DUMAGUETE CITY, May 1 -- Some 5,700 job vacancies and PHP4.6 million in Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD payouts are some of the benefits that Negros Oriental residents enjoyed as the province marked Labor Day on Wednesday.

Vivencio Lagahid, Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Oriental Field Office (DOLE-NOFO) officer-in-charge, said this year's Labor Day celebration has been expanded with the help of provincial government through its Public Employment Service Office (PESO).

"The (partnership) with the provincial government is truly an advantage for us to be able to carry out this job fair today," Lagahid said in an interview.

He said more activities were lined up in this year's Labor Day at...