News Release
Department of Labor and Employment
May 18, 2023
Sixty ex-rebels avail of TUPAD assistance
In support of Executive Order No. 70 which aims to end local armed conflict and promote peace in the countryside, the DOLE in Western Visayas provided emergency employment to former rebels who returned to the fold of the law and chose to live a peaceful life.
Through its Negros Occidental Field Office, a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program was provided to sixty (60) rebel returnees from Barangays Buenavista, Carabalan, San Antonio and, Mahalang, in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
The beneficiaries sought help for financial assistance from the local authorities to recover financially, which in turn requested DOLE to implement the TUPAD Program. Each beneficiary received Four Thousand Five Hundred pesos (Php4,500) in wages for completing 10-day community service in their respective localities in April this year.
Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr. emphasized that employment assistance does not only provide them with financial support but also establishes stronger trust in the government.
To ensure safe working conditions, the beneficiaries were provided a set of personal protective equipment (PPE) and enrolled in the Group Personal Accident Insurance (GPAI) program of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for insurance coverage. jpm/fmdl
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Tulong mula sa TUPAD, natanggap ng 60 dating rebelde
Bilang suporta sa Executive Order No. 70 na naglalayong wakasan ang armadong tunggalian sa lokalidad at isulong ang kapayapaan sa kanayunan, nagbigay ang DOLE sa Western Visayas ng emergency employment sa mga dating rebelde na piniling mamuhay ng mapayapa.
Sa pamamagitan ng Negros Occidental Field Office, 60 dating rebelde mula sa Barangay Buenavista, Carabalan, San Antonio, at Mahalang, sa Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental ang nakatanggap ng community-based package of assistance na nagbibigay ng pansamantalang trabaho sa ilalim ng programang Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD).
Humingi ng tulong-pinansiyal ang mga benepisyaryo mula sa mga lokal na awtoridad, na siya namang humiling sa DOLE na ipatupad ang programang TUPAD. Tumanggap ang bawat benepisyaryo ng Php4,500 suweldo para sa sampung araw na community service sa kani-kanilang lokalidad noong Abril ng taong ito.
Binigyang-diin ni Regional Director Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr. na ang tulong na trabaho ay hindi lamang upang bigyan sila ng suportang pinansyal kundi upang mas patatagin ang kanilang pagtitiwala sa pamahalaan.
Upang matiyak ang ligtas na kondisyon sa paggawa, binigyan ang mga benepisyaryo ng personal protective equipment (PPE) at Group Personal Accident Insurance (GPAI) ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) para sa kanilang insurance coverage. jpm/fmdl/ gmea
