EMPLOYMENT. Students who were hired through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) and assigned to the local government unit of Valderrama. Donnabelle Baldonado, DOLE Antique information officer, said the SPES is being implemented in the province with 850 student beneficiaries.(Photo courtesy of DOLE Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A total of 850 Antiqueno students have been hired under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) of the labor department. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Antique provincial office information officer Donnabelle Baldonado said on Wednesday the program provides poor but deserving students the opportunity to work and earn while at the same time acquiring knowledge and developing their skills. "There are local government units (LGUs), schools, and private establishments that have partnered with DOLE for the SPES implementation," Baldonado said in an inter