Hard workers can go to the field and regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to apply for P5,000 one-time cash assistance online.
According to Atty Sarah Mirasol, director of DOLE-NCR, the agency will provide equipment for workers who have stopped or lost their jobs due to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 to apply online.
“Tutulungan ho namin. Kami po ay maga-assist sa kanila para makapag-apply sila online,” she said in an interview with TeleRadyo.
In Metro Manila, DOLE has field offices in Quezon City, CAMANAVA, Caloocan, Pasig, Las Piñas and Manila.
On Monday, DOLE began accepting applications online through the website https://reports.dole.gov.ph.
According to the guidelines, workers can submit their applications, but employers are encouraged to do so for all employees.
If the employer is applying, a temporary or permanent closure report is required to see if the establishment has closed while Alert Level 3 exists.
You also need a payroll, logbook, employment contract, cash vouchers, or any list of paid workers.
If the employee is applying individually, government ID, company ID, and proof of unemployment such as notice of termination or closure are required.
Workers can go to DOLE to apply for P5,000 assistance
“Lilinawin ko lang po, hindi po kasama ‘yung mga nag-resign, kundi ito ‘yung mga displaced, ito ay na-retrench o dahil sa pagkakasara ng kanilang kompanya dahil apektado po sa COVID-19. Ito ang mga temporary o permanent closure of establishments,” said Mirasol.
According to the DOLE, the process was made online to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but they can help the construction workers.
DOLE has previously encouraged employers to apply for all employees because they already have the required documents, such as a temporary or permanent closure report and payroll or a list of paid workers.
An individual application is possible, but the worker will still be asked for a notice of termination, layoff, or a notarized affidavit explaining how they stopped working.
According to the National Federation of Labor Unions (NAFLU), this is a problem because many workers have problems with employers.
In the latest DOLE monitoring this Monday, up to 500 individual applications and 112 establishments with more than 1,000 workers have submitted online applications for CAMP.
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