Legazpi City, Albay - Around 3,698 informal workers from Legazpi City and Guinobatan were more than grateful to receive Php13,497,700 million in emergency employment assistance under the labor department’s TUPAD program, yesterday and today, February 8 and 9, 2023 during the payout held at Embarcadero Plaza in Legazpi City and Guinobatan town.
DOLE’s flagship employment program provided each beneficiary with Php3,650 in wages for a 10-day community service in their respective communities.
Most of the beneficiaries are small vendors, farmers, drivers, fisherfolks, laborers and women earning insufficient income engaged in community service.
Work programs focused on social community projects, such as repair, maintenance, and/or improvement of common public facilities and infrastructures such as schools and health centers, debris clearing, de-clogging of canals, debris segregation and materials recovery, stockpiling and clearing, waste management, coastal clean-up drive and community vegetable gardening.
the other hand, work programs in municipalities located in mountainous areas consisted of tree planting, road clearing, community gardening and clean-up drive. Also, beneficiaries along the coastal areas engaged in coastal clean-up and community gardening.
Beneficiaries were also enrolled in a group insurance for social security, provided with personal protective equipment (PPEs) and underwent orientation prior to their employment.
For Release:
MA. ZENAIDA A. ANGARA-CAMPITA, CESO III
Regional Director
