SAFE TOURISM. The Department of Tourism regional office in Tacloban City. The office has asked tourism enterprises to ensure that their workers get booster shots against Covid-19 with the rising number of new cases in the country. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office here has asked tourism enterprises to ensure that their workers get booster shots against Covid-19 with the rising number of new cases in the country. DOT Eastern Visayas director Karina Rosa Tiopes advised tourism-related establishments to check if their workers have received Covid-19 booster shots and report the vaccination status to the DOT regional office. "We continue to urge tourism industry workers who have not yet received their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to take advantage of the free vaccines, which provide not only protection for themselves and their families, but also aid in the recovery of the tourism industry, which has been severely impacted by the pandemic
ENLISTMENT. Informal workers in Ilocos Norte register for the Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa mga Disadvantage/Displaced Workers program of the Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday (May 19, 2022) An additional PHP30 million is expected to be released for the continued implementation of the program this year. (Photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY -Informal workers in Ilocos Norte who lost their jobs to the pandemic and have yet to avail of any government aid may still qualify to get cash assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) livelihood program. Through the "Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa mga Disadvantage/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), the DOLE has allotted an additional PHP30 million for the province, according to Ann Marie Lizette B. Atuan, head of the provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO). "This is apart from the PHP20 million downloaded funds that were released last April and benefited our constituents, particularly the displ
PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN.The Butuan City governmentsays children aged 12 to 17 years old and having no comorbidities will be vaccinated starting Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021). The city government is urging parents to have their children vaccinated to protect them from the coronavirus disease 2019. (Photo courtesy of Butuan City PIO) BUTUAN CITY - The vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old and without comorbidities will start here on Wednesday. Michiko De Jesus, city information officer, told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday that the move is part of the continuing efforts of the city government to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The vaccination of minors without comorbidities will be open to all. They can come to the designated vaccination sites and have their children vaccinated. As of now, we have no target number for minors, but we are calling on our parents to have their children vaccinated to protect them from the virus," De Jesus said.