{"id":251047,"date":"2020-04-03T03:51:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T07:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251047"},"modified":"2020-04-03T03:51:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T07:51:39","slug":"34k-quarantine-affected-workers-avail-of-p5-k-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/03\/34k-quarantine-affected-workers-avail-of-p5-k-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"34K quarantine-affected workers avail of P5-K aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reports that 34,253 workers have availed of the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program, or CAMP,\u201d Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a virtual press briefing aired on government-owned PTV-4. (PNA file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A total of 34,253 workers affected by the month-long implementation of enhanced community quarantine in Luzon have availed of one-time financial assistance worth PHP5,000 from the government, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reports that 34,253 workers have availed of the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program, or CAMP,\u201d Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a virtual press briefing aired on government-owned PTV-4.<\/p>\n

Under CAMP, displaced employees working in companies affected by the community quarantine will receive one-time PHP5,000 cash assistance.<\/p>\n

DOLE initially directed employers to request financial aid for their displaced workers by submitting a proof of payroll.<\/p>\n

However, some employees complained that their employers have failed to submit the requirements needed for them to receive cash assistance.<\/p>\n

Nograles reiterated Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III\u2019s recent pronouncement that workers whose employers did not process their application can directly contact DOLE to get the one-time cash aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge employers to work with the DOLE so their employees can get this benefit. Sabi ni Secretary Bello,\u00a0kung ayaw ng<\/em>\u00a0employers mag-submit\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0payroll,\u00a0\u2018yung mga manggagawa na mismo, pwedeng mag-<\/em>submit\u00a0ng listahan<\/em>\u00a0(Secretary Bello said workers whose employers do not want to submit payroll can contact the agency),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Aside from the granting of one-time cash assistance, DOLE also distributed around 165,929 family food packs to the displaced workers, Nograles noted.<\/p>\n

Nograles said DOLE is also doing its best to ensure that there will be no further retrenchment of workers due to the community quarantine.<\/p>\n

He issued the statement following reports that many people have been retrenched from work following the quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u00a0tuluy-tuloy pa pong ginagawa ng<\/em>\u00a0DOLE\u00a0ang mga hakbang at pakikipag-ugnayan sa ating mga<\/em>\u00a0employer to prevent any further retrenchment\u00a0ng atin pong mga<\/em>\u00a0worker (DOLE is taking steps and coordinating with employers to avoid further retrenchment of our workers),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Luzon was placed under enhanced community quarantine until April 12, prompting all households to observe the strict home isolation and limit their movements to accessing basic necessities.<\/p>\n

People who are only authorized to leave their homes are policemen, soldiers, health workers, authorized government personnel, and those who are rendering basic and essential services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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