MEPZ garment firm retrenches 161 workers; PESO helping affected workers to get jobs

Futch Anthony Inso 02/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 161 workers from the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) were retrenched from their jobs. This was confirmed by Kim Francisco, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Public Employment Service Office (PESO). The 161…

Lapu job fair: 146 jobseekers hired on the spot

Futch Anthony Inso 02/20/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A total of 146 job seekers were hired on the spot during the job fair that was held at the Outlets in Pueblo Verde, Barangay Basak Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, February 18, 2023. This was…

Special job fair in Lapu-Lapu: 118 applicants hired on the spot

Futch Anthony Inso 10/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 118 applicants were hired on the spot (HOTs) during the special job fair in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, which was held at Island Central Mactan in Barangay Ibo. This…

Dollar diarrhea

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 10/04/2022

With the peso-dollar exchange rate now seemingly courting P60 to the dollar, our economy appears to be suffering from a case of LDM, or loose dollar movement. Dollars are indeed flowing out of the country for various…

4,000 workers from 5 MEPZ firms lose jobs

Futch Anthony Inso 09/29/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Around 4,000 workers from five locators of Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City, which engaged in manufacturing clothes have lost their jobs after they were retrenched by these firms. In their…

PWDs from Labangon hired at #PWD Career Fair

Futch Anthony Inso 09/18/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Ten Persons with Disability (PWDs) from Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, were hired on the spot during the first-ever #PWD Career Fair on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. The career fair was participated by OP360…

Lapu-Lapu to hold job fair on Sept. 16

Futch Anthony Inso 09/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) is inviting jobseekers to join the “PESO Lapu-Lapu-The Outlet Job Fair” on Friday, September 16, 2022 at The Outlet in Barangay Basak. The job fair…

Peso: 3,000 jobs available on Aug. 20 job fair in Mandaue

Job fair, Mary Rose Sagarino 08/04/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About 3,000 job vacancies will be available on August 20 in a job fair organized by the Public Employment and Services Office (Peso) of Mandaue City. The local and overseas job fair on…

Olango residents get free skills training, better chances of landing a job

Futch Anthony Inso 07/21/2022

Some 255 residents in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City will have a better chance at getting a job after they graduated from the free skills training on Thursday, July 21, which was initiated by the Lapu-Lapu City…

122 former drug dependents complete community-based rehab in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 06/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 122 former drug dependents in Lapu-Lapu City have already completed their six months Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) for this year. The self-confessed drug users came from five barangays namely: Bangkal with…

Lapu-Lapu City mounts “Kadaugan Art Exhibit and Trade Fair”

Futch Anthony Inso 04/22/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Government opened on Friday morning, April 22, 2022, the “Kadaugan Art Exhibit and Trade Fair” on the ground floor of the Island Central Mall (ICM) in Barangay Ibo. The activity was…

‘Strong’ peso, weak economy

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 09/22/2020

Reports describe the Philippine peso as the “best performing” currency in Asia this year so far, having appreciated against the US dollar by 4.3 percent since the year started, thereby “outperforming its regional peers.” I have a…

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