More than 70,000 openings in DOLE’s job fairs

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MANILA, Philippines—With no wage hike to expect, the workforce will just have to make do with job fairs.

In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it has opened 68 job fairs nationwide.

Metro Manila will host the country’s biggest job fair in the country, with 17 venues confirmed across the country’s capital, it added.

The fairs will offer 77,000 job vacancies, with 9,994 for police officers, and at least 9,000 for jobs under the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

The following will have job fairs:

Metro Manila

• SMX Convention Center, Pasay City (170 employers, 58,004 job vacancies)
• SM City North EDSA (65 employers, 6,499 vacancies)
• SM Megamall (55 employers, 1,715 vacancies)
• SM Center Valenzuela (27 employers, job vacancies)
• SM City Fairview (13 employers, 2,462 vacancies)
• SM City Novaliches (12 employers, 295 vacancies)
• SM City Manila (41 employers, 411 vacancies)
• SM City San Lazaro (16 employers, 825 vacancies)
• SM City Sta. Mesa (37 employers, 190 vacancies)
• SM Center Pasig (two employers, 96 vacancies)
• SM City Marikina (20 employers, 2,341 vacancies)
• SM Southmall (12 employers, 595 vacancies)
• SM Center Las Piñas (four employers, 41 vacancies)
• SM City Sucat (seven employers)
• SM City Bicutan (20 employers)
• SM City BF Parañaque (four employers, 101 vacancies)
• SM Center Muntinlupa (65 employers, 622 vacancies)

Cordillera Administrative Region

• Baguio Convention Center
• SM City Baguio

Ilocos Region

• SM City Rosales (55 employers with 6,000 vacancies)
• LGU-Vigan City, Ilocos Sur (35 employers, 3,500 vacancies)

Cagayan Region

• People’s Gym in Tuguegarao City (20 employers, 1,500 vacancies)
• City Hall of Santiago City, Isabela  (70 employers, 3,500 vacancies)

Central Luzon

• Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija (40 employers, 2,264 vacancies)
• Camp Servillano Aquino, San Miguel, Tarlac (30 employers, 1,000 vacancies)
• People’s Park, Provincial Capitol in Balanga City, Bataan (50 employers, 4,750 vacancies)
• President Ramon Magsaysay Sports Complex, Zambales (22 employers, 920 vacancies)
• Provincial Capitol, Baler, Aurora (7 employers, 2,473 vacancies)
• SM City Baliuag (60 employers, 1,900 vacancies)
• SM City Clark (40 employers, 1,550 vacancies)
• SM City Marilao (60 employers, 2,000 vacancies)
• SM City Olongapo (10 employers, 725 vacancies)
• SM City Pampanga (55 employers, 1,900 vacancies)
• SM City San Fernando (10 employers, 200 vacancies)
• SM City Tarlac (20 employers, 200 vacancies)

Calabarzon

• Batangas City Sports Coliseum (3 employers, 450 vacancies)
• The District Mall, Imus, Cavite (39 employers, 9,131 vacancies)
• SM City Sta. Rosa City, Laguna (100 employers, 14,000 vacancies)
• SM City Lucena (13 employers, 5,019 vacancies)
• SM City Taytay (40 employers, 10,000 vacancies)
• SM City Bacoor
• SM City Calamba
• SM City Rosario
• SM City San Pablo
• SM City Batangas
• SM City Dasmariñas
• SM Center Molino
• SM City Masinag, Antipolo City

Mimaropa

• Divine World College, Calapan City
• Robinson’s Place Palawan

Bicol region

• SM City Naga (70 employers, 6,000 vacancies)

Western Visayas

• Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds (30 employers, 4,000 job vacancies)
• SM City Bacolod (40 employers, 8,000 job vacancies)
• SM Iloilo City

Central Visayas

• Abellana National Sports Complex (30 employers, 15,000 vacancies)
• Cebu Provincial Capitol, Cebu City (35 employers, 2,500 vacancies)
• Robinson’s Place Dumaguete (15 employers, 1,750 vacancies)
• SM City Consolacion, Cebu (30 employers, 1,000 vacancies)
• SM City Cebu (40 employers, 1,300 vacancies)

Eastern Visayas

• St. Paul School of Business in Palo, Leyte (50 employers, 8,000 vacancies)

Zamboanga Peninsula

• Zamboanga city (45 employers)

Northern Mindanao

• SM City Cagayan de Oro (140 employers, 7,570 job vacancies)

Davao region

• Gaisano Mall of Davao, Davao City (100 employers, 850 vacancies)
• SM City Davao, Davao City (75 employers, 650 vacancies)
• Gaisano Mall of Tagum City (50 employers, 450 vacancies)

SOCCSKSARGEN

• KCC Mall Convention Center, General Santos City (113 employers, 16,960 vacancies)
• SM City General Santos (88 employers, 11,300 vacancies)

Caraga

• Robinson’s Place in Butuan City (25 employers, 10,000 vacancies)

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