LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN—The Provincial Government of Pangasinan, led by Governor Ramon V. Guico III, achieved a stunning record of 14,290 job placements, both local and overseas.
The number was consolidated by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) starting in the first month of Gov. Guico’s term in July 2022 until October 2024.
Based on the report, a total of 1,363 job seekers were placed for local employment, while some 253 individuals were placed overseas from July 2022 until December of the same year.
From January 2023 to December 2023, the number rose three times from the first six months of Gov. Guico’s tenure, translating to 3,265 job seekers placed for local employment and 75 individuals sent for overseas work.
As such, the total number of local job placements from January to October 2024 incurred a threefold increase from that in 2023, with 9,315 individuals employed in different companies in Pangasinan and nearby cities and provinces in Luzon. Nineteen (19) job seekers made it for overseas employment in the past 10 months of this year.
Overall, PESO Pangasinan reported that some 347 individuals were employed overseas for the past two years of Gov. Guico’s term.
It can be recalled that among the campaign promises made by Gov. Guico is to create at least 10,000 jobs for Pangasinenses. “If we want to alleviate poverty, we must create job opportunities and equip our people for gainful employment,” the governor earlier stated as he vowed to provide more opportunities for Pangasinense job seekers in the coming months.
Meanwhile, the PESO report shows that job placements under the present administration are a far cry from the previous administration, which recorded a total of 7,015 local and overseas job placements from July 2019 to June 2022. (Ruby F. Rayat/PIMRO)
