DOLE, pinaiimbestigahan ang umano'y paggamit sa TUPAD program para sa signature campaign ng ilang...

DOLE, pinaiimbestigahan ang umano'y paggamit sa TUPAD program para sa signature campaign ng ilang grupo para maamyendahan ang Saligang Batas

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00:00 The Department of Labor and Employment is investigating the use of the Tupad Program

00:06 in the signature campaign of some groups to amend the Constitution.

00:12 This is what Ula Tinowel discussed.

00:15 In this more than one minute video, this woman explained the importance of the Tupad Program

00:24 of the Labor Department in the signature campaign of the People's Initiative that is helping to amend the 1987 Constitution.

00:33 This form is for the signature campaign of our dear congressman.

00:41 What is the purpose of the signature campaign?

00:44 It is for the amendment or change of the 1987 Constitution.

00:51 The congressman is not giving us the AX, the Tupad Program.

00:57 Is the AX and Tupad a law now?

01:00 There is no law, right?

01:02 If there is a change, the AX and Tupad will be a law.

01:08 But Dole explained that it is not true that the Tupad Program will be a law

01:15 if the Constitution of the country is amended.

01:19 Whether there is a law or not, Dole will continue the program

01:24 so that the unemployed will be given temporary jobs due to the pandemic and calamity.

01:31 There is a department order, this is the governing law that is in accordance with the implementation and funding of the Tupad.

01:42 And every year, this program is funded under the GAA.

01:48 The official also gave that the program should not be used as a bribe

01:54 just to sign an individual in the political initiative.

01:59 The importance of our beneficiaries under Tupad is as payment to their work

02:08 and not to anything they will do or their signature.

02:13 Benavidez also said that they have already contacted their regional office, regional director and Tupad focal person

02:21 to validate the said complaint.

02:24 If he can prove it, they will stop the Tupad Program.

02:29 He may also answer the law to anyone who abuses the said program.

02:35 He also sampled some LGUs and individuals who are involved in the irregularities in the implementation of the said program.

02:45 In recent times, we have LGUs or we have municipalities or places where we suspended the implementation of Tupad.

02:55 Why did we suspend? Because there are news of irregularities.

02:59 And there are cases of NBI officers who were involved in the Tupad Program.

03:05 Since the DOLE's claim is only an administrative sanction,

03:09 they also contacted the government agency that has investigative and prosecutorial power to punish those behind it.

03:21 He also assured that the DOLE has not yet issued a budget for the Tupad Program this year.

03:27 Noel Talacay for the nation.