MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is asking for a P6 billion fund for wage subsidies for employers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate business owners and employees.”Humingi kami ma’am ng I think about P6 billion because this will include a wage subsidy program for the employers, hindi ‘yung (not a) wage subsidy for the employees but wage subsidy for the employers,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel on Thursday when asked on the budget the DOLE is asking for wage subsidies either from the 2022 national budget or the possible Bayanihan 3.
Bello said the DOLE consid…
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