42nd NewsExpress Article

by LEX Tupas

1st Labor and Employment eXchange (LEX) Fair

As Chairman of the Committee on Labor, Employment, Manpower and Placement, one of my roles as mentioned in the Internal Rules of Procedure of the Iloilo City Council is to handle job fairs and handle employment issues in the city. As such, the 1st LEX Fair was initiated and organized by the Office of Councilor LEX Tupas, POEA Region VI and Department of Labor and Employment in cooperation with SM City Iloilo, the Iloilo Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association, ABS CBN Iloilo, AMA Computer College, Deocampos and PESO Iloilo City. This is a different kind of job fair since it is the first one that is specialized as it focuses on certain employment opportunities here and abroad for the most needed careers such as teaching, nursing, information and communication technology, broadcasting, seamen, human resource and hotel and restaurant management. Furthermore, being the Chairman also of the Committee on Domestic and International Affairs, I might feel bad when Ilonggos are forced to leave our City to work for another City within the country or another country to find greener pasture but it is a reality that we would want the best for our families. This is probably one of the reasons why some Ilonggos become overseas contract workers. They are said to be our new heroes as they have kept our economy strong and have supported countless of Filipino families. I salute them and value their hard work.
Naglab-ot 300 ka utod ta nga mga Ilonggo ang nangita sang pang-empleyo sa LEX Fair. 15 ka kompanya nga gahire overseas workers kag 12 ka lokal nga kompanya ang nag-intra sa programa. Kanami sang pamatyag nga gapasalamat gid ang mga nag-intra nga kompanya sa paghiwat sang okasyon kay pila sa ila ang nakakuha immediate hires gid dayun. Bangud sang maayu nga resulta sa Oktubre o Nobyembre pagahiwatun ang 2nd LEX Fair kag siguraduhun namun kaupod ang mga partner agencies nga maging masdaku kag masdamu ang makabisita kag matagaan tsansa sa trabaho.
Isa sa pinakaimportante gid nga napakita sang okasyon nga ini pareho sang kadam-an nga mga special projects sang ini nga abyan niyo, Councilor LEX, ang pag-updanay ka pribado kag publiko nga mga institusyon kag indibidwal para makadala maayu nga programa para sa mga Ilonggo. Indi masarangan sang gobyerno tanan. Kinahanglan man ang bulig ka pribado nga sector para maging masmadinalag-on kita nga tanan.
Ini ang inyo amigo, abyan kag primo sa Syudad sang Iloilo, Ang Tingog sang Kabataang Ilonggo nga gaulikid sa katigulangan kag sa kababainhan, gasiling, para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in www.friendster.com.