Around 1,550 job seekers registered at the 10th job fair organized by the Lapu-Lapu City Public Employment Service Office (Peso) on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
In a message sent to SunStar Cebu, Peso head Kim Francisco reported that of the total applicants at the “Job Fair sa Mahi Center,” 898 were female and 652 were male.
The event resulted in 327 applicants being hired on the spot (HOTS), comprising 204 males and 123 females.
“This is an unprecedented result... we did not expect such a large influx of job seekers because our estimate was only around 600 to 800 participants,” Francisco said.
He added that several factors contributed to the high turnout, including the increasing number of senior high school and college graduates who have started entering the labor force and competing for available vacancies.
Francisco noted that most of the job vacancies sought were for production workers, particularly from companies within the Mactan Export Processing Zone (Mepz).
