Manila, May 1 -- The nationwide job fairs in 69 areas in the country will run until May 2, in time for the Labor Day celebration, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday.

Marcos said the simultaneous events are held in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region.

"Hindi lang po tayo gumagawa ng mga pagkakataon at oportunidad para sa mas maraming trabaho. Inilalapit din po natin sa ating mga kababayan ang trabaho sa pamamagitan nitong kagaya ng ginagawa natin ngayon mga job fair (We are not only creating opportunities for more jobs. We are also bringing jobs closer to our countrymen through this, just like we are doing now with job fairs)," he said during the 123rd Labor Day ce...