180 STUDENTS GET JOBS THROUGH SPES

Job hunting this early?

No worry for the 180 beneficiaries of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) now employed by the City Government of Koronadal.

SPES grantees were divided into two batches. The first batch was accommodated from April 2 until May 3, 2012 while the second batch started their contracts on May 4 and to end on 31st this year with a rate of PhP271.00/day.

According to the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager Judith L. Marmonejo, out of 290 SPES applicants who filed their applications, only 180 were hired this year after considering the qualifications set, compliance with the necessary requirements and the results of the given examinations and interviews.

Since the SPES beneficiaries were considered as part of the city government’s employees, the Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) spearheaded by City Government Department Head 1 Hazel A. Lebanan gave them orientation before they started their employment with the city for them to understand the different functions and roles of every office and other matters pertinent to the performance of their tasks and duties as well. During the said orientation, the importance of the 8 Core Values in forming one’s self was also presented by City Population Officer Nancy Adalin.

SPES beneficiaries also participated in the various programs of the city such as the Environmental Leadership Seminar conducted by City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) personnel. The seminar aimed to educate them in preserving Mother Earth as one of the campaigns of City Mayor Peter B. Miguel. Along this line, they were enjoined to plant trees along the national highway as part of the tree growing program. They were exposed to the demo farm and helped bag seedlings through the Environmental Management Specialist II Domingo Samilin. They also played a part as back-up performers in Showtime, a noontime show of ABS-CBN last April 12, 13 and 21, when the City of Koronadal was featured with Koronadal Ground Zero dancers joining the contest.

The first batch of the SPES beneficiaries had already received their 70 percent salary from the city government last May 9, 2012 while 40 percent of it is expected to be downloaded to their ATM accounts by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region XII anytime next week.

The City of Koronadal has been diligently implementing SPES every year in compliance with the Republic Act (R.A) 7323 promulgated for the purpose.


By: Bic F. Manato