DUMAGUETE CITY, March 8 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has awarded PHP500,000 to an association of fruit and vegetable vendors at the city public market here to support their livelihood venture.

The Dumaguete Public Market Fruits and Vegetables Vendors Association, comprising 87 members, mostly women, received the assistance recently, Luchel Taniza, labor information officer of DOLE 7 (Central Visayas) said in an interview Thursday.

Taniza said the Dumaguete West City Vendors Association, being the DOLE-7's accredited co-partner (ACP), would ensure that the livelihood project intended for the fruit vendors' group would become operational sooner.

"The budget for the livelihood assistance will be downloaded through the ...