Manila, April 4 -- More than 4,000 job openings will be available at a job fair on April 8 here, the City Public Employment Services Office (PESO) announced Friday.

Thirty-one companies, including 21 local and 10 overseas firms, are scheduled to participate in the event at NCCC Mall Victoria Plaza, offering a total of 4,185 job vacancies, said Lilibeth Pantinople, head of PESO, in a statement.

Local companies will offer 2,403 positions, while overseas employers are looking to fill 1,782 vacancies.

"We aim to connect jobseekers with a wide range of employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors. We expect a lot of jobseekers since we know that we have a lot of fresh graduates," Pantinople said.

She cited the Philippine...