Gov’t to hold job fair for ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects

FILE: Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), leads the installation of steel columns at the Sports Stadium at the New Clark City – National Government Administrative Center (NGAC). With him are the other members of PHISGOC, local government officials, and MTD Clark, Inc. (Photo: Build Build Build/Facebook)

MANILA — Thousands of job vacancies in the construction sector may be filled on Sunday, Aug. 12, when government stages its own job fair dubbed Jobs Jobs Jobs Caravan.

The positions up for grabs are exclusively for projects related to the “Build, Build, Build” program, the Duterte administration’s massive infrastructure program.

The career expo will be held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Monday.

There will be job openings for architects, engineers, finishing masons, finishing carpenters, heavy equipment operators, tile setters, welders, as well as for others with construction-related skills.

There will also be vacancies in companies and government agencies involved in the “Build, Build, Build” tp be offered. These employment opportunities include research and development, sales and marketing, communications and public relations, legal, computer and information technology, security, and accounting and finance.

On Sunday, government offices such as DTI-Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (DTI-CIAP), Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Finance, National Economic and Development Authority, and Bases Conversion and Development Authority will be leading the job fair.

According to DTI-CIAP, it will set up a booth to represent registered contractors with vacancies but have no booths in the Jobs Jobs Jobs Caravan to receive applications from jobseekers.

There will also be a one-stop-shop government service for applicants to complete their requirements.

Based on the “Build, Build, Build” website, there are 10,652 positions open for jobseekers.