THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released over P90 million for its aid programs for workers whose employment was affected by the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.
In an SMS, Labor Assistant Secretary officer-in-charge Dominique R. Tutay told BusinessMirror that of the said amount, P76.5 million was allocated for the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP), and the remaining P13.7 million for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers Program (Tupad)-Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko.
She said they have scheduled more fund releases for both projects in the next two weeks.
Tutay said there are currently 8,641 CAMP beneficiaries and 8,499 for Tupad.
Anticipated growth
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said he ordered the immediate release of funding for the projects after getting reports that the number of Covid-affected workers has swelled to about half a million.
“As of March 27, 9,028 establishments reported 317,171 of their workers were displaced due to temporary closures or under flexible work arrangements (FWA). Also based on preliminary field reports, another 117,890 informal sector workers were affected,” Bello said in a statement.
To note, the number of affected workers registered by DOLE, which were affected by FWAs and temporary closure related to Covid-19 on March 23, was only at 108,620.
In anticipation of the surge of more applicants in coming days, Bello said they are now looking to request an additional P5-billion funding to augment the already approved P2- billion budget for CAMP and Tupad-BKBK.
Labor backed
Labor advocate group Defend Jobs Philippines (DFP) supports the appeal of DOLE for additional funding for its Covid-related interventions.
Citing figures from think tank Ibon Foundation, DFP spokesperson Thaddeus Ifurung said 11 million formal and informal workers were affected by the ongoing Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Thus, he argued that DOLE will need at least P55 billion to provide cash to the affected formal and informal workers
Under CAMP, DOLE will provide a one-time P5,000 cash aid to affected employers, to be used to pay for their unpaid days for the duration of Covid-related quarantine.
Meanwhile, Tupad-BKBK is an emergency employment program catering to workers engaged in a “no work, no pay scheme” or belong to the informal sector. Its beneficiaries will be tapped by the government to disinfect homes around their area in exchange for a minimum wage.
Uncooperative employers
Despite the availability of such programs from DOLE, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) President Luke Espiritu said some companies still refuse to avail themselves of the said government measures, particularly CAMP.
He lamented the application process for CAMP prevents workers from accessing it directly and “they have to wait for management to accomplish and file the necessary forms with the DOLE regional labor office.”
“Some cited the lockdown itself for not applying since they have no one in their office. The thing is, companies must provide for such exigencies,” Espiritu said.
In such incident, Tutay urged Covid-affected workers to seek DOLE’s intervention.
“Workers can report to DOLE if their employers do not apply, so our Regional Offices can coordinate with their employers to facilitate their company applications,” Tutay said.
She stressed no sanction will be imposed on firms which do not avail of CAMP. However, she noted they are strongly encouraged to do so.
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buong luzon po ba yan o sa ncr lang?
Can you please give me requirements how to apply.
Good day ask lang po yung baket po wala pong approved yung YEARNINGS OUTSORSING?? THANKS PO SA SAGOT, GODBLESS US!
Paano po sir mag apply?
Can i ask tanong ko lang po kung approve po ung papers namin..
Name ng company Technoedge Service Center
Ask ko lang po DELTA EARTH MOVING bulacan site Kasama po ba sa list na makakahuha ng 5k?? Wala po kase sila masagot sa amin kaya nagpapacash advance sila..maraming salamat po
I hope and pray sana totoo po. Malaking tulong po yan sa katulad nmin no work no pay po. God bless.
Good day po, tanongin k po. Nsa s GAIC AGENCY MANPOWER ako NG work as a janitress. May pasok p Rin po kmi yong iba nming ksamahan na Hindi n naka uwi ay stay in na Lang po sla Doon at yong iba walking distance lng nmn Kya nka pasok po cla sa work. Kami pong malalayo na wlang msakyan pra mkag stay in n lng sa area ay nndito lng po sa bahay 6 po kmi Hindi nkapasok. Tanong k po meron ba kmi mkukuha sa agency namin. Na financial assistance?
Thank you
Paano po mag apply?
Ask q lng po kung kasali ang mga cooperative members(furniture producers) po kmi..affected din po kmi ng lockdown..qualified din po b kmi jan sa programa ng DOLE?
Ask ko lng po s HRPMS AGENCY po hindi po kc sila mk pg send documents s DOLE kc nk Lockdown po, paano po kya mkukuha in aid n 5k?
paano poh b apply
Bkit po ang La Beata bag manufacturer w ay wla po sa approval list? Di po ba kami qualified dun? Kmi po ay no pay no work din
Good pm po ask ko lng po kung kelan po ma approved ung sa company po nmin.SENSE SPA wid MARISSA ROXAS .makati..sana nman po mapansin nyo nman po kmi.need po nmin tlaga.salamat po at godbless
Sana po ung mga no work no pay po sana unahin.kc wala n po kmi aasahan..kung totoo man po ito..nahihirapan n din po kc kmi lalo sa me mga anak n.plssss po nagmamakaawa po kmi..salamat po😢😢😢😢
sna po totoo po ito kc nahihirapan na kmi na wlang kabuhayan. lalo na mga anak ko. at ngaung buwan na to manganganak na din ako kabuwanan ko na po ngaung april.
kame po ay humingi ng tulong dahil wala na po kameng nakukunan ng pang gastos namen sa pang araw araw dahil nawalan ng trabaho ang aking asawa ako po ay isang labandera po at nahinto dahil sa lockdown kaya po ako po ay lumalapit sa inyo salamat po ng marami.
Gud day sir paano po ba ako makaka avail. Security guard po ako. Hindi po ako makapasok dahil close po ang company na pinapasukan ko. At wala kaming agency ID na binigay sa amin. Dahil wala pa sa minimum ang sahod namin.
Sana po makakuha din po ako kasi sa panahon po ngayun wala nman po kami mapag kukuhanan lalo na po may umaasa din po samin pamilya na aming sinusuportahan thank you po
Ask KO lang po paano po ei avail ang tulong mula sa government na 5k to 8k?
Ask ko LNG po paano Ma avail
Ang tulong mula sa goverment
Na 5k????
Sana po matulungan po ako kasi wla na po kami pang budget ng pangkain, dito sa baranggay namin isang beses lng ng bigay kakapiranggot lang po, gutom na po family ko, bawal din kasi mghanapbuhay sa labas. Sana matugunan nyo po ang hinihingi naming tulong maraming salamat po
Ask ko lang po company namin do first corp. Kung approve n po ng dole no work no pay po kami…la n po mkain mga anak single parents lng po aq…d po mkapgwork…thanks po & godbless..
Sir good morning isa po akong boat captain dito sa caticlan wala na po kming trabaho problima ko po kng saan ako kukuha ng pagkain namin araw2 nagugutom na po family ko
Good morning po sir, ACP WATER VENDING MACHINE po ako nagwowork approve po ba sir? nagpasa po ung employer namin nung march 27, 2020 wala pa din po sagot f approve po. salamat po
Paano po mag apply
Paano po mag apply.. kc nahihirapan na kami.. wala kaming natanggap kahit galing sa LGU na tulong..
Meron po ba tulong para sa amin nasa visayas..