Over 5,000 local, overseas jobs in Kalayaan Job Fair

By MAYA M. PADILLO

CHO gears for third Covid-19 booster dose

The City Health Office (CHO) is gearing up for the third Covid-19 booster dose in Davao City.

Dr. Tomas Miguel Ababon, officer-in-charge of CHO, said on Monday that this is based on the guidelines released by the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH announced it has allowed the use of Pfizer bivalent jabs as a third booster dose.

“Karon nagpagawas na pud ug guidelines ang Department of Health (DOH) nga naa na tay ikatulo nga booster, after aning measles, rubella, polio vaccination, mao na pud na among ka-busyhan ang third booster dose,” Ababon said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Monday.

Based on a memorandum signed by DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire on March 31, 2023, a “phased approach” shall be followed wherein adults belonging to A1 (healthcare workers) and A2 (senior citizens) categories will be the first ones to be given the

Pfizer bivalent vaccine as a third booster dose. She emphasized that they need to wait at least four months after receiving their second booster shot before they take the next one.

Other rounds of immunization for other demographic groups will begin, depending on vaccine availability.

Meanwhile, Ababon reported that Davao City has been able to surpass the targeted 80 percent of the total population to be inoculated. He said the city has accomplished more than 85 percent.

He also said that the vaccination campaign is effective because the cases of Covid-19 in the city are low.

He reported that last month, from almost 200 admitted, 74 tested positive. These numbers were recorded after the celebration of Araw ng Davao. Currently, there were only five to seven who tested positive out of more than 200 individuals that underwent reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.

By Maya M. Padillo

The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 11) held the 2023 Kalayaan Job Fair in Davao City with over 5,000 local and overseas job opportunities at SM City Davao’s Annex event center in celebration of the 125th Independence Day on Monday.

DOLE 11 director lawyer Randolf C. Pensoy announced that the Davao City activity was participated by 38 local employers offering 2,865 job vacancies, and nine overseas employers offering 2,707 job vacancies.

“I am so happy to inform you of these numbers. I challenged, the job fair is for our applicants and also would like to work in any establishments in the private and the government sector, but most particularly, private. I encouraged all, particularly our applicants to continuously strive yourself for the best because sama sa giingon, kung dili ka mutrabaho, di ka su- welduhan, di ka ka kuwarta, ug dili ka kakaon,” Pensoy said in his message.

He also challenged employers to hire applicants on the spot.

“Because this is our mandate, employers give employment not DOLE gives employment but it is DOLE that facilitated employment,” he said.

This year’s celebration carries the theme: “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, at Kasaysayan.”

“We are given the freedom to choose our job and it becomes our future when we have a job and