MANILA, Philippines — More than 93 percent of the P16 billion allocated under the Bayanihan To Recover As One Act to assist workers in the formal and informal sectors — including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) — has been downloaded so far, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Tuesday.
Bello said the funds were downloaded to regional and overseas officers ahead of the expiration of Bayanihan 2 on Dec. 19.
The labor secretary said the funds cover several assistance programs such as the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) and Abot Kamay Ang Pagtulong (AKAP) Program; emergency employment under Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD…
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