Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian says the cash-for-work program aims to provide temporary income for fisherfolk affected by the temporary suspension of fishing activities.
will soon be paid for their work under a cash-for-work program, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Saturday, March 4.
“The locals will be trained by DENR as early as Wednesday , wherein they will be part of the cleanup effort,” Gatchalian told Rappler. Gatchalian said the program aims to mobilize local communities to participate in oil spill cleanup and provide temporary livelihood for fisherfolk affected by the temporary suspension of fishing activities in the area.
OCULAR. Oriental Mindoro Governor Bonz Dolor and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian conduct an ocular inspection along the shores of Barangay Zone 2, Pola, Oriental Mindoro, following a massive oil spill from a tanker off the coast of Naujan on March 4, 2023. Photo by Arjay Cleofe/PonD News Asia
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