Manila, March 27 -- The city government is intensifying efforts to develop a skilled labor pool to meet growing domestic and international workforce demands, Public Employment Service Office (PESO) head Kathleen Kate Sorilla said Thursday.

During a City Information Office forum, Sorilla discussed PESO's multipronged approach to workforce development, which achieved an 84.75 percent placement rate by securing jobs for more than 14,000 applicants in 2024.

"With increasing global demand for technical skills, we're working closely with educational institutions to align training programs with industry requirements," she said, addressing current challenges with job-skills mismatches among graduates.

The office has implemented targeted soluti...