LINGAYEN-Forty seven students who enlisted for the 20-day summer job with pay under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) went home with pay slips from the provincial government.

All 47 student students were deployed to the different government hospitals in the province for 20 days with a daily wage of P254.

The students worked from April 21 to May 19 under a special program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as provided for in Republic Act 7323, received their pay last week.

Under the program, 60 percent of their salaries will come from the province and the remaining 40 percent from DOLE.

Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan, who distributed the pay slips, urged the students to continue their education in schools to assure them of better jobs in the future and be an asset to society.

“This first-ever summer job program held in Pangasinan served as a great learning experience on the job for the students,” Baraan said.

Provincial Employment Service Officer Alex Ferrer said the qualifications in selecting the summer job workers were based on criteria set by the DOLE.

These include an age limit of 15 to 25, bonafide student either in high school or in college, and must come from a poor family duly certified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.—LM

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