Archive for May, 2009

10,000 hired in Labor Day job fair

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The nationwide government-sponsored job fair on May 1 resulted in the hiring on the spot of about 10,000 jobseekers, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said the fair, dubbed “Jobapolooza ’09” also referred 16,442 job seekers for employment in participating firms that offered highly ...

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Palace approves new investment perks plan

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

President Arroyo has approved the 2009 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), which contains a unique “contingency list” that will grant incentives to firms that save or generate jobs amid the global economic slowdown. “The 2009 IPP opens opportunities for the country to attract more quality investments into industries and services that would ...

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