DOLE: Decent work closer to jobseekers through DOLE’s 2013 regional job fairs A February 16, 2013, press release from the Department of Labor and Employment: Secretary Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said jobseekers may no longer flock to the cities to seek employment. According to the secretary, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through its 16 regional offices, is preparing for the conduct of 200 additional job fairs nationwide from February to April 2013. “There would two job fairs, at the very least, everyday anywhere in the country during the three-month period. We invite jobseekers, including fresh graduates and other entrants to the labor force, to go to these job fairs. They need not go to Manila or other highly-urbanized areas which they perceive to be where the jobs are. The jobs are right there in their home regions,” said Baldoz. “One of the advantages of visiting a DOLE job fair is that a job seeker spends less money, less time, and mi...