May 01, 2021 TOURISM Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced Friday, April 30, that 23,293 displaced tourism workers from Central Visayas have been approved to receive cash assistance under the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Cash Assistance Program of the Bayanihan 2 amounting to P116,465,000.
Bohol Province recorded 8,513 workers who have availed themselves of the cash assistance program; 11,327 from Cebu Province; 1,564 from Negros Oriental, and 1,889 workers from Siquijor.
Each displaced tourism worker received P5,000.
In Friday’s virtual awarding of certificates, 1,594 beneficiaries from 16 Bohol-based establishments were acknowledged, with workers coming from tourism support services, resorts, restaurants, community-based tourism organizations (CBTO) and transportation, among others.