THE Public Employment Service Office (Peso) of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay has started releasing the salaries of 162 students who are beneficiaries of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES).

Nelsie Lazo, Zamboanga Sibugay’s Human Resource Management Office (HMRO) chief, said that each of the 162 student-beneficiaries received a daily wage of P453.86.

Lazo said that 11 of the 162 student-beneficiaries will receive P13,615.80 each since they have worked for a period of 30 days.

Laza, who is also the Peso acting manager, said the 151, who worked for a 20-day period, will receive P9,077.20 each. They have worked from April to June.

She said that 60 percent of the salary of each student-beneficiaries was paid by the provincial government.

The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has shouldered the remaining 40 percent of the salary.

Lazo said the student-beneficiaries of this year’s SPES have handled clerical works in the different departments of the provincial government.

The SPES is jointly implemented by the local government units and DOLE.

The SPES is an employment bridging program during Summer or Christmas vacation that aims to augment the family’s income of poor but deserving students. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines)