In 2011, The First Ilonggo Retirees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FIRMC) legitimized its job contracting business and got an accreditation with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under the Department Order No. 18-A, series of 2011 which is good for three years. It won its first project during the bidding in GBPC for the technical manpower services. Two (2) new staff were hired and immediate deployment of sixty (60) participants.  Recruitment of manpower pool were prioritized in the seven (7) adopted barangays around the Panay Power Corporation (PPC) complex in compliance with the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) of GBPC. Manpower sourcing were expanded from the graduates of the ISAT University (ISAT-U) technical courses and the Local Government Unit of Iloilo City PESO Department job applicants.  Gross annual income in the first year of operation is Php 2 Million with a net surplus of Php 801,880.  Read More…