CEBU, Philippines – Central Visayas has one of the highest numbers of jobseekers through Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) nationwide from January to September this year.
Citing a report from the Bureau of Local Employment, Department of Labor and Employment-7 regional director Exequiel Sarcauga said Central Visayas topped the number of jobseekers conducted in the first three quarters nationwide with 54,127.
According to the BLE report, the highest number of jobseekers were in the NCR (150,848), followed by Region 4A (111,603), Region 7 (54,127), Region 3 (36,815), Region 12 or SOCCSKSARGEN (30,090) and Region 6 (25,630).
There are 798,775 jobseekers out of the 1,088,776 who were referred to all types of jobs.
Of the total number of jobseekers, more than 502,000 found employment in the private sector while the rest were employed in the government.
The 1,299,270 jobseekers – some were fresh graduates, highly skilled and semi-skilled workers, and disadvantaged workers – were assisted by a network of 1,069 PESOs.
The PESOs solicited 2,050,441 job vacancies that were made available to the 1,299,270 jobseekers during the three-quarter period.
Job applicants nationwide have been assisted during 1,179 job fairs jointly organized by the DOLE regional offices and PESOs in partnership with companies. — (FREEMAN)
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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