The Cebu provincial board passed a resolution on Monday, March 22, asking local government units under its jurisdiction to waive fees for documents required by employers.

The province wants to ease the already heavy financial burden on individuals seeking jobs amid the economic recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“It is inconsiderate and even oppressive to compel displaced workers who are in pursuit of new employment to shell out at least a thousand pesos in order to comply and be given the option to land another job,” the resolution read.

The resolution was authored by board member Glenn Soco, chairman of the board’s committee on commerce.

The documents the resolution is referring to include barangay clearance, National Bureau of Investigation clearance, community tax certificate, certificate of birth, certificate of marriage, and police clearance.

The fees for these documents range from less than P100 to P300.

“It is evident that a jobseeker without a few hundred pesos can never find a job for the primary reason that he/she cannot comply with the documentary requirements of the employer,” the resolution said. – Rappler.com