BAGO City–A job fair was successfully held today (September 2) at Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Cultural Center, Bago City.

Jointly conducted by the city government of Bago and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a total of 737 individuals joined the activity, which carried the theme, “Address the situation of poverty, increase people’s resiliency.”

Of the 737, 469 were beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program coming from Binalbagan, Hinigaran, E.B. Magalona, Bacolod City, Murcia, Don Salvador Benedicto, Pulupandan, Pontevedra, Valladolid, Candoni, Ilog, Sipalay and Cuayan. The rest were non-beneficiaries.

Partner entities were ROMAC Visayas Incorporated, Integrated Management and General Services, KALAHI-NCDDP, SM Department Store, SM Save More, Dynamic Builders, Incorporated, Lopue’s Department Store, and Teletech./dswd6/May Castillo