THE CLIMACO administration has allocated some P19.83 million for a special employment program that will benefit about 2,665 students in Zamboanga City, especially this time of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The annual Special Program for the Employment of Students or SPES which is a joint undertaking of the City Government and the Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE.
Under the SPES, the City Government will shoulder the 60% of salaries of the students as its counterpart with DOLE paying the remaining 40%.
Mayor Beng Climaco reminded the students to spend wisely their salaries and help their family at the same time. “Work is hard and money should be spent wisely,” she said and told the beneficiaries the importance of helping each other.
The youth employment-bridging program aims to provide temporary employment to poor, but deserving students, out-of-school youth, and dependents of displaced or would-be displaced workers to augment the family’s income to help ensure that beneficiaries are able to pursue their education.
Each student will receive a salary of P10,500 for the 20-day work-period or P525 a day.
The SPES beneficiaries will be assigned in different barangays to assist in the office or barangay activities, undertake disinfection and sanitation, and other tasks with strict adherence to the health protocols and community quarantine guidelines.
Last year, the City Government hired 1,400 students who assisted members of the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams, as well as in disinfection and sanitation works.
And in 2019, more than 2,000 youths benefitted from
the program which also lasted 20 days with the City Social Welfare and
Development Office taking over the preparations for the implementation of the
SPES. (Zamboanga Post)
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