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MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Department of Labor and Employment Ilocos regional office (DOLE-1) is opening 2,460 slots for students and out-of-school youths in the region under this year's Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). DOLE Ilocos regional office information officer Justin Paul Marbella said 88 percent of SPES workers will be deployed in local government units (LGUs), while the 12 percent will be under private employers. "The approved pledges or commitment from partner employers already exceeded the target at 3,775," he said in a phone interview on Wednesday. Some of them have already started working depending on the period of implementation of the program, while some LGUs are still looking for beneficiaries. SPES program provides poor but deserving students the opportunity to work and earn at the same time acquire knowledge and develop their skills. DOLE partners with LGUs, schools, and private establishments for the implementation of the program.