Senior citizens to benefit from job opportunities - Emano

CITY Councilor Yevonna Yacine B. Emano, chair of the City Council Committee on Senior Citizens, announced employment opportunities for senior citizens which is seen to improve the quality of life of the elderly.

Councilor Emano shared the good news, during the flag raising ceremony of the Barangay Council of Puntod led by Barangay Chair Alexis Dacer, as the House of Representatives approved House Bill 10985, otherwise known as the Employment Opportunities for Senior Citizens and Private Entities’ Incentives.

Under the HB 10985, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) is tasked to provide information to senior citizens who are capable and have the desire to work or get re-employed.

Once enacted, all government agencies and private entities shall institute an employment program that promotes the general well-being of senior citizens and ensures access to employment opportunities for those who have the qualifications, capacity, and interest to be employed.

It can also be recalled that the 20th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez enacted Ordinance No. 14945-2024, authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Jollibee Foods Corporation covering the partnership of the parties in the implementation of the latter’s program to open its facilities to qualified elderly and differently-abled individuals for temporary employment.