Marcos says public-private cooperation plays key role in job creation

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government and the private sector cooperation was key in generating more jobs. 

Speaking at the two-day Jobstreet Career Con 2025 held at the SMX Convention Center, Marcos also said the continuous upskilling and reskilling of Filipino workers was needed amid the changing needs of industries here and abroad.

Marcos also thanked Tessie Sy-Coson of the Private Sector Advisory Council’s (PSAC) Education and Jobs Group, and vice-chairman of SM Investments, for supporting job fairs and commended the SM Group for its contributions to job creation and workforce development.  

The President has said that the government aims to mount more job fairs to help boost employment.

Marcos says gov't planning to mount more job fairs around PH

The President expressed optimism that many of the 18,000 registered job seekers at the fair would secure employment.

More than a hundred companies participated in the job fair, including SM Retail, Nestle, Metrobank, Accenture, and others from various industries such as information technology, business process management, retail, banking, construction, logistics, food services, and manufacturing.

The SM job fairs are part of the J.O.B.S. (Job Opportunities Building Skills) initiative, which hosts weekly job fairs in various SM malls nationwide, providing a job matching venue where employers and job seekers can meet, match, and grow.

These job fairs also feature government one-stop shop services for employment documents, such as TIN, NBI or police clearance, SSS, PAGIBIG, PhilHealth, and national ID.

The SM job fairs are conducted in partnership with the PSAC, the Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Migrant Workers, local government units, Public Employment Service Offices, Jobstreet by SEEK, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Employers Confederation of the Philippines, Philippine Exporters Confederation, and other industry associations.