MANILA, Philippines — Instead of hiring 12,000, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday said it will only get 5,000 contact tracers to be deployed in the so-called National Capital Region (NCR) Plus.
In a televised briefing, DOLE’s Bureau of Workers With Special Concerns Director Atty. Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla explained this is to allow the hired contact tracers to work for a longer duration.
“I-stretch na lang po namin sa 90 days kaya siguro roughly, mga 5,000 po ang ma-a-accommodate para magkaroon sila ng mahaba habang duration ng trabaho,” Trayvilla said.
(We will stretch the contract to 90 days so maybe roughly, we will accommodate 5,000 to allow them to…
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