TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Eastern Visayas has launched a new digital platform designed to streamline employment services and improve job matching across the region.
The platform, called HIRE Eastern Visayas or the Hub for Integrated Regional Employment, was introduced during the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Year-End Performance Assessment and Regional PESO Congress held in Palo, Leyte.
HIRE Eastern Visayas aims to bring employment-related services into a single digital system where job seekers, employers, and Public Employment Service Offices across the region can connect more efficiently.
The system integrates job matching, career development support, labor market information management, and inter-agency data sharing into one platform, allowing PESO offices across Eastern Visayas to better coordinate employment services.
DOLE Regional Director Dax Villaruel said that the initiative marks a significant step in modernizing how government agencies connect job seekers with employment opportunities.
“With HIRE Eastern Visayas, we are not simply upgrading a system—we are fundamentally transforming the way government connects with its people,” he said.
Officials said the platform is expected to benefit workers, returning overseas Filipino workers, and young job seekers by improving access to employment opportunities and related services.
A memorandum of agreement was also signed with partner agencies to support the implementation of the platform, including the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Department of Migrant Workers, Philippine Statistics Authority, and the Civil Service Commission, along with Advance Thinkers Corporation, the platform developer.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
