Manila, Dec. 22 -- More than 1,600 applicants in various job fairs conducted through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) here have been hired since January.

Among these are the 16 jobseekers hired on-the-spot during the Christmas Job Fair held at the Bacolod City Government Center on Sunday.

Data on Monday showed that 1,585 individuals were employed through PESO-Bacolod as of Nov. 21 alone.

The figure excludes all those hired in the three other job fairs.

In a statement, PESO-Bacolod coordinator Jovelyn Canoy said the Christmas Job Fair offered employment opportunities to Bacolodnons during the holidays as part the city government's commitment to job generation.

"We are glad to assist our job applicants in finding opportunit...