THE Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday that it lowered the minimum age requirement for students who wish to participate in this year’s summer employment program. “Under this year’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), we are allowing students aged 15 and above to join the program. “This is to accommodate those students who are in senior high school (Grades 11 and 12),” Araojo added. SPES is an annual summer employment program that encourages students to be productive and earn extra money during the school break. The SPES trainees will be employed at the DepEd for 40 days and will be paid minimum wage.

Source: Manila Times March 08, 2017 10:07 UTC