Legazpi City, Aug. 5 -- At least 300 students and recent graduates from Albay benefited from the temporary employment initiative under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) cash-for-work program.

Ranelle Sertan, social marketing officer of DSWD-Bicol, said the program aids the students and recent graduates as they pursue their studies and job searches.

"The beneficiaries were assigned administrative tasks, such as encoding, organizing records and documents, and completing other assignments as directed by their supervisors," Sertan said in an interview on Tuesday.

They worked at DSWD offices, Daraga Human Resource Development - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, villages in Daraga and Daraga Commun...