Mindanaotoday.com | DOLE TUPAD grants P5.34M to Balingoan shear line displaced workers
BALINGOAN, Misamis Oriental – A total of 1,319 beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) got P5,341,950.00 million worth of wages at the Balingoan Municipal Covered Court, this province, on March 30-31.
As part of the government’s agenda for poverty reduction, DOLE-10 under the leadership of Albert Gutib, regional director, through Misamis Oriental Provincial Field Office (MisOr PFO) headed by Provincial Director Errol Natividad implemented its emergency employment program or TUPAD, to prioritize beneficiaries who were affected by the shear line.
Eligible beneficiaries were deployed to work in community clean-up, coastal area clean-up and canal declogging. Each beneficiary received a total of P4,050.00 as payment for their 10-day community work.
Present during the payout were Balingoan Mayor Aaron Paul Unabia, Gutib and Natividad.
Gutib in his message thanked the municipal government for its continuous support to the programs of the department particularly TUPAD and livelihood assistance to address the needs of the vulnerable people especially in the informal sector.
“We hope that thru TUPAD it will be able to address the daily basic needs of your families,” the director said.
Unabia was also thankful for the support of the government especially to DOLE because of the assistance that was given to the affected beneficiaries.
Hence, he was grateful to the leadership for the undying efforts extended to assist his town in time of their needs.
DOLE’s TUPAD Program is a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed individuals, and seasonal workers for a minimum of 10 days but not to exceed a maximum of 90 days, depending on the nature of the work performed. (DOLE-10)
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