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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 8759 otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.

To carry our fulfillment 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 the Local Government Units (LGUs), Non Government (NGOs) Community Based Organization (CBOs), Universities and Colleges, Technical and Vocational Institution, as well as those institutionalized by virtue of legislative actions of local government coordination and technical supervision, and to the DOLE central office, to constitute the national employment service network.

Objective 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

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

Services of PESO

1. Provision of Labor Market Information
2. Referral and Placement
3. Employment Guidance and Counseling
4. Special Programs
• Job Fair
• Special Program for Employment Service Office (SPES)
• Kasanayan at Hanapbuhay Program (KASH)
• Kabataan Program – 4H Club
• Workers Hiring for Infrastructure Project (WHIP)
• Tulong Alalay sa Taong may Kapansanan (TULAY)
5. Skills Training
6. Special Recruitment Activity
7. PGMA Coupon
8. Skilled Workers English Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
9. Anti-illegal Recruiment Campaign (AIR)
10. Groceria sa Masa
11. PESLA/PDOSLA/PEOS
12. Career Guidance for Graduating Student

Legal Basis

Republic Act 8759 signed into law on February 14, 1999. An act institutionalizing the establishment PESO nationwide.

Memorandum of Agreement between Department of Labor & Employment with the Local Government of Tagum signed last June 16, 1994.

City Ordinance No 58 s of 2002 “An ordinance creating the Public Employment and Development Service Office (PEDSO) providing it’s Composition, Duties, Function and Responsibility Appropriating Funds thereof.

City Ordinance No 187 s of 2005 “Re – organization of the City Government of Tagum.

About the personnel: 

The Public Employment Service Office is manned by eight (8) personnel, six (6) of which are permanent in status and 2 casuals. The eight manpower complement has effectively facilitated PESO programs and services, to wit;

1. NILDA A. GARCIA, MPA       - PESO Manager
2. ANWAR E. MAADEL, MPA  -  Counseling In-charge
3. GLORIA J. BUEN                   - OWWA  Desk Officer
4. GREGORIA L. UGAY             - LMI In – charge
5. JAVIER C. BALABA               - Manpower Dev’t Asst / CTEC
6. ARCADIO C. MALILA            - Job Solicitation In – charge
7. JESUSA C. DAYOT               - Placement In – charge
8. RICARDA E. ROQUE            - Data Encoder

Awards & Citation received:            

The city PESO has consistently and continuously garnered awards and recognition not only from DOLE Regional Office XI, but also from other dole partner agencies.

1. 2006 - 2nd Hall of Fame Award        - DOLE RXI                       
2. 2006 - Best Implementer                    - POEA RCMindanao       
3. 2006 - BEST OWWA Program Implementer - OWWA Region XI
4. 2005 - PESO Best Implementer (Component City Category) - DOLE Region XI   
5. 2005 - Best in Job Fair, Self Employment, SPES Babies Success Stories - DOLE Region XI
6. 2004 - PESO Outstanding Performer DOLE & OWWA            
7. 2003 - Career Guidance Best Implementer   - DOLE            
8. 1994 - 2002 - Hall of Fame – City PESO        - DOLE RXI
9. 2001 - Best PESO implementer for seven consecutive years       - DOLE RXI           
10. 2000 - Exemplary Performance for PESO      - DOLE RXI            
11. 1999 - Most Outstanding PESO (City/Municipal level)               -DOLE RXI  

Year	Registered	vacancies	referred	placed	% of accomplisment
1995	1380	1548	1335	825	62%
1996	1350	4842	1386	911	66%
1997	1461	2327	1342	620	46%
1998	2088	7870	1742	1025	59%
1999	5231	4363	4158	2470	59%
2000	4381	4900	4381	3933	90%
2001	4291	4246	3843	3397	88%
2002	6452	4644	5693	4028	70%
2003	5626	4815	5061	3607	71%
2004	4668	3900	3258	2417	74%
2005	3567	9434	4575	3187	70%
2006	6548	5798	2502	2166	87%

TAGUM CITY:  REGIONAL OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR 2006 NATIONAL BEST PESO

The search is on for the National BEST PESO nationwide. The best PESO is aimed to recognize the contribution of the PESO on employment facilitation programs and to reward its outstanding accomplishments.

The search shall cover all existing and operational PESO as confirmed by the DOLE Regional Office, whether it is an LGU, NGO and School Based PESO.  

In Region XI, Tagum City is the official entry for component city category along with Davao City for Urbanized City, COMVAL for Provincial level and Monkayo for Municipal level.

Tagum City stand out in the region for the following reasons, to wit:

Two time Hall of Fame Award(2002 & 2007)

Consistent Awardee since 1994

Tagum City PESO Manager received Loyalty award for having been a PESO Manager for more than 10 years in the service as PESO (She is the most “Senior” among the PESO Managers)   

Among the PESO and PESO Manager, it was Ms. Nilda A. Garcia, MPA who has implemented more that 15 DOLE programs, projects, introduced innovations such as Young Ones United to Help wherein SPES beneficiaries were organized and after their graduation help SPES student beneficiaries succeeding them; SPES Tracking System; Initiated the passage of the ordinance on the issuance of Mayor’s Permit to recruitment agencies both local and overseas to monitor and to minimize the incidence of illegal recruitment in Davao del Norte.

Tagum City PESO through the initiative of Ms. NILDA A. GARCIA, MPA is the first PESO that has been institutionalized in the region wherein both staffing pattern , P1million budget and office are incorporated in the City Ordinance no 58 s – 2002 which took less than 6 months to be approved by the Sangguniang Panglungsod.

Ms. Garcia has valuable contribution in the formulation of PESO Vision, Mission and Goals as well as in the adoption of realistic targeting method of PESO Managers;

Ms. Garcia was instrumental in the establishment of University of Mindanao and St. Mary’s College PESO.

Finally, Tagum City meets the criteria of the Best PESO Award and accomplished more than was  enumerated in the criteria and in the three areas considered namely; labor market information, vocational and guidance services and employment facilitation.

As of the moment, all regions are waiting for the result of the said search. Awarding shall take place in time of the PESO National Congress on October  2007.