3,950 Guimarasnons avail of Php18M TUPAD assistance

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Keeping an eye on the welfare of the marginalized sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 6 started early in providing emergency employment and livelihood projects to the vulnerable sector of the region.

DOLE RO 6 through its Guimaras Field Office, extended its long helping hand to Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty (3,950) informal workers from 96 barangays of the 5 municipalities of Guimaras Province to benefit from the TUPAD program.

In a simple ceremony, DOLE-6 Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr.  turned over the check for Php18.045 million to Guimaras Lone District Rep. Ma. Lucille L. Nava and Governor JC Rahman A. Nava for wages of qualified beneficiaries.

On top of the personal protective equipment and GSIS group personal insurance, each beneficiary will be provided with a Php4,500 wages for a 10-day community service starting March 1 to 14, 2023.

Rodriguez underscored the urgency of providing employment to the vulnerable sector to help uplift their living economic condition.

Atty. Rodrigues added that the Regional Office through its provincial offices is fast tracking the program implementation to reach the farthest barangays and the widest range of beneficiaries.

DOLEs flagship employment program, TUPAD or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers is a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers.

Mostly unemployed, displaced and disadvantaged workers from the informal sector and senior citizens, the workers will engage in road cleaning, de-clogging of drainage/canal, community clean-up, and beautification of tourist activity area, disinfection and sanitation of community public area and in agro-forestry projects such as tree planting, community gardening and group reforestation