DOLE’s 90th Anniversary Mega Job Fair Offers Over 28,000 Job Opportunities

To mark its 90th anniversary, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is hosting a nationwide mega job fair starting this December under the theme: “DOLE@90: Serbisyong Mabilis at Matapat sa Bagong Pilipinas.”

A total of 340 employers are participating in this mega job fair, offering approximately 28,136 job openings for eager job seekers. The celebration spans 21 job fair sites across the country, with DOLE anticipating an increase in job opportunities in the coming days.

The diverse job vacancies cover various industries, including business process outsourcing, manufacturing, retail and sales, construction, and hospitality. Top job positions sought after by employers include customer service representatives, production workers/operators, cashiers, baggers, laborers, carpenters, painters, casino dealers, and service crew.

Job seekers can explore opportunities at their respective regional job fair sites, categorized as follows:

LUZON

National Capital Region – Manila Science High School Auditorium, Taft Avenue, Manila (December 1); Barangay Hall, Barangay Poblacion, Pateros (December 7); Robinsons Metro East, Pasig City (December 5 for local job fair; December 3 for overseas job fair)
Cordillera Administrative Region – Sky Zone, Porta Vaga Mall, Baguio City (December 1)
Ilocos Region – Robinsons Place Pangasinan, Calasiao, Pangasinan (December 1); Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, Lingayen, Pangasinan (December 7)
Cagayan Valley – SM City Tuguegarao, Bagay Road, Tuguegarao City (December 2)
Central Luzon – Bataan Provincial Capitol, Balanga City, Bataan (December 1); Waltermart, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija (December 1)
CALABARZON – Lipa Academy for Sports, Culture and Arts (LASCA), Sto. Tomas-Lipa Road, Lipa City, Batangas (December 2)
Bicol Region – SM City Legazpi, Legazpi City, Albay (December 1)

VISAYAS

Western Visayas – SM City Iloilo, Iloilo City (December 7)
Central Visayas – Taloto Covered Court, Barangay Taloto, Tagbilaran City (December 2); Poblacion, Madridejos, Cebu (December 6); SM Seaside, Cebu City (December 8)
Eastern Visayas – Tacloban City Convention Center, Tacloban City, Leyte (December 1)

MINDANAO

Zamboanga Peninsula – KCC Mall de Zamboanga, Gov. Camins Road, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (December 4)
Northern Mindanao – SM Uptown Cagayan de Oro, Mastersons Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City (December 1 and 2)
Davao Region – People’s Park Davao, Palma Gil St, Davao City (December 2)
SOCCSKSARGEN – Notre Dame of Marbel University (December 14)
Caraga – Robinsons Place Butuan, Jose C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City (December 1)
DOLE encourages job seekers to come prepared with application requirements, including a resume, certificate of employment, diploma, transcript of records, and training certificates.

In 1908, DOLE had its humble beginning as a small bureau under the then Department of Commerce and Police. The department was later constituted as a department on December 8, 1933, under Act 4121. (ASC)