Uot Lacambra Said He Added That The Remaining Php25 Million Will Be Allotted For Other Areas In Cordillera While Some Did Not Suffer Heavy Damage To Buildings News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
DOLE-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) director Nathaniel Lacambra (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - Some 4,625 workers displaced by the July 27 magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Northern Luzon are set to benefit from the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), an official said on Thursday. In a Laging Handa presser, DOLE-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Director Nathaniel Lacambra said the agency's central office has released half of the PHP50 million budget for the program known as the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged and Displaced Workers Program (TUPAD). "The Central Office has initially released PHP25 million for the purpose. I decided that we will focus the use of this fund on Abra, being the hardest hit province by the earthquake," Lacambra said. He added that the remaining PHP25 million will be allotted for other areas in the Cordillera. While some areas did not suffer heavy damage to bu