Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 29) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday announced that 300,000 more formal sector workers currently processed under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) will receive financial aid as the agency realigned ₱1.5 billion of its 2020 budget.
CAMP, which was first implemented on March 23, provides each worker ₱5,000 in cash, which willl be processed through the payroll systems of their respective companies.
The department suspended applications for the program on April 16 due to its funding getting “close to being depleted.”
“With internally sourced funds, DOLE will now be able to assist around 650,000 workers with P3.24 billion in total CAMP assistance,” said the agency.
According to the department, there are 87,301 establishments that reported over 1.6 million of their workers have been affected by temporary closures amid the enhanced community quarantine, while 797,729 are on alternative work arrangements.
The DOLE said around one million workers are “still unserved under the special amelioration program.”
“The requests for assistance submitted by their employers had already been processed,” it said.
So far, 407,300 workers have been provided assistance through CAMP, it added.
