CAMIGUIN (PIA) -- A total of 3,813 Camiguingnons received a collective sum of over P2 million as part of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program and the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP). 

Arlyn Z. Bael, the chief of DOLE-10 Camiguin Provincial Field Office, highlighted that each emergency-employed worker earned P4,050 after completing 10 days of community work in their respective localities. 

The distribution reached various towns, with 1,064 recipients in Mambajao, 962 in Mahinog, 440 in Guinsiliban, 525 in Sagay, and 822 in Catarman. 

“The payout was in collaboration with the provincial government to alleviate poverty and reduce the vulnerability of the risks to the working poor, marginalized, and seasonal workers,” Bael said.

DOLE-10 also expressed gratitude for the continuous support of Lone District Rep. Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo, Gov. Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo, and all local chief executives of the province.

Boosting economic stability

On February 2, 86 member-beneficiaries of the Mantigue Island Motorboat Service Association and 79 member-beneficiaries of the White Island Pumpboat Operators Credit Cooperative received P250,000 per association as a livelihood grant from DOLE-10. 

The grants, released through Accredited Co-Partner Kahugpongan sa Masilakong Mangingisda Organization (KASAMMA) Chairperson Fernando S. Ocaba, provided the groups with tools and equipment for a motorboat spare parts and accessories store.

Bael emphasized that the livelihood grants offer readily-available equipment, stable income sources, improved living conditions, and economic stability for the beneficiaries. 

To ensure the sustainability and growth of the projects, recipients underwent the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board’s Service Quality Improvement Program, focusing on enhancing income generation through wage and self-employment. (RTP/PIA-10/Camiguin)