{"id":249305,"date":"2020-03-20T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T22:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249305"},"modified":"2020-03-20T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T22:31:20","slug":"all-workers-covered-by-covid-19-cash-aid-program-dole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/20\/all-workers-covered-by-covid-19-cash-aid-program-dole\/","title":{"rendered":"All workers covered by Covid-19 cash aid program: DOLE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, in a press briefing for the Philippine media delegation at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore on April 27, 2018. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 All workers of private companies whose operations are affected due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak are covered by the financial assistance provided by the government under the Covid Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday.<\/p>\n

In Labor Advisory No. 12, Series of 2020 signed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, all workers nationwide, regardless of status are entitled to the cash aid amounting to PHP5,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cAffected workers, regardless of status (i.e. permanent, probationary, or contractual), are those employed In private establishments whose operations are affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic,\u201d the advisory said.<\/p>\n

The DOLE has also directed companies to submit the revised Establishment Report Form (ERF) including the company payroll for the month of February or earlier.<\/p>\n

The documentary requirements should be submitted to the DOLE regional office (RO) or any of its provincial\/field offices (PO\/FO).<\/p>\n

For the release of the financial support, the concerned DOLE RO\/PO\/FO shall directly release it to the employees\u2019 payroll account through bank transfer while for cash payroll, it shall be received through money remittance.<\/p>\n

The CAMP shall be effective on March 21.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the DOLE said about 250,000 workers are expected to benefit from the program with a budget of PHP1.3 billion.<\/p>\n

It added that the CAMP is a safety net program that aims to support affected workers in private establishments to mitigate the adverse economic impacts and reduction of income brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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