NOT FOR POLITICS. An undated photo shows the recent activity of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas intended for the beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) in Cebu. DOLE-7 regional director Undersecretary Victor del Rosario on Friday (May 5, 2022) said the TUPAD program aims to help workers displaced by the pandemic find a temporary job and not for profiling of voters for the May 9 national and local elections. (Photo courtesy of DOLE-7) CEBU CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas on Friday said the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) aims to help workers displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic get a temporary job and not to profile voters. The statement from Undersecretary Victor Del Rosario, concurrent DOLE-7 regional director, came after a certain political camp here allegedly used the TUPAD program to profile vo
TUPAD beneficiaries(Photo courtesy of DOLE-7) CEBU CITY - About 1,000 workers in Cebu province received their wages amounting to PHP4.5 million under the government's community-based assistance package through emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed, and seasonal workers. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Central Visayas regional director Undersecretary Victor del Rosario said in a statement Friday that Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III personally released the financial assistance for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) beneficiaries at the two venues - Asian College of Technology (ACT) and Minglanilla Sports Complex. Del Rosario said the program has remained supportive to the marginalized, vulnerable, and underprivileged workers, especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. "This is a manifestation of the government's relentless support to the Fili