Manila, Feb. 20 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed hope that the job seekers trying their luck at the Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas fair would get employed so they could have a better future.

This was after Marcos congratulated the 27 applicants who were hired on the spot during the job fair in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

"Nandiyan ang job fair para makahanap ng ganoong trabaho. 'Yung isa nga, pagpasok ko, nakasuot na ng T-shirt na HOTS. Ibig sabihin, hired on the spot. Ibig sabihin, meron ditong nakakuha ng trabaho. Congratulations sa inyo (The job fair is there to find jobs. When I entered, there was one already wearing a HOTS T-shirt. That means, hired on the spot. That means someone here got a job. Congrat...