SHS graduates to benefit from job fair "green lanes"

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have opened dedicated green lanes for Senior High School graduates at the government's Labor Day job fairs to accelerate their entry in the workforce. The collaboration of the two agencies, according to DepEd, aims to provide SHS graduates with immediate employment pathways to help more Filipino families rise out of poverty. Education Secretary Sonny Angara said that the initiative fulfills the mandate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to uplift the lives of the underprivileged. “It is our duty to bring government services and genuine opportunities closer to our students, in line with President Bongbong Marcos's dream of lifting every Filipino family out of poverty.” Angara said. The green lanes are part of the ongoing job fairs held by DOLE in 70 sites across the country with over 230,000 employment opportunities. The strategy was first showcase at the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) rollout last March, where over 1,400 SHS and Alternative Learning System (ALS) graduates were hired on the spot.

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