Department of Labor and Employment regional officein Bicol (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 33 parents and guardians of profiled child laborers and a disadvantaged worker in Libon town, Albay province will be receiving livelihood assistance from the government, according to the Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) on Wednesday. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, in an interview, said the assistance is a strategic response to the social problem and will help prevent and eliminate child labor. "Parents of child laborers are among the priority beneficiaries under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP). Under the guidelines of the DILEEP, beneficiaries should not allow their children to engage in child labor. The livelihood assistance provided can be in the form of 'Negokart' starter kits, or materials needed to start a livelihood undertaking," Gasga said. She said the local government of Libon as the accred
LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Camarines Norte in partnership with the local government unit of Daet town, through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), has disbursed PHP634,800 in cash aid to 184 worker-beneficiaries under its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, said in a statement on Wednesday the hired workers were engaged in cleaning roads and public facilities for 10 days. "During the payout (Aug. 17) the worker-beneficiaries entitled them to receive PHP345 for daily work performed or equivalent to PHP3,450 based on the new prevailing minimum wage in the Bicol Region and covered with an accident insurance for one year," Gasga said. Also part of the package of assistance was personal protective equipment. The beneficiaries, during the project orientation, also acquired basic concepts on occupational safety and health and financial literacy. Rommel
PAYOUT. The Department of Labor and Employment-Bicol releases the salaries of 650 worker-beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers program from four towns of the first district of Camarines Sur from Aug. 9-12, 2022. The workers were tasked to keep clean public places in their villages. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) paid PHP3.3-million in cash aid to 650 worker-beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE Bicol spokesperson, said in an interview on Saturday the beneficiaries were from four towns in the first district of Camarines Sur. The payout started August 9 for 182 beneficiaries in Poblacion, Lupi; August 10 for 258 beneficiaries in Impig, Sipocot; August 11 for 130 beneficiaries in Castillo, Cabusao; and August 12 for 80 beneficiaries in Poblacion Zone 1, Del Gallego. "The beneficiari
LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Labor Employment (DOLE) in Bicol has helped a house helper get her retirement pay from her employer through its Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, on Wednesday said Rosita Pajares or "Nanay Rosing" started working as "kasambahay" for her Manila-based employer in 1991, doing "all around" chores. Now 67 years old, she has no choice but to retire. From house cleaning, preparation of daily meals, doing the laundry, and babysitting to performing other household tasks-these were the daily routine of Pajares during her 30 years in service. "As soon as she arrived home in Camarines Norte, she was told that she is entitled to retirement pay. Still not convinced, she visited the DOLE Office in Camarines Norte and asked about her entitlements as kasambahay. Upon validation of Pajares' (Nanay Rosing) case under the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) Program, DOLE- Bicol thru Camarines Nor
LEGAZPI CITY - At least 18 fully vaccinated vendors from the municipality of Buhi and Iriga City in Camarines Sur have received new bicycles and mobile phones under the "Bikecination" project of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Bicol. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, in an interview on Friday said the series of turnover of the PHP450,000 worth of bicycles to 18 selected beneficiaries this week aimed to ease the plight of pandemic affected-workers across the region, particularly in Camarines Sur province. "Dubbed as 'Bikecination Project' under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP), it wants to significantly contribute to national productivity, fast economic recovery and by encouraging those who have completed the two doses of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines to avail of the said assistance," she said. The project provides a bicycle to qualified applicants which can be used for food and other delivery services, along wi