THE CITY Government and Jollibee Group officially signed the memorandum of agreement on Friday, Sept. 11, formally integrating the senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) workforce.
The initiative supports the implementation of the city’s Senior Citizens Job Opportunity Ordinance, which aims to provide jobs for able senior citizens.
Jollibee Group, on the other hand, agreed to extend it to the PWD sector.
In June this year, the City Council approved the Senior Citizens Work Opportunity Ordinance, authored by 2nd District Councilor Diosdado Angelo Mahipus.
The MOA signing had the city securing an agreement with the Jollibee Group for a total of 87 job opportunities for both senior citizens and PWDs.
Jollibee Foods Corporation includes Chowking, Greenwich, Burger King, and Jollibee.
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, during the signing ceremony, said these partnerships address the sentiments of seniors to remain in the workforce.
“Every time I go visit the barangays, most of those who approach me are senior citizens. Usually, either they have a problem with health or other seniors still want to be employed,” he said.
To note, the first agreement, signed with the Golden Arches Development Corporation (the master franchisee of McDonald’s in the Philippines) on Sept. 9, pledged to generate at least 110 job openings for senior citizens.
Duterte expressed gratitude to Golden Arches Development Corporation and the Jollibee Group for partnering with the City Government to provide senior citizens and PWDs with job opportunities.
“It’s a significant help for our senior citizens and PWDs because the government’s job is to take care of our citizens, especially the marginalized sector,” he said.
Lorenzo Borja, head of the Office of Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA), clarified that the program is for seniors who are both able and interested in working and will prioritize senior citizens and PWDs with no source of income.
Applications will be assessed by the Department of Labor and Employment Region XI (DOLE-XI) and the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO-Davao).
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