Firm uses net to help jobless Filipinos
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.
CEBU CITY – A web development firm here has tapped the power of the Internet in providing a venue for jobless Filipinos to find job opportunities in the country, a move that is in line with the program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to provide jobs to the Filipinos.
Maribeth Laguna, marketing director of Pinoyworks.com, said the new online job opportunities website is aimed at providing a venue for jobless Filipinos to find job vacancies online and for employers to post their job requirements on the Internet.
“We want Filipinos to just sit in front of the computer and browse through several job opportunities they can find at pinoyworks.com and for employers simply post their job vacancies online for hundreds of computer users to see,” said Laguna in a press conference.
Laguna said the people behind Pinoyworks.com is aware on the increasing number of unemployed Filipinos and their move to put up a website that features job vacancies is their simple share in the government’s program to provide employment.
Laguna said a report of the National Statistics Office revealed that the country’s jobless rate in April rose 0.7 percent year on year. Although unemployed Filipinos numbered a higher 2.93 million this year than 2.91 million last year, the jobless horde composed a smaller 8.2 percent of the total labor force, which has risen to 36 million.
With jobseekers and employers meeting in one website, Laguna said Pinoyworks.com acts as a catalyst that links jobless Filipinos to the jobs that they have been looking for. #
