The Department of Labor and Employment in cooperation with the City of Mati LGU distributed cash to more than a thousand Matinians who participated in their Emergency Employment Program.

The cash distribution was held at the Emmanuel Pelaez Gym inside the Mati City Hall Grounds on Wednesday morning, December 18.

A total of 1,251 residents benefited from the EEP with each receiving P3,960 for a total amount of P4,953,960.

Of the 1,251 beneficiaries, 18 are vendors, 200 are fisherfolks, and 1,033 are from the barangays.

The barangays that benefited for the work for cash program are Lawigan, Bobon, Tagbinonga, Mayo, Libudon, Mamali, Don Salvador Lopez, Macambol, Taguibo, Don Enrique Lopez, Dawan, and Don Martin Marundan.

Last September, DOLE and the City Government of Mati also released the salary of 2,518 workers tapped for the Emergency Employment Program.

DOLE provincial director Rodolfo Castro Jr. said the national agency allocated P5 million for the emergency employment of Mati residents while the City Government under the administration of Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat added P5 million more.

The barangays of Barangay Central, Buso, Badas, Cabuaya, Culian, Dahican, Danao, Lanca, Luban, Matiao, Sainz, Sanghay, Tagabakid, and Tamisan benefited from the said program with a total of 2,518 residents given the 10-day work.

The job entails the cleaning up of each barangay beneficiaries to prevent the spread of various diseases brought about by a dirty environment.

Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat expressed her gratitude to DOLE for the temporary employment of Mati residents.

Mayor Michelle hopes for more partnership with DOLE in the future so that those who have no work would be given temporary jobs while at the same time help in the clean-up of their respective barangays. (CIO MATI)