Manila, Nov. 7 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking to improve the Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) to address unemployment and underemployment.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said they continue to enhance the PESOs and their services.

"Our primary initiative involves strengthening the nationwide network of Public Employment Service Offices, which have a proven track record of facilitating high placement rates," he said in a statement Friday.

Aside from offering jobs, Laguesma said they wanted to ensure that decent work would be available.

"We continue to intensify our efforts to create sustainable careers, and not just jobs," Laguesma said.

The September 2025 Labor Force Survey showed the unemploy...