DOLE grants employment aid to 711 typhoon-hit Negrenses
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) has granted emergency employment assistance worth PHP2.8 million to some 711 informal sector workers in the southern part of Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette. Data from the Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DOLE-6) as of Monday showed the recipients were from Sipalay City, with 161 workers; Ilog, 150; Kabankalan City, Cauayan, Candoni, and Hinoba-an, 100 each. In a statement, DOLE-6 director Sixto Rodriguez said he has directed the field offices to coordinate with partner-local governme...
Source: philippinetimes.com