DOLE provides income to 82 displaced tricycle drivers in CamNorte
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 82 displaced tricycle drivers from 21 barangays in Camarines Norte were hired and have received wages under the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Tulong Panghanap-buhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, on Thursday said the drivers were able to receive their wages recently through the agency's Camarines Norte provincial field office.
Gasga said the drivers were hired for a 10-day period and performed sanitation work for their dwellings and immediate vicinity.
"These beneficiaries were among those applicants who were not accommodated under the TUPAD #BKBK Program," she said.
With the implementation of the program's Post-Covid project, the drivers became eligible for emergency employment and hired as TUPAD workers. This entitled them to a wage of PHP310 per day which is equivalent to PHP3,100 for 10 days.
Renalyn Alano, Camarines Norte Livelihood Program focal person, in a statement said the income of drivers has been severely affected by the imposed health protocols against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as they can only accept passengers at 50 percent capacity during the community quarantine
“This left them with a meager income which was not enough to make both ends meet,” she said.
Lorenzo D. Cuerdo, president of the Central Plaza Mall Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (CPTODA) here, said the TUPAD program has been a big help for them. He thanked the DOLE for the project that provided income for the displaced drivers.
TUPAD is a community-based program/assistance that provides temporary employment to workers from the informal sector who are displaced and affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Qualified applicants are the "kasambahay" or house helpers, jeepney and ride-hailing app drivers, carinderia or eatery owners, vendors, and other workers.
To become part of TUPAD, informal sector workers must go to the Barangay Hall or the municipality’s Public Employment Office and ask to be included in the beneficiary list under TUPAD.
They can also apply by sending an email to the regional DOLE office in their respective areas. (PNA)
Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, on Thursday said the drivers were able to receive their wages recently through the agency's Camarines Norte provincial field office.
Gasga said the drivers were hired for a 10-day period and performed sanitation work for their dwellings and immediate vicinity.
"These beneficiaries were among those applicants who were not accommodated under the TUPAD #BKBK Program," she said.
With the implementation of the program's Post-Covid project, the drivers became eligible for emergency employment and hired as TUPAD workers. This entitled them to a wage of PHP310 per day which is equivalent to PHP3,100 for 10 days.
Renalyn Alano, Camarines Norte Livelihood Program focal person, in a statement said the income of drivers has been severely affected by the imposed health protocols against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as they can only accept passengers at 50 percent capacity during the community quarantine
“This left them with a meager income which was not enough to make both ends meet,” she said.
Lorenzo D. Cuerdo, president of the Central Plaza Mall Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (CPTODA) here, said the TUPAD program has been a big help for them. He thanked the DOLE for the project that provided income for the displaced drivers.
TUPAD is a community-based program/assistance that provides temporary employment to workers from the informal sector who are displaced and affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Qualified applicants are the "kasambahay" or house helpers, jeepney and ride-hailing app drivers, carinderia or eatery owners, vendors, and other workers.
To become part of TUPAD, informal sector workers must go to the Barangay Hall or the municipality’s Public Employment Office and ask to be included in the beneficiary list under TUPAD.
They can also apply by sending an email to the regional DOLE office in their respective areas. (PNA)