Dole’s Tupad program gives P3.19-M payout to 580 displaced workers
CONG. LUISA LLOREN "BANTI" CUARESMA
BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: The lone congressional district of Nueva Vizcaya brought home on Friday the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) job generation program providing a total of P3.19 million payout to displaced workers due to the pandemic and typhoons that hit the province in 2020.
Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma of this province said they were able to reach out to 580 individuals who are from poor villages in this town and who have lost their jobs as a result of government measures in the fight against the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“Many of these villagers, ambulant vendors, tricycle drivers, among others, have been severely affected by the pandemic and disasters like flooding and landslides as a...