THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment or DOLE has recognized the City Government of Zamboanga for its outstanding educational program and for institutionalizing the Public Employment Service Office.
The awards were conferred by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Undersecretary Renato Ebarle during the 2nd Local Chief Executives Forum held here recently.
Mayor Beng Climaco, who was with Vice Mayor Rommel Agan, thanked DOLE for the recognizing the efforts and advocacies of the local government to ensure that residents, especially the poor and students will benefit from all these local government programs. For the past 6 years of the Climaco administration, the City Government had spent about P2.272 billion for the education sector, and P661 million for health, P1.427 billion for security, P585 million for social services and P3.55 billion for barangay development programs.
Climaco said the S.H.E. program will remain her top priority to ensure public order and safety as she vowed to make Zamboanga one of the most progressive and peaceful cities in the South. “Muchisimas gracias DOLE for the recognition y muchisimas gracias tambien con el City Social Welfare Development Office y otro departamento del govierno local quien ya hace todo el esfuerzo para este reconocimiento,” she said.
DOLE’s award cited the Climaco administration for the following accomplishments: “In ensuring that 2,766 poor but deserving students, OSY and dependents of displaced workers are afforded financial means to pursue their education via temporary employment through the allocation of P16 million 2018 budget allocation.”
“For playing an important role in linking labor demand and supply more effectively through regular conduct of job fairs. And for taking a proactive role in advocating and implementing workable strategies in the communities, serving as base in the expansion of inter-agency attempts to combat illegal recruitment and trafficking in persons.”
“And for providing sound information to students in making informed career choices thru relevant and accurate analysis of the city’s in-demand jobs and skill shortages.” And also for institutionalizing the Public Employment Service Office as committed during the 1st Local Chief Executives’ Forum in 2018. (Zamboanga Post)
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