Muntinlupa provides jobs to 3,761 displaced workers

Committed to assist displaced workers in the city affected by the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Muntinlupa City Public Employment Service Office (PESO) has provided jobs to 3,761 beneficiaries since the first implementation of the community quarantine in March.

Through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and other employment initiatives, the displaced workers were deployed to help in the city’s repacking and distribution of relief goods. Some  were assigned to participate in the disinfection/sanitation of their houses and immediate vicinity of their houses through the #Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko Disinfecting/Sanitation (#BKBK) Project.

A community-based package of assistance, DoLE-TUPAD provides emergency employment for displaced workers including transport drivers of tricycles, jeeps and pedicabs for a minimum period of 10 days.

Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the local government recognizes the plight of daily earners and marginalized workers who have lost their jobs and whose livelihoods are affected by the community quarantine.

“The City Government of Muntinlupa will continue to assist our displaced workers in the city since they are one of the most hardly-hit sectors in the Covid-19 pandemic,” Fresnedi noted.

Meanwhile, displaced seamstresses were also hired to produce face masks and personal protective equipment for frontliners and city residents.

A total of P21.018 million were allocated for the program with augmentation from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Gender and Development Office, Muntinlupa City Technical Institute and the Office of Congressman Ruffy Biazon.

Beneficiaries rendered 15 working days in the program and received a salary of P537.00 per day.