MAGSAYSAY, Lanao del Norte (PIA) -- A total of 416 disadvantaged informal sector workers here earned a total of P1.6 million worth of emergency employment wages through the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program. 

DOLE Lanao del Norte Officer-in-Charge Chief Lawyer Safrali S. Cabili said each recipient received P405 per day for their 10 days’ work doing community service as the agency's emergency financial assistance to uplift, improve their living conditions, and boost their community’s economic stability.

This payout is not connected to any people’s initiative. (DOLE Lanao del Norte/PIA-10/Lanao del Norte)