og 18 to 24 and are currently jobless to join and apply.

This is an opportunity for them to kickstart their career through this youth employability program, which the national government is implementing through the Department of Labor and Employment.

Ang mapili-an will have free life skills training, career guidance and employment coaching, and actual company internships. Anaa sab silay allowance while undergoing training and internship.

Those who are interested to join the orientation are advised to bring their birth certificate or any government-issued ID and, kung naa sila, their diploma and transcript of records.

The job fair and the Jobstart program will link our people with potential employers and upscale their skill sets. Nagpakita sab kini nga ang atong administrasyon naglakip sa iyang flagship programs the reduction of the city’s unemployment rate by providing more job acquisition opportunities for its people.

That is why the City, tungod sa mga programa ilawom sa DMDP, was awarded recently for having the top-performing Public Employment Service Office, or PESO, in Central Visayas.

The City was recognized for having held the most number of job fairs, for having the most number of career development and support programs, and for having the best employment facilitation programs and services.

Sama sa akong gisulti during the flag-raising ceremony last Monday, the recognition is “a true testament of our true dedication to uplift lives through accessible employment services, youth employment initiatives, and the holistic career development of our constituents.”

What I can assure the Cebuanos, at this point, is that atong palig-onon pa ang mga programa sa City Hall alang sa panarbaho. And with the cooperation ninyong tanan, dili na imposible.

Dili ko mopasalig og bisan unsa pa except nga, as mayor, I will work hard for my people, especially in diminishing joblessness in the city, and makasalig sila nga basta molihok si Raymond Alvin Garcia, resulta ang garantiya!

ATTY. RAYMOND ALVIN GARCIA
Cebu City Mayor