Over 500 applicants were hired on the spot during a Labor Day Job Fair that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 6 spearheaded on May 1, 2025 in Iloilo City.

A total of 1,117 applicants attended the job fair. At least 527 were hired on the spot (HOTS) while 137 were deemed “near-hired” or applicants who have to undergo processing of certain documents required in bona fide job hiring. 

Earlier, DOLE announced that a total of 9,303 job slots are available during the job fair participated by various employers in the public and private sectors.

Of the said number of job opportunities, a total of 8,337 are for local employment while 966 are for overseas job vacancies.

DOLE Western Visayas Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez, Jr. aspires that the job fair is able to provide decent and permanent jobs to more Ilonggos.