MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to hire and deploy over 5,000 contact tracers in Metro Manila for three months starting this May, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday.
The DILG said it has inked a memorandum circular with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on the guidelines for the hiring, training and deployment a total of 5,754 contact tracers for three months with a minimum wage of P537 per day.
So far, 13,304 have applied for the position and 2,696 have been assessed and qualified.
“This deployment is part of our continuous effort to intensify our contact traci…
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