ILOILO CITY (PIA) - - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) VI turned over checks worth P18,045,000.00 under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program to benefit 3,950 informal workers from the 96 villages of the five municipalities of the island-province of Guimaras.

In a simple ceremony, Regional Director lawyer Sixto T. Rodriguez, Jr.  turned over the checks to Guimaras Lone District Representative Ma. Lucille L. Nava and Guimaras Governor JC Rahman A. Nava for wages of the qualified beneficiaries.

program implementation to reach the farthest barangays and the widest range of beneficiaries.

DOLEs flagship employment program, TUPAD, is a community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed and seasonal workers.

The workers, mostly unemployed, displaced and disadvantaged workers from the informal sector and senior citizens, will engage in road cleaning, de-clogging of drainage/canal, community clean-up, and beautification of tourist activity area, disinfection and sanitation of community public area and in agro-forestry projects such as tree planting, community gardening and group reforestation under the program. (JBG/DOLE6/laf/PIA6-Iloilo)