DOLE Gives Aid To Workers In Western Pangasinan

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) flooded the areas of western Pangasinan with aid to help workers affected by the lingering pandemic.

Photo Insert: DOLE's TUPAD beneficiaries

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the activity is part of the DOLE’s intensified campaign to make government presence felt by needy workers in the provinces. “This is to reassure our workers in the provinces that our assistance is not only for workers in Metro Manila but to all Filipino workers,” Bello said.

Joined by top DOLE officials, Bello went to Dagupan City and Lingayen to distribute key assistance programs, including its flagship Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.

This part of the province may have been spared by the heavy effect of the recent typhoon that passed northern Luzon, but it was never missed by DOLE’s support,” Bello said.

Among the highlights of the activities is the continued rollout of the vaccination program for construction and manufacturing workers led by DOLE.

The program aims to vaccinate one million Filipino workers who belong to the economic sector of the country.

A total of 1,000 construction workers from Pangasinan were vaccinated in the Lingayen Training Facility through the partnership of DOLE and the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).

Meanwhile, Bello led the distribution of more than P6.2 million in TUPAD payouts and checks to close to 2,000 beneficiaries from the province’s western towns.

TUPAD is the cash-for-work program of DOLE to help workers hard-hit by the pandemic.

On the other hand, 40 beneficiaries from Infanta were given livelihood assistance by DOLE worth more than P800,000 for the purchase of motorized fishing boats.

To recognize companies compliant with the safety and health standards of the government, Bello awarded the much-coveted ‘Safety Seal’ to establishments including Coca-Cola Beverages Inc., First Ilocandia Cable, Tara Ice Manufacturing, Excellent Clear Ice Plant Inc., Pangasinan Electric Coop, Inc., and Josefa Slipways, Inc.

Furthermore, 30 overseas Filipino workers received P400,000 in checks under the Balik Pinas, Balik Hanapbuhay, and Project Ease of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

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