Manila, March 8 -- At least 26 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) were hired on the spot during the one-day Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) job fair at the Ka Fuerte Capitol Compound in Pili, Camarines Sur on Friday.

The Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas job fair is part of the whole-of-government initiative of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure that 4Ps members are able to secure employment to help them achieve self-sufficiency.

More than 3,000 job seekers attended the employment fair, which was participated in by 23 employers offering 2,365 employment slots to assist 4Ps grantees attain financial independence.

The job s...