Manila, May 1 -- A total of 45 job seekers were hired on the spot during the Labor Day mega job fair held Thursday, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental.

DOLE-Negros Oriental Provincial Chief Vivencio Lagahid said that as of 3 p.m., 42 of those hired were for local employment while three were for overseas jobs.

"We expect the number to increase slightly before the end of the day," he added.

One of the successful applicants was 29-year-old Jason B. Zerna from Valencia town, who secured an overseas job on the spot.

Zerna was hired by Nevika Human Resource Internationale, Inc. as a scaffolding skilled worker bound for Japan.

"I was told to just wait for my departure date to Japan and I cannot con...