A total of 300 displaced Negrense workers from La Carlota City and Municipality of Cauayan received their TUPAD or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Payouts, today, in a distribution held at Villa Caridad Covered Court, Brgy. 3 Poblacion, La Carlota City, led by Governor Bong Lacson.
Each beneficiary received P5,925.00 equivalent to 15 days work at P395.00/day. The TUPAD Program for these LGUs was sourced from the Legislative fund of Sen. Migz Zubiri in the amount of Php 2M for the Province of Negros Occidental coursed through DOLE, allocated to Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, implemented by the Provincial Government under the leadership of Gov. Bong Lacson, thru the Provincial PESO and coordinated with the La Carlota City Mayor’s Office and LGU PESO.
Present in the activity were La Carlota City Mayor Dr. Rex Jalando-on and Vice Mayor Junjun Baga, other local officials, and Provincial PESO Manager, Dr. Sharon A. Juance, among others.
