Philippine Standard Time: Thursday, October 03, 2024

WHAT IS PESO?

The Public Employment Service Office or PESO is a non-fee charging multi-employment service facility or entity established or accredited pursuant to Republic Act No. 8759 otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.

To carry out full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all, and for this purpose, to strengthen and expand the existing employment facilitation service machinery of the government particularly at the local levels, there shall be established in all capital towns of provinces, key cities, and other strategic areas a Public Employment Service Office, Hereinafter referred to as PESO, which shall be community-based and maintained largely by local government units (LGUs) and a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or community-based organizations (CBOs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). The PESOs shall be linked to the regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for coordination and technical supervision, and to the DOLE central office, to constitute the national employment service network.

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF PESO?

General Objective:

Ensure the prompt, timely and efficient delivery of employment service and provision of information on the other DOLE programs.

Specific Objectives:

  • Provide a venue where people could explore simultaneously various employment options and actually seek assistance they prefer;
  • Serve as referral and information center for the various services and programs of DOLE and other government agencies present in the area;
  • Provide clients with adequate information on employment and labor market situation in the area; and
  • Network with other PESOs within the region on employment for job exchange purposes.

WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PESO?

  • Encourage employers to submit to the PESO on a regular basis a list of job vacancies in their respective establishments in order to facilitate the exchange of labor market information services to job seekers and employers by providing employment services to job seekers, both for local and overseas employment, and recruitment assistance to employers;
  • Develop and administer testing and evaluation instruments for effective job selection, training, and counseling;
  • Provide persons with entrepreneurship qualities access to the various livelihood and self-employment programs offered by both government and non-governmental organizations at the provincial/city/municipal/barangay levels by undertaking referrals for such programs;
  • Undertake employability enhancement trainings/seminars for job seekers as well as those who would like to change career or enhance their employability;
  • Provide employment and occupational counseling, career guidance, mass motivation, and values development activities;
  • Conduct pre-employment (PESLA/PEOS) counseling and orientation to prospective local and overseas workers;
  • Conduct registration and referrals to returning Filipino migrant workers; and
  • Perform such functions as willfully carry out the objectives of this Act.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL SERVICES OF PESO?

  • Jobs Fairs – conducted periodically all over the country to bring together in one venue job seekers and employers for immediate matching;
  • Livelihood and Self-employment Bazaars – giving clients information on the array of livelihood programs they choose to avail of, particularly in the rural areas;
  • Special Credit Assistance for Placed Overseas Workers – enabling poor but qualified applicants to avail of opportunities for overseas employment;
  • Special Program for Employment of Students and Out-of-School Youth (SPESOS) – providing employment to deserving students and out-of-school youth during summer and/or Christmas vacations;
  • Work Appreciation Program (WAP) – aims to develop the values of work appreciation and ethics by exposing the young to actual work situations;
  • Workers Hiring for Infrastructure Projects (WHIP) – in pursuance of Republic Act No. 6685, construction companies and government-funded infrastructure projects are required to hire 30% of skilled and 50% of unskilled labor from the areas where the project is located; and
  • Other programs and activities developed by DOLE to enhance the provision of employment assistance to PESO clients.

WHO ARE THE PESO CLIENTS?

  • Jobseekers
  • Employers
  • Students
  • Out-of-School Youth
  • Migratory workers
  • Planners
  • Researchers
  • Labor Market Information Users
  • Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
  • Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
  • Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers

WHERE TO AVAIL OF PESO SERVICES:

  • Davao City PESO Main Office (Davao City Recreation Center formerly known as Almendras Gym)
  • PESO District Offices:
    • Toril District
    • Tugbok District
    • Talomo District
    • Agdao District
    • Buhangin District
    • Bunawan District
    • Baguio District
    • Calinan District

Vision

PROVISION OF A STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED WITHIN THE COUNTRY OR OVERSEAS.

Mission

TO CARRY OUT EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WITH PROMPT, DYNAMIC, EFFICIENT AND COMMITTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPORTED BY RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT LINE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN EMPLOYMENT TOWARDS GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE.