14/05/2026
๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) CALABARZON strengthened its commitment to youth employment through the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Beviamo Food and Beverages, Inc. (BFBI) under the JobStart Philippines Program at SM Center Angono, May 6.
Led by JobStart Philippines Program Manager Jorge Manuel Laude, representing Regional Director Atty. Erwin N. Aquino, together with DOLE Rizal Supervising Labor and Employment Officer Victoria B. Natanauan and JobStart Philippines Focal Person Flint Osric T. Gorospe, the activity highlighted the continuing collaboration between DOLE, the local government unit of Angono, and private sector partners in providing employment opportunities for the youth.
The partnership seeks to provide young jobseekers with opportunities for life skills training, technical training, and internship experience to help improve their employability and prepare them for available jobs in the labor market.
During the MOA signing ceremony, Beviamo Coffee and Beverages Owner, Adrian Capunfuerza, expressed the companyโs commitment to supporting the program and providing meaningful learning opportunities for the trainees. He shared that aside from barista-related skills, the company also intends to expose participants to different departments and learning modules as part of their training experience, noting that the companyโs continuing expansion may also open opportunities for possible employment absorption of trainees in the future.
Capunfuerza also lauded the programโs inclusion of life skills training, workplace culture orientation, and on-the-job training.
โAno ang nagustuhan ko rito sa programa? Mayroon silang life skills, they're going to have their culture, they're going to have their learnings, they're going to have their on-the-job training, ano pa ang hahanapin mo? Napakaganda po ng programa na ginagawa ng DOLE.โ
He likewise emphasized the companyโs dedication to making the partnership successful and helping trainees secure employment opportunities.
โWith all the best of our abilities, we will do our best para maging successful po itong ating partnership and as much as we can, we will not just be doing our bestโฆfor our students to give them iyong gusto nating maibigay sa kanila, which is job.โ
Meanwhile, JobStart Philippines Program Manager Jorge Manuel Laude highlighted the importance of the program in addressing job-skill mismatch through closer coordination between government and industry partners.
โAt least mayroon na tayong existing mechanisms on how to strategically, and targeted na approach na gagamitin towards addressing job-skill mismatch. Iyong konsepto po ng JobStart ay isa sa mga konkretong paraan para ma-address po natin iyon.โ
Laude further noted that the lessons learned from previous implementations of the program since 2015 continue to help improve the delivery of interventions for young jobseekers.
As part of the activity, DOLE and Local Government Unit representatives also visited Coffee Rush, Flowers and Chocolates by Felici, and Felici Artisan Gelato, some of the companies under BFBI. These establishments will serve as the venues for the technical training and internship phase of the program for the 22 beneficiaries from the Municipality of Angono.
Now on its second year of implementation in the Municipality of Angono, the JobStart Philippines Program continues to expand its reach through stronger collaboration with industry partners. Last year, the municipality implemented the program for the Business Process Outsourcing industry, where beneficiaries underwent training leading to National Certification Level II in Contact Center Services.
The activity was also attended by Angono Mayor Gerardo V. Calderon, PESO Manager Primo Angelo DL. San Juan, representatives from Beviamo Food and Beverages, Inc., and other stakeholders from the local government and private sector (with reports from Flint Osric Gorospe and photos by Janica V. Ramos and Rheamay N. Hilario) | CBaisa
