A LABOR department official has called on displaced formal sector workers in Boracay to avail of the government’s emergency employment program. Lawyer Johnson G. Cañete, head of the Department of Labor and Employment-Western Visayas (DoLE-6) said they have so far recorded a low turnout for the program, with only about half of the 20,000 target beneficiaries having applied. Under the Boracay Emergency Employment Program-Adjustment Measures Program (BEEP-AMP), displaced employees will receive 50% of the prevailing minimum daily wage in Region 6, equivalent to P4,205.50 per month, while retained workers will be given 25% of the minimum wage. BEEP-AMP beneficiaries will be hired and paid for three months. A separate program is being implemented for informal sector workers. — Louine Hope U. Conserva

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