PRESS RELEASE The Office of Congresswoman Cindi King-Chan conducted a profiling of beneficiaries of TUPAD, or “Tulong Pangkabuhayan Alang sa mga Displaced” workers. The profiling activities, held at the City Sports Gym on Friday, are intended for the P1 million fund allocation for TUPAD beneficiaries through the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Julieta Soon, assistant program coordinator, said each TUPAD beneficiary will work for 10 days in her barangay and will receive a total of P4,680, or P468 daily. She said the daily rate was increased from the previous P435 per day due to the rising cost of basic commodities. The P1 million is Tingog Partylist fund allocation, coursed through the Alangang Tingog Center (ATC) here in the city, with the assistance of the staff of Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Representative, Cong. Cindi King-Chan. Today, TUPAD staff processed 204 female beneficiaries.

Soon, after processing their documents, the papers will be sent to DOLE. The labor department will then call qualified beneficiaries for orientation and processing of their insurance. Beneficiaries will then be sent to work in their assigned areas to plant and clean the streets. They will then receive their pay after 10 days of work. PIO