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(Photo courtesy of DPWH) MANILA - Over 900 individuals in Metro Manila have so far benefited from the Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement (AYUDA) Program of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a statement Thursday, the department said a total of 947 youth and heads of families were provided temporary employment for two months. They were paid PHP503 a day for working from November to December. It added that requests have been made to extend the employment program until next year. The beneficiaries, who were displaced by coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and out-of-school youth were hired to undertake road maintenance activities such as street sweeping, cleaning of street signs, hauling waste materials, and painting of concrete barriers. The AYUDA program, also an initiative of Secretary Roger Mercado, was launched to help the workers to recover from the effects of Covid-19 and at the same time contribute to public infrastructu

Metro manilaPhilippines generalRoger mercadoProgram of the department publicUnemployed for developmentNational capital regionPublic worksSecretary roger mercadoHelp keepHoto courtesy of dpwh manila over 900 individuals in metro have so far benefited from the assistance to youth and unemployed for development advancement ayuda program department public works highways ina statement thursdayHe department saida total of 947 youth and heads families were provided temporary employment for two months they paid php503a day working from november to december it added that requests have been made extend the program until next year beneficiariesHo were displaced by coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 pandemic and out of school youth hired to undertake road maintenance activities such as street sweepingLeaning of street signsAuling waste materialsNd painting of concrete barriers the ayuda programLso an initiative of secretary roger mercado