Typhoon-hit sugar workers in Negros to receive gov’t aid

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BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Island Region (DOLE-NIR) has begun distributing financial assistance under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to sugarcane workers adversely affected by Typhoon Tino.

A total of P9.97 million is slated for distribution to 9,970 sugar mill and field workers, who will receive P1,000 each, DOLE-Negros Occidental Officer-in-Charge Gretchen Pasiolan said on Monday, June 1.

So far, P3.75 million has been distributed across six mill districts in Negros Occidental, while P65,000 remains unclaimed from the first tranche.

READ: Typhoon Tino death toll hits 232; 112 missing, 532 injured – NDRRMC