Over
18,000 students in Central Luzon to be given SPES jobs this 2014
by: Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, -- A
total of 18,352 poor but deserving college and
vocational students in Central Luzon will be given an opportunity to work in
private companies and local government units (LGUs) this year under the
government’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES).
“Bataan got the most SPES slots with
6,134 followed by Pampanga with 3,676; Zambales- 3,304; Bulacan- 1,800; Nueva
Ecija- 1,500; Aurora-1,221; and Tarlac-717,” Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) Regional Director Raymundo Agravante disclosed.
The distribution was based on the SPES provincial performances
in the last five years.
“SPES is a law-mandated program that seeks to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by
giving them jobs during summer and/or Christmas vacations,” Agravante
explained.
Provincial, Municipal and City Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) select the students based on the
required qualifications as to age, grades, income, and other pertinent
documents.
In order to qualify, a student must at least be 18
years old but not more than 25 years old.
Also, the combined net income after tax of his/her
parents, including his/her income if any, does not exceed the latest annual
poverty threshold level for a family of six as determined and provided by the
National Economic and Development Authority and he/she must have obtained
passing grades in the last school term attended.
Among the jobs given to SPES beneficiaries include
tax mappers, barangay survey personnel, encoders, school assistants, food service
crew, gasoline attendants, and promotion merchandisers.
The salaries of the students are in accordance to
the prescribed minimum wage wherein DOLE shoulders the 40 percent while the
remaining 60 percent comes from the participating companies and LGUs.
A total of 367 employers are taking part in the
region, consisting of 255 private firms, 99 LGUs and 13 schools. (CLJD-PIA 3)
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