Over 1.4 million formal sector workers have applied for the Covid Adjustment Measures Program under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, the Department of Labor and Employment reported on Thursday.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is set to build two housing projects for local informal settler families in Laguna province, housing czar Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said.
"We will never build substandard houses and projects, and never in this administration that we will be accused of building substandard housing units or projects," says Del Rosario.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who heads the task force, said the five-part consultation “KUMAIN” series sought for inputs, comments, and suggestions on the government's NFP which was launched last Oct. 16.
The Department of Labor and Employment encourages displaced tourism workers in the formal and informal sectors to avail of the financial assistance and the emergency employment program of the government.
The Department of Labor and Employment said documented and undocumented Filipino workers abroad or in the country would benefit from the Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong program under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2.