Manila, Feb. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has been successfully providing emergency employment for workers who are disadvantaged by calamities and other social circumstances.

Under the President's guidance and leadership, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has strengthened the implementation of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD), which the government rolled out in 2009.

A component of the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) which is the government initiative for social protection, the TUPAD program is a community-based initiative that gives short-term emergency employment for disadvantaged workers.

Employment is given in infrastructure and non-infrastr...