DAVAO CITY, May 3 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allotted PHP43 million for the initiatives of Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), Kadiwa ng Pangulo and other livelihood programs to 50 associations with 1,500 beneficiaries in Mati City.

DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma underscored this in a video message during Kadiwa ng Pangulo para sa Mangagawa event Thursday, which Mati City held in support of the Department of Agriculture and the DOLE.

"Through unity and cooperation, we will be able to fulfill the dreams of the Filipino workers and their families," he said.

Laguesma also urged employers to value and care for their employees, as he assured them that DOLE would continue to s...