Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE senior officials witness TUPAD payout worth P3 million to Camiguin beneficiaries
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The 514 beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) got P3.84M worth of wages on March 10 at the municipal hall of Mambajao, Camiguin.
Present during the activity to witness the payout were DOLE senior officials including Undersecretary Atty. Felipe N. Egargo Jr., Undersecretary Atty. Benjo Santos M. Benavidez, Asst. Secretary Atty. Lennard Constantine C. Serrano together with DOLE Regional Director Albert E. Gutib, Camiguin Provincial Director Arlyn Z. Bael with Governor Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo, Municipal Mayor of LGU Mambajao Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo, and Ms. Marivic Jansol.
An amount of P6,000.00 was given to each beneficiary coming from the ten barangays namely Brgy. Agoho,Yumbing, Anito, Bug-ong, Benhaan, Kuguita, Tagdo, Naasag, Magting and Tupsan. The beneficiaries’ work involved street sweeping and disinfection around the premises for 15 days.
“In behalf of our Department, the request of our Secretary is that our programs are crafted for everyone and this year’s budget is for everyone. We just have to use it in a right way. And we can only achieve that if we continue to work with the LGUs, municipalites and provinces like Camiguin,” Undersecretary Benavidez said.
Mayor Romualdo in his message said that he is very grateful to DOLE especially to Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma through RD Gutib, to the LGUs and to all the beneficiaries who took part of the success of TUPAD implementation and for helping the people of Mambajao.
On another note, the delegates also took part during the turnover of livelihood assistance at Mahinog Municipal Hall. A Bigasan Trading Project worth P150,000.00 was granted to Mahinog Market Vendors (MMVA).
Mr. Arnold Paderanga, President of MMVA, expressed his gratitude to all the people who kept pushing him to pursue the project.
He was thankful to the department’s program in providing assistance to them through rice trading which he promised to monitor and maintain the livelihood assistance given by the department.
Through this livelihood project, all the beneficiaries will have a better opportunity to uplift their way of living. (DOLE-10)
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