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SM City Grand Central drew a big crowd of applicants during its Mega Job Fair held recently at the 3rd floor of the mall.


The Mega Job Fair, which was organized in close coordination with the City’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) CAMANAVA Field Office and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), attracted a total of 946 job applicants. The Local Government of Caloocan in collaboration with SM City Grand Central hopes to generate as many jobs as possible for its resident as it showcased career opportunities spanning a wide cross-section of industries, career fields, and salary levels.

A total of 46 companies participated in the event and offered positions in skilled trades, administration, accounting, management, production, quality control, customer service, procurement, engineering, IT, sales and marketing, food and beverage, human resources, customer relations and culinary arts including entry-level positions in these numerous professions.

Results show that at least 247 job seekers were Hired-On-The-Spot. The mega job fair also generated 5,973 job listings from local firms and almost 186 openings from licensed overseas agencies.



SM City Grand Central Mall Manager Jacqueline Santos shares that the recent job fair is one of the many ways SM Supermalls does its share for the community while supporting the National and Local Government’s initiative of providing a full, decent, and productive employment for every Filipino.



One-stop-shop that includes various government services from the Bureau of Internal (BIR), Social Security System (SSS), PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG Fun and Philippine Statistics Authority were also available for job seekers and the general public.

Whether your kids are bound to attend face-to-face or virtual classes, SM Stationery has all the school stuff a student needs for the back-to-school season.

 

And of course, there are notebooks to keep one on track with lessons and schedules. Keep your kids creative with writing pads, pens, as well as sketchpads for budding artists. Fun and fashionable backpacks, totes, and carry-all bags will help keep their things organized as they head off for school.

All these and more are available at SM Stationery located in all The SM Store branches nationwide.

 

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI)—the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the country—is bolstering the company’s food safety culture. It benefits its people and the customers in the long term, following the launch of its food safety education campaign.

PCPPI plants implemented the Talas ng Kaalaman on Food Safety program. It is to strengthen the knowledge of its employees on the standard food safety procedures. The goal is to improve its operations responsibly and sustainably.
“PCPPI is committed to meeting the highest food safety and quality standards. This is the reason we continuously implement programs and workshops that would improve the skills of our people. We ensure that they too become ambassadors of our food safety culture,” said Frederick D. Ong, PCPPI President and CEO.
The information campaign was executed through Facebook, bulletin board posts, and email blasts. It provided comprehensive information about food safety culture. It informed how to fight food fraud, product protection, good manufacturing practices, and allergen management. It also highlighted some of the cleaning practices. These include the pest control process, proper waste disposal, and locker sanitation and maintenance.
Throughout the program, PCPPI conducted random ambush interviews with employees. This is to measure their grasp of the food safety system. It recognized the departments with the cleanest space and well-informed personnel on the importance of food safety.
Aside from this, PCPPI completed the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) for its Metro Operations Services, Pampanga, Rosario, STRO, Davao, and Bacolod plant. The FSSC is a globally accepted standard. It recognizes companies’ processes that are at par with global standards— from employee selection to production and warehousing. Its goal is to evaluate the systems in place to ensure food safety.

PCPPI also assures that their products are safe for consumption as all PCPPI plants have the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) License to Operate. All PCPPI products also have its valid certificate of product registration.
The company also recently completed other third-party food safety and social welfare audits. Some of which are the McDonald’s Safe Water System (SWS) and Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS) for the PCPPI San Fernando plant.
PCPPI manufactures and sells well-known brands such as Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, 7-Up, Mirinda, Mug, Gatorade, Tropicana, Lipton, and Premier.

 In celebration of its 33rd anniversary, various regional units of the Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) held environmental activities to support communities and further promote the company’s sustainability agenda. On July 25, 2022, PCPPI’s Metro Sales region participated at Manila City’s Clean Up Drive. Its Batangas plant and the Bicol Region Operations (BRO) each held tree planting activities, while its Zamboanga plant conducted a blood-letting activity in partnership with Blood Bank, PNP Culianan, and PNP Special Action Force.

Aside from nurturing communities and the environment, PCPPI also recognized its loyal employees. The Loyalty Awardees have been with the company for 25 and 30 years. PCPPI’s growth and success for 33 years is greatly attributed to the hard work and contributions of the employees. PCPPI is the exclusive manufacturer of PepsiCo beverages in the Philippines.

PLDT and Smart, together with the PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), have partnered with Donate A Bike, Save A Job Founder Gretchen Ho by providing Bikes for Livelihood to the Province of La Union.

Bikes for Livelihood started in 2021 with the support of MVP Group Chairman Manuel V Pangilinan, who provided 500 bicycles to Donate A Bike, Save A Job which aims to deploy bicycles to essential and frontline workers amid the pandemic.

PSF has also been actively supporting the initiative and has since turned over bicycles to a number of local government units. “We believe in the extraordinary ways that we can help other people. Our Chairman MVP has inspired us to give back to communities and provide help to those most in need,” said PSF President Esther Santos.

“These bicycles are a sustainable way for us to provide help. When we ride our bicycles, it allows us to travel and commute safely going to and from work or school, or start our own livelihood like a small business of selling balut. We hope that this will go a long way for the people of La Union,” said Donate A Bike, Save A Job Founder Gretchen Ho.

“Our hyper-collaboration on livelihood was established at the height of the pandemic. It is a commitment that we, in PLDT and Smart, have made even during the most challenging times, which reinforces our determination in pursuing this partnership. It is our aim to uplift the lives of our fellow Filipinos who have lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Cathy Yang, PLDT and Smart First Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications.

“These ‘Joyful Bikes’ serve as a reminder for the people of La Union that there is hope amid life’s difficulties. We are grateful for the generosity of our partners as these bikes will greatly help our community and bring a sense of comfort into their lives,” said Joy Ortega, Sangguniang Panlalawigan of La Union Board Member.

Promoting livelihood programs is a key part of PLDT and Smart’s commitment to help the Philippines attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), particularly UNSDG 1 which stands for no poverty and UNSDG 8, decent work and economic growth.

VARIOUS arts and handmade products crafted by persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) are on display at SM City Marilao’s event center for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s anniversary trade fair.

Facilitated by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) region III, the five-day trade fair showcase the arts and products made by PDLs coming from Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales.

“Our yearly celebration is not just about the hard work and sacrifice of our personnel or agency. We also celebrate the persons deprived of liberty detained in all 37 jails in Central Luzon. We celebrate their skills, craftsmanship, and most of all, their transformation,” shared BJMP Regional Director JCSUPT Rebecca B. Pawid.

According to the BJMP National Headquarters Director for Welfare and Development JCSUPT Felixberto S. Jagorin Jr., the purpose of the trade fair is to open an avenue where people can patronize PDL’s creation. “The trade fair here at SM is an avenue for our PDLs to generate income during their confinement in the facility for their personal upkeep and financial support to their families outside,” JCSUPT Jagorin said.

JCSUPT Felixberto S. Jagorin Jr. also added that the trade fair likewise serves as a platform to boost PDLs’ morale while debunking stigma that surrounds jail inmates. “We wanted to showcase their skills to let them know that the situation they are in do not make them less of a person. Each one of them has the capacity to change, grow, and develop and we, at the outside, are their partners” said JCSUPT Jagorin.

Among the products on display are art paintings, native bags with hand-painted designs, twine bags, baskets, bead accessories, coin banks, rugs, handicrafts, home décors, and baked goodies.
Proceeds of the trade fair would be directly given to the PDLs.

Designed to usher smooth transition once inmates are release from jail, the livelihood program for PDLs involves initiatives on development and reformation to prepare the inmates for their eventual reintegration into the mainstream society as productive citizens.

These programs are being undertaken in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority as well as Department of Trade and Industry.

The Department of Education through ALS, on the other hand, assists BJMP on the education of PDLs.