88 Eastern Visayas Media Practitioners Received Assistance From DOLE's TUPAD Program

The Calbayog Journal

July 17, 2023 · 6 min read

EIGHTY-EIGHT Journalists in Eastern Visayas were enrolled and qualified as recipients in the Emergency Employment Pogram called the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

The program provided short-term community work to the journalists in the quad-media industry that covers radio, television, print and on-line workers for news and information.

Media workers were assigned to Tree Planting and Coastal Clean-up work for 15 working days (holidays not included) starting June 20, 2023 until July 05, 2023.

At Php375.00 per day, the recipient media were required to work at 4 hours a day. The services are reflected in a daily time record (DTR), duly signed by the beneficiary as approved by an assigned timekeeper.

Pictures reflecting delivery of services for the 15-day duration were also required as proof of accomplishments.

Recipient-media were generally thankful as money received from the program was a big ease to respective families’ needs for basic commodities in the household.

Belonging to the disadvantaged group of workers, the recipient media looks forward to be considered in other livelihood programs of DOLE.(CJ)