Boosting PH’s workforce development

(Top photo) Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma (2nd from right), alongside Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Carmela I. Torres (rightmost), present signed Memorandum of Agreement with I.T. and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), represented by its Chief Operating Officer Celeste Ilagan (2nd from left) and Executive Director Jeanette Carillo (leftmost), in Clark, Pampanga, for the co-implementation of JobStart Philippines and Adjustment Measures Program. The partnership, aligned with the current administration’s goal of expanding opportunities for youth job seekers, will enable JobStart trainees to gain industry-required skills; assist displaced or at-risk workers transitioning to in-demand jobs; engage industry stakeholders in recruitment, training, and mentoring; and expand career opportunities to ensure a steady talent pipeline. Witnessing the signing were Labor Undersecretaries Benedicto Ernesto R. Bitonio, Jr., Felipe N. Egargo, Jr., and Warren M. Miclat; Assistant Secretaries Amuerfina R. Reyes and Lennard Constantine C. Serrano; OIC-Assistant Secretaries, Labor Arbiter Maria Consuelo S. Bacay and Patrick P. Patriwirawan, Jr. Photos by Alikaine A. Creo, DOLE – IPS