Manila, June 12 -- At least 57 applicants were hired on the spot (HOTS) during the Independence Day job fair organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at a mall in this city.

In an interview, DOLE Bicol Regional Director Imelda Gatinao said the number of jobseekers HOTS is expected to increase once other applicants considered "nearly hired" and "qualified" complete the application process.

"It will go up even more because once the near hires and qualified complete the required documents, they will be hired," she said in Filipino.

Gatinao also thanked all partner government agencies and companies that took part in the job fair.

Jesamin Boreal, a working student of 10 years from Taysan, Legazpi City and was one of those...