Alaminos employs students in DOLE SPES program

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1034436
• Wednesday, May 9, 2018

By Hilda Austria (PNA)

ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan—Some 30 students have been employed to work in the different departments of the city government here, under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), from May 2 to May 31 this year.

Alaminos City Public Employment Services Officer Nehemias Racho, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Monday, said the students have been assigned in the department related to their course or interest.

“Most of them are in the IT, tourism department and the information office,” Racho said.

He said the students are mostly in Grade 11 and 12 with ages 15 to 25 years old, whose parents’ annual income does not exceed PHP122, 000.

The students, who work from Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, will earn PHP385 per day, or a total of PHP8, 800 in a month.

He added 60 percent of the SPES funding will be shouldered by the city government while the 40 percent will be from DOLE.

“This program aims to help students earn money during their vacation for school expenses on the next school year,” Racho said.

He said the students have undergone examinations, series of interviews and only those who qualify based from DOLE’s standard were chosen for the job.