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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says applications for the cash benefit will start 'anytime soon'

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo) MANILA - Some 11,500 employees from the private sector have been displaced due to the Alert Level 3 Covid-19 classification in Metro Manila and other areas of the country, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Tuesday. He said the number is way below the Department of Trade and Industry's estimate that the Alert Level 3 status will displace 100,000 to 200,000 workers. "Fortunately, as of, I think that was yesterday or Sunday, the displaced workers because of Alert Level 3 are only more than 11,5...

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured cash assistance to workers who will be displaced by the implementation of the stricter Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila. "We are prepared for any eventuality because you have given us a good budgetary allocation especially on our program for informal workers, TUPAD (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced)," Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in his report to President Roa Rodrigo during the Talk to the People Thursday night. He reported that some PHP50 mi...

Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday it would set aside PHP1 billion for the grant of cash assistance to workers who will be displaced by the implementation of the stricter Alert Level 3. Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said they were readying funds for the financial aid under the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP). "In extreme cases that would warrant financial assistance under CAMP, DOLE will be allocating PHP1 billion for the workers," she said in a ...

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday announced that it is ready to allot P1 billion for workers who may be affected by “extreme” alert level restrictions. During the Laging Handa briefing of PTV, Labor Assistant Secretary Dominique R. Tutay said DOLE would provide assistance to workers who…