Five towns in Iloilo and Capiz received a total of P918,147 in checks from the Department of Labor and Employment 6  under its Adjustment Measures Program that provides a package of assistance and other form of intervention as a means of helping workers and companies cope with economic and social disruptions.

The recipients were Iloilo towns, Badiangan, P226,996; Leganes, P217,380; and Santa Barbara, P227,221; Ivisan Capiz, P246,550; and New Washington, Aklan,  P224,420.

Vidiolo Salvacion, DOLE 6 senior labor and employment officer, said the amounts will be used for the training on organic fertilizer and vermiculture production of farmer beneficiaries in the five towns.

Salvacion said the AMP seeks  to help target beneficiaries, who lost their employment or livelihood due to calamity cope with difficulties while they are trying to regain their source of livelihood.*NLG

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