The non-criminal fact finding phase focuses first on Quezon City and Palawan.
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has launched a motu proprio fact-finding investigation into the labor department’s cash-for-work program during the pandemic, saying there were “alleged anomalies” in the program.
The Office of thre Ombudsman said it received reports of irregularities in the Department of Labor and Employment’s subsidy program Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers TUPAD is a community-based assistance project providing minimum wage jobs for workers for up to 30 days. It was ramped up in 2020 to assist workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Office of the Ombudsman will also look into the alleged collection of processing fees, and “suspension of the TUPAD program in a district in Palawan.” Similar to Quezon City, DOLE alsoin Palawan’s second district after recipients complained not getting full wages.
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