BACOLOD CITY, April 30 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced that at least 9,770 vacancies will be offered in Negros Occidental during the 122nd Labor Day Job Fair at SM City Bacolod.

Some 65 companies will offer both local and overseas jobs in this year's employment fair under the theme, "Sa Bagong Pilipinas: Manggagawang Pilipino, Kabalikat at Kasama sa Pag-asenso".

Carmela Abellar, head of DOLE-Negros Occidental Field Office, encouraged those interested to apply to pre-register for easier and faster entry to the job fair area starting 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

"We invite jobseekers to grab this opportunity to apply for jobs in these agencies," Abellar said in an interview.

Pre-registration can be done online or ...