(EASTERN SAMAR PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)
TACLOBAN CITY – A total of 2,716 disadvantaged and displaced workers from Eastern Samar received financial assistance through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in a payout ceremony held on October 30 in Borongan City.
The beneficiaries included members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) from San Julian and various women’s organizations from Borongan City. Each received P4,050 in cash assistance.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Eastern Samar Field Office facilitated the payout in cooperation with the provincial government, represented by Governor Ben Evardone, and funded by the Office of the President through House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Gov.Evardone, along with provincial officials including Governor Maricar Sison-Goteesan, Board Member RV Evardone, Vice Board Member Annabelle Capito, Board Member Byron Suyot, Board Member Jun Quelitano, and labor and employment officer Philip John Eynard Pinarok, attended the event.
“Iton TUPAD talaga in para makabulig kita hit aton mga igkasi Estehanon. Yana, sana magamit niyo iton makakarawat yana, magamit hin maupay ha iyo pagkaon, garamitan hit mga estudyante, pakabuhi ha iyo asosasyon,” the governor said.
He added that he hopes the assistance, though modest, will aid the beneficiaries.
“Kun ano it makaka-upay ha iyo, hit iyo organisasyon, gamita it niyo hin maupay. Kunta ini nga guti nga bulig, makabulig unta ha iyo. Hi kamo an akon napili pagrekognisar hit iyo pakabuhi para hit iyo tagsa-tagsa nga pamilya,” he said.
Evardone also pledged to allocate a livelihood fund for various organizations, to be facilitated by DOLE.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
