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December 15, 2020 SOME 3,100 stakeholders of La Trinidad, Benguet were given cash assistance from the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, December 14. The 3,100 beneficiaries are among the 15,000 identified beneficiaries of Tupad for Benguet province. Tupad, a community-based package of assistance of the DOLE, provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and ...

Senator Sonny Angara The Senate and the House of Representatives recently approved the bicameral conference committee report on the 2021 national budget, amounting to P4.1 trillion. This is historic because of the circumstances surrounding the budget’s passage—more so because of the unprecedented humanitarian challenges to which it aims to respond. The bicam officially convened twice—with most panel members attending virtually. In between those meetings were almost daily conversations amo...