Manila, June 12 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has distributed around PHP15.708 million in total wages to 3,062 worker-beneficiaries from 21 barangays here under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.

DOLE-Negros Occidental Provincial Head Carmela Abellar led the release of checks to the village chiefs and treasurers at the Sugar Workers Development Center here on Thursday afternoon.

"We hope the TUPAD program can help your respective barangays. We thank the opportunity to be able to help you," Abellar said.

TUPAD is a community-based package of assistance providing emergency employment, and the recipient-barangay is considered the accredited co-partner (ACP) of the DOLE re...