47 The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector Participants identified formal education as a driver to informality and this is the reason why they were discouraged to work in the formal labor market. The lack of education, they say has limited their opportunities to get high-paying jobs.132 They also do not enjoy the benefits that employees have.133 Likewise, their daily earnings will highly depend on how much time and effort they give.134 If they do not work for the day, they could not bring in money to meet their daily needs unlike in formal employment where the workers still get paid even when on leave.135 For jeepney drivers, during holidays, there are fewer passengers which results in low earning.136 Moreover, when the jeepney is scheduled on “coding”137, they could not ply the roads so this means no income for the day.138 A greater number of participants stated that the cisgender males earn income in the household and 38 percent said that cisgender females do. Some participants claimed that persons with diverse SOGIE in their household also earn an income. Before the March 2020 lockdown, the average income of the respondents is PhP 550.14 per day, PhP 13.14 above the minimum wage prescribed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).139 The lowest income recorded is PhP 100 per day while the highest income is Php 1600. 9.09 percent claimed that they have secondary sources of income. This includes selling vegetables in the market, selling “fishball,” a popular Filipino street food, and online selling of “ukay-ukay”140. During the lockdown, the average income received by the participants is PhP 276.07 per day, the lowest being zero (0) while the highest is PhP 1200 per day. One of the participants said that he engaged in vehicle rental services or “arkila” to have a secondary source of income. Consultation with the workers in the informal economy/sector, supra note 117. Id. 134 Id. 135 Consultation with the workers in the informal economy/sector, supra note 119. 136 Consultation with the workers in the informal economy/sector, supra note 120. 137 The Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), or more commonly known as number coding, is implemented by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) which aims to reduce traffic congestion by restricting both public and private vehicles that can use major public roads based on the final digit of their license plates. There are coding areas with window hours and no coding areas. The UVVRP has been temporarily suspended in Metro Manila due to the COVID-19 community quarantine. 138 Consultation with the workers in the informal economy/sector, supra note 120. 139 Daily Minimum Wages, National Wages and Productivity Commission (DOLE), available at https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/, (last accessed July 14,2021). 140 A Philippine store where pre-loved items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a at a very affordable price. These iItems sold at the ukay-ukay are usually imported from other countries like USA and Europe. 132 133