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(File photo) MANILA - Senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday called for the immediate approval of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) proposal to provide a PHP5,000 wage subsidy to around 1 million minimum wage earners to help them cope with rising consumer prices. "Bagamat unti-unti nang nakakabawi ang ekonomiya, matagal pa bago tuluyang makatayo nang lubusan ang mga manggagawa na pinadapa ng pandemya at ng pagtaas ng mga bilihin dahil sa pagsipa ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo (While the economy has been recovering gradually, it will still take time before workers hard hit by the pandemic get on their feet again as they are now being affected by the spike in oil prices)," he said in a statement. Eleazar said the grant of wage subsidy will also help the government in its efforts to revive the economy as this will stimulate spending. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III earlier proposed the provision of a wage subsidy worth PHP5,000 to at least 1 million