Benguet's Adivay Festival 2022 Jobs Fair set on November 21-22, 2022

Photo Courtesy || PIO-Benguet

Cordillera - The province of Benguet is celebrating its 122nd Foundation Anniversary through Adivay with the theme "A Peoples' Festival of Culture, Nature, and the Future. 

The word "Adivay" is an Ibaloi term that means "coming together". The celebration is a gathering of Benguet's 13 towns in the provincial capital, with focus on the culture and products of the municipalities. 

This year's celebration started on November 7th and will end on the 30th. 

According to PIO-Benguet, some of the lined up activities that will highlight the unique culture and industry of the Province includes the Mr. and Ms. Benguet Pageant, the Inter-Municipality Battle of the Bands, the Agri and Trade Fair, the Benguet Awards, the Inter-Regional Market Encounter, and the Parade and Grand Cañao that will be held on the 23rd.

There is also a job fair scheduled on the 21st and 22nd at the Provincial Capitol covered court where local jobs from various agencies and companies are offered those looking for work.

Some of the jobs available includes language teachers, chef, engineers, plumbers, painters, technicians, welders, nurses, accountants, customer service representatives, architects, heavy equipment operators, pharmacists, security guards, cashiers, riders and others.

To check the complete lists of job available, please visit PIO-Benguet official Facebook page here

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6,000 local, foreign jobs available at Labor Day job fair in Baguio city

Photo Courtesy || DOLE-CAR

Cordillera - At least 6,000 job vacancies can be applied for by job seekers during the upcoming Labor Day job fair in Baguio city on May 1, 2022, according to the announcement by the Department of Labor and Employment - Cordillera (DOLE-CAR).

Of the 6,000 job vacancies, the DOLE-CAR said 4,000 are from local employers and 2,000 are overseas vacancies.

Registered nurses are the most in demand job vacancies offered overseas including nursing aides, medical assistants, cleaning workers, mobile crane operators, and child cares.

Skilled workers, professionals, bakers, construction workers, engineers are also available for grabs during the one day Labor Day job fair.

A pre-registration will run from April 25 - 29, 2022 at the DOLE-Baguio-Benguet Field Office, Baguio City PESO Office, Barangay Employment Service Office, and at the Malcolm Square on April 30, 2022.

DOLE encourages job seekers to prepare needed documents like resume or biodata for application and advises them to come in proper and presentable attire.

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La Trinidad Municipality announces JOB FAIR on October 24, 2019

Cordillera - The La Trinidad Public Employment Office is urging job seekers to take advantage of the job fairs that their office will be conducting on October 24, 2019 at the Municipal Gymnasium KM 5, Pico, La Trinidad. 

In line with the scheduled celebration of the COOP Month, the office has organized the job fair that is meant to help job seekers find for their dream jobs. 

The office posted in its official Facebook page some local and overseas job offers. 

Local Job Offers:

Deliver Rider

Showroom Cashier

Dealer Sales Personnel

Delivery Helper

Pump Attendant/Gasman

Cashier

Station Supervisor

Overseas Job Offers

Nurse bound to KSA and United Kingdom 
Female Nurses bound to KSA
Female Cleaners
Barista Trainer/Barista/Waiter

There are also job available for Japan such as careworkers, automotive mechanics, bakers, poultry processing, fish processing and many more.

The PDEA is also joining the job fair to open up positions for those interested to become intelligent officer 1. There are 125 vacancies for the said position with a salary of P20,754. Lucky applicants will be assigned anywhere in the Philippines.

The office advise applicants to come with copies of their resumes and other relevant credentials. Overseas applicants are advised to take their passport with photo copy. 

The job fair will start at 8 AM until 8 PM.

source || Peso la Trinidad

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Job Fair: TESDA-CAR to hold 'World Cafe of Opportunities' on August 25

Cordillera - Tech-Voc graduates in the Cordillera Administrative region and nearby municipalities may now start preparing their resumes and heed up to Baguio City to participate in the nationwide Job Fair dubbed 'World Cafe of Opportunities' (WCO) to be held by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Cordillera on 25 August (Sunday). 

The WCO is an annual job fair that aims to connect government and private agencies to Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) graduates which is also a highlight of the National Tech-Voc Day celebrated every 25th of August.

"Consistent to our advocacy "TESDA Abot Lahat", TESDA shall continue to implement Job Linkaging and Networking Services (JoLiNS). Throught JoLiNS, TVET graduates will be linked to possible employment opportunities and one of it's strategies is the conduct of WCO", TESDA-CAR OIC Regional Director Manuel B. Wong said via PNA.

Events Management Committee Chairperson Joel Piloten explained that the WCO will serve as a ' one-stop-shop" not only for TVET graduates/alumni, but also entrepreneurs, companies/industries with job vacancies, and returning overseas Filipino workers and their qualified beneficiaries where national government agencies, private companies, tech-voc institutions and financing institutions converge in strategic locations to offer all possible employment, training and financing opportunities and facilitate higher job skill matching.

Among the opportunities at the event are job vacancies in private companies, entrepreneurship orientation, financial opportunities and employability skills orientation.

According to Piloten, WCO targets to serve at least 1,000 certified TVET graduates/alumni with 15 percent hired-on-the-spot.

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Various government agencies to conduct livelihood caravan in Itogon on Oct. 24

Cordillera - The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) has announced in its website the upcoming livelihood forum cum job caravan on October 24 at the Alejo Pacalso Memorial National High School in Bua, Itogon Benguet. 

This is in response to the call of Philippine President Duterte to provide livelihood and economic assistance to those families and individuals who were affected by the landslide disaster during typhoon Ompong last month. 

Two of the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) locators, Convergys and Sitel will be participating in the Job Caravan and Livelihood Forum. 

The Department of Labor and Employment and coordination with the local government of Itogon has said they will provide around 1,250 emergency employment and will pay P320 per day for 15 days, according to PIA.

Engr. Salvador Gentino of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau has also said they will be hiring 250 protection officers who will be tasked to safeguard 245 hectares of bamboo plantation sites in Itogon. 

A scholarship will also be awarded by TESDA to 300 persons including transportation allowance and meals. 

DTI Baguio-Benguet Provincial Director Freda Gawisan said they will set up a Negosyo Center in Itogon for those who want to start a business and aid them with skills on managing a business.

source || PIA

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Former OFW wins new House and Lot Package at OWWA-CAR Labor Day Job Fair

Photo Courtesy || DOLE CAR

Baguio City - A former OFW was the luckiest job seeker of all time during the 2018 Labor Day Job Fair held at  Baguio City High School campus on Tuesday. 

25-year-old Joyce Mae Ridual couldn't believe about the blessing she had received during Labor Day, she just won a house and lot package. 

Ridual hit the jackpot of the House and Lot raffle promo sponsored by PAG-IBIG Fund drawn by the Department of Labor and Employment - Cordillera (CAR). 

According to Ridual, she wasn't aware of the raffle draw and was surprised when her number was called out and she was announced the winner of a house and lot. 

"Nung tinawag na iyung number, nagulat na lang po ako at saka iniisip ko po kanina, hindi ko ata nasulatan yung ticket, iyun pala wala palang name, number lang pala. Nung inaanounce na yung number ko, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwal," Ridual said.

Ridual credited the Almighty God for winning the jackpot because she believed it's God's will and winning it is not a luck. She said that right before the draw, she walked to the Baguio Cathedral and said a prayer. 

Not only that, Ridual was also hired on the spot for a nurse position overseas. According to the agency's recruitment officer, her credentials and experience of working in Riyadh for two years are enough to qualify her for the job. 

During the whole day Labor Day event, there were 3,824 job seeker who applied for work and only 544 were lucky to be hired on the spot according to abs.cbn 

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DOLE-CAR to conduct Independence Day Job Fair on June 12

Baguio City - Job seekers who are looking for work in Baguio City and the rest of Cordillera should mark their calendar this coming June 12, 2017. The date will not only be for celebrating the Philippines Independence Day but a chance to find a new career or job. So, go ahead, update your resume and practise your job interview skills.

There will be around 30 to 40 companies that will be offering jobs in the locality, according to the Department of Labor and Employment- Cordillera (DOLE-CAR).

The Independence Day Job Fair will be held in  two different malls in Baguio City.

Among the companies that will participate in the job fair are two government institutions - the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, which are now on the process of recruiting interested individuals to join the ranks of police officers and agents.

Also, there will be a scheduled seminars and counseling to be conducted by companies to small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs to get more insight on how to establish successful business.

Meanwhile, the city of Baguio has laid out the activities in celebrating of the 119th Philippine Independence Day, with the theme "Pagbabagong Sama-samahang Balikatan".

The celebration will commence with a program at the Baguio Convention Center at 8:00 that will begin with the procession of officials and guests and singing of the National Anthem and Baguio Hymn by the Baguio City High School Chorale.

City Mayor Mauricio Domogan and Representative Marquez Go are expected to deliver their messages.

By Alex.

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