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PNA file photo SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now accepting applications from displaced or retrenched workers in the private sector in the Ilocos Region for one-time financial assistance from the national government. In a phone interview on Monday, DOLE 1 (Ilocos) information officer Justin Paul Marbella said the financial aid worth PHP5,000 each is provided under the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Adjustment Measures Program 3 (CAMP 3). "As of now, we do not have a specific target number of beneficiaries at the regional level but DOLE has allotted a total of PHP2 billion for the CAMP at the national level," he said. For CAMP 1 and 2, Marbella said there are 82,306 workers in the Ilocos Region who have received PHP5,000 financial assistance each with the total amount of PHP411.5 million released by the department. CAMP offers financial support to affected workers in private establishments that have adopted flexible work arr