27-K Cordillera workers receive 5,000 cash aide
>> Thursday, December 31, 2020
BAGUIO CITY -- Some 27,000 displaced tourism workers in the
Cordillera Administrative Region received their certificates of eligibility for
the P5,000 cash aid under a Departments of Tourism and Labor and Employment.
DoT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was in Baguio on Monday and personally turned over financial assistance certificates to the workers here at Wright Park.
“I commend the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet and the entire Cordillera Administrative Region for proactively responding to the call to make the Bayanihan Act 2 Cash Assistance program accessible to displaced tourism workers,” she said during the ceremony also attended by Mayor Benjamin Magalong Jr.
DoT-CAR endorsed 932 tourism enterprises and organizations as program recipients, with a total of 26,972 beneficiaries.
DoLE-CAR initially approved 10,555 applications while the remaining 16,417 are under process.
About P134,860,000 will be disbursed if all applications are deemed approved.
“DoT hopes this will help you get through this difficult period. As we continue our efforts to spur the recovery of domestic tourism, it is our goal to make tourism-related businesses and enterprises flourish once again, leading to more opportunities for decent jobs and stable livelihoods,” Puyat added.
Recipients represented the following sectors: creative arts and crafts; vendors; events and entertainment; accommodation; wellness and personal care; restaurants; transportation; travel and tour agencies; tour guides; tourism training center; and community-based organizations.
DoT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was in Baguio on Monday and personally turned over financial assistance certificates to the workers here at Wright Park.
“I commend the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet and the entire Cordillera Administrative Region for proactively responding to the call to make the Bayanihan Act 2 Cash Assistance program accessible to displaced tourism workers,” she said during the ceremony also attended by Mayor Benjamin Magalong Jr.
DoT-CAR endorsed 932 tourism enterprises and organizations as program recipients, with a total of 26,972 beneficiaries.
DoLE-CAR initially approved 10,555 applications while the remaining 16,417 are under process.
About P134,860,000 will be disbursed if all applications are deemed approved.
“DoT hopes this will help you get through this difficult period. As we continue our efforts to spur the recovery of domestic tourism, it is our goal to make tourism-related businesses and enterprises flourish once again, leading to more opportunities for decent jobs and stable livelihoods,” Puyat added.
Recipients represented the following sectors: creative arts and crafts; vendors; events and entertainment; accommodation; wellness and personal care; restaurants; transportation; travel and tour agencies; tour guides; tourism training center; and community-based organizations.
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