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A total of 355,797 tourism workers across the country have been granted "ayuda" or cash aid under the financial assistance program of the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Workers wearing face masks ride atop a truck in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) DOLE-6 Regional Director Cyril Ticao said the cash aid was given to both formal and informal workers in the region comprising of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental provinces as well as the highly urbanized cities of Iloilo and Bacolod. The biggest chunk of the cash aid is for DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced or Disadvantaged Workers Program for #Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko Disinfecting/Sanitation Project (TUPAD #BKBK) with a total of P369. 49 million released. It bene...
February 19, 2021 | 7:18 pm Font Size PHILSTAR THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it will need over P180 billion at most to implement its proposed wage subsidy program. Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay said in a virtual briefing on Friday that the department has submitted its request to the Department of Budget and Management for review, noting the proposals indicated estimated budgets if the DoLE will subsidize 25%, 50%, and 75% of workers’ wages. “If we will shoulder 25% of the average wage, P62 billion ang pinakababa na request. Ang pinakamataas n...
MANILA BULLETIN FILE According to the figures dated January 23, 2021, over 1.1 million workers have received assistance under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) and the Abot-Kamay Ang Pagtulong (AKAP) for OFWs (overseas Filipino workers), combined. CAMP saw the distribution of a one-time financial aid worth P5,000 to affected workers in private establishments that have been hard-hit by the public health emergency. “(CAMP has) assisted 1,025,547 workers from the formal sector, amounting to over P5.2 billion,” Francia said. On the other hand, he said AKAP has “benefitted 118,...
Published January 21, 2021, 11:39 AM Employees of Makati Shangri-La Hotel that will be affected by its temporary closure may apply for the government’s cash assistance program, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Wednesday. Makati Shangri-La / MANILA BULLETIN DoLE Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said the displaced employees of the hotel may avail themselves of the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for tourism sector workers. “The CAMP tourism (facility) remains open and extended so they can apply for the cash assistance,” she said in a virtual forum. DoLE...