CEBU CITY, April 19 -- Over 8,000 vacancies here and abroad were opened Friday for job seekers at the 10th Kadaugan sa Mactan (Victory of Mactan) fair in Lapu-Lapu City.

Mayor Junard Chan said 28 local and multi-national companies joined the job fair at The Outlet in Pueblo Verde, Barangay Basak in the historical island city.

"I would be happy if many of our applicants could land a job. If many will get a job, no one will ask me for a job," Chan said.

The mayor acknowledged the separate and special lanes for the displaced workers who have joined the job-hunting at the fair.

He recounted that more than 7,000 workers in Mactan export processing zones lost their jobs since 2023.

Meanwhile, Kim Francisco, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Publi...