20
2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines
to PHP2,865,006,126.19.79
As of 25 May 2020, a
total of 320,852 displaced
worker -benef icia r ies
from the informal sector
availed of the program
Tulong
Panghanapbuhay
sa Ating Displaced /
Disadvantaged Workers
/ Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko
Disinfection / Sanitation
Project and received
payment for a total of
PHP1,217,452,668.29.80
42
The
Department
of
Labor and Employment
(DOLE) distributed onetime assistance worth
PHP5,000.00 to 657,201
employees for a total amount of PHP3,286,005,000.00 as of 19 May 2020. As for the Abot
Kamay at Pagtulong for OFWs program, assistance amounting to PHP2,398,000,000.00
was disbursed to 234,060 OFWs.
43
As of 24 August 2020, a total of 32,354 or 79% out of the targeted 40,000 marginalized
and small farmers and fisherfolks (MSFF) were served with PHP1,200,573,000.00 cash
assistance transferred to partner lending conduits and a total of PHP809,740,000.00 worth
of loans disbursed. 72 agri-fishery micro- and small-enterprises (MSEs) were served out
of the targeted 150 MSEs with a total of PHP675,850,000.00 worth of loan released for
MSEs.81 There is unequal access to social security because there are LGUs that have more
resources than others.
44
Some local government units are top performers in providing social services to its
constituents aside from the help provided by the national government. LGUs provided
food packs, supplies, and other necessities to their respective locations. In Pasig, their
amelioration program covered all its citizens, including LGBTQ parents or “every person/
couple supporting a child.”82 In Makati, qualified residents received a 5,000 cash aid from
the LGU while senior citizens received 5,000 on top of their other benefits.83
Right of Medical Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
45
The Inter-Agency Task Force84 for the management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
(IATF-EID) is a body tasked to prevent and address the consequence of disease outbreaks
that can lead to epidemics or even a worldwide pandemic, there is a need for an intersectoral collaboration to establish preparedness and ensure efficient government response
79
Ibid.
80
Ibid.
81
Ibid
82
See https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/5/lgbtq-cash-aid-pasig.html.
83
See https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/11/Makati-city-residents-to-receive-5000-cash-aid.html.
84
Executive Order No. 168, s. 2014. (2014, May 26). Retrieved from Official Gazette: https://www.
officialgazette.gov.ph/2014/05/26/executive-order-no-168-s-2014/.