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Figure 14: Access to Social Security
Likewise, the vast majority of respondents (72.7%) did not benefit from the
government's primary employment and assistance programs—TUPAD and
CAMP—when they lost their livelihood at the height of the pandemic. On the other
hand, most (63.6%) of those who continued working report that they were provided
PPEs, alcohol, and other necessary resources by their companies. However,
71.4% of the responses shared that their companies did not shoulder the cost of
COVID-19 testing (antigen or RT-PCR). Furthermore, most were not given hazard
pay for working at the height of the pandemic.
Figure 15: Access to Government COVID-19 Welfare Programs