35 displaced drivers in AgSur town
receive cash from DOLE
By Allen Joe Lumanta
TRENTO, Agusan del Sur, April 20 -- At least 35 tricycle drivers have
recently received cash assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) in line with its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged
Workers - “Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko” Disinfecting/Sanitation Project or TUPAD –
BKBK.
Validated through and by the Municipal Business Permit and Licensing
Office (BPLO) and the Municipal Public Employment Services Office (PESO), said
tricycle drivers form part of the 150 beneficiaries of DOLE’s emergency
employment program for the underemployed, unemployed, and displaced
marginalized workers whose livelihood were affected by the CoViD-19 crisis.
During the distribution held at RM Billanes Gymnasium, each qualified
driver received an amount of P3,200.00 from Jake Abunda, Labor Employment
Officer II of DOLE-Agusan del Sur who personally handed the cash assistance to
the recipients.
It was noted that before having received the assistance, the drivers
underwent a ten-day work program that involved cleaning, disinfecting, and
sanitizing specific areas in their barangays and their households.
Meanwhile, Municipal PESO Manager Alberto Salas and his staff Xyris Kay
Arańez are still finalizing the documentary requirements for the second batch
of TUPAD-BKBK beneficiaries who are scheduled to receive their emergency cash
assistance before the end of April 2020. (MIO Trento/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
