DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 February) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 will roll out Jobstart Philippines in two more cities and one municipality in Davao Region to address job mismatch and unemployment this year. DOLE regional employment spokesperson Lauriele P.Arce told Kapehan sa Dabaw that the second phase will cover Digos City and Sta. If seen that they are job ready, then they will for wage employment,” Arce said. “There are job starters who have developed their skills because of trainings they undergo, both soft and hard skills,” she said. Some 229 JobStarters are set to finish the full cycle of the second rollout of the JobStart Philippines program in Davao Region – 109 in Tagum City next week and 120 in Davao City in April.