Manila, Aug. 28 -- An official of the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday said beneficiaries of the Government Internship Program (GIP) have been expanded to include junior high school students.

In an interview on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, BLE officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Patrick Patriwirawan said the internship has also been extended to up to one year.

"So far, our regional offices continue to implement the GIP. Among our new features, we have now extended the implementation to our beneficiaries for up to one year, and even junior high school (students), who we did not include previously, are now included in the implementation of the GIP," he said in Filipino.

The GI...