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More than 1,200 local and international participants attended the webinar mainly composed of employees from DOST and other National Government Agencies (NGAs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and private individuals. The webinar was made open to the public via Zoom and Facebook Live.
Recognizing that the sweeping societal change and the looming uncertainties in the country due to the COVID-19 can pose a serious threat to the well-being of the Filipinos, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Mimaropa in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) tapped Professor Raj Raghunathan, a world-renowned
Published May 10, 2021, 5:00 AM
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with protected intellectual property (IP) and positive branding strategies have defied store closures and revenue losses that marked the first pandemic year.
At the recent Intellectual Property (IP) Grand Forum, Lazada Chief Operating Officer Carlos O. Barrera said the leading online shopping platform revealed this as the shift to e-commerce opened a gateway for greater interconnectivity, demanding more meaningful customer connections which effective brand protection and management could satisfy.
“Over the course of the last year, we’ve had hundreds of thousands of MSMEs [transition to e-commerce] and we consistently see that those who are serious about IP, the ones who focus not just on selling and [giving] discounts, but the ones who focus on building a brand, delighting their customers, having very strong social media presence, having very clear branding… those really do much better,” said Ba
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Of the applicants who sought employment, 296 were hired-on-the-spot, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said.
Meanwhile, 3,884 were “near-hires” or those who were considered hired, but still had to submit additional requirements, or may need to undergo further interviews or exams to fully qualify for the job.
Some 58,082 job vacancies were dangled during the event, which took place in the different regions via several online platforms. Traditional, face-to-face job fairs remain untenable because of the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The applicants who took part in Labor Day job fair totalled 60,795.
Bello said 217 jobseekers were referred to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for further skills training or re-tooling, while 224 were referred to the DOLE’s Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns for livelihood training.