NAPC Secretary Lope B. Santos III provided the opening remarks during the Workshop on the Government Anti-Poverty Programs (APP) Output and Outcomes held 21-23 March 2023 in General Santos City, South Cotabato.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), as represented by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), participated in the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Workshop on the Government Anti-Poverty Programs (APP) Output and Outcomes held 21-23 March 2023 in General Santos City, South Cotabato.
Part of the workshop’s thrust comes from the envisioned harmonization of the National Anti-Poverty Action Agenda (N3A) and the National Poverty Reduction Plan (NPRP) as mandated by the Republic Act Nos. 8425 and 11291, respectively.
R.A. 11291 or the Magna Carta of the Poor Implementing Rules and Regulations (MCP IRR) mandates DOLE to address the Rights to Decent Work and Adequate Food.
NAPC Secretary Lope B. Santos III underscored in his opening remarks the importance of bridging national and local APPs, and the further alignment of the N3A and NPRP, along with other NAPC initiatives, to the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. In the follow-up remarks, NAPC Vicechairperson for the Basic Sector Ruperto “Ka Uper” Aleroza called for a continuous review of commission initiatives for a comprehensive approach in addressing poverty.
The BLE presented the Right to Decent Work Cluster workshop output co-created with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The workshop came as a follow-up to the 22-23 September 2022 NAPC Workshop on the Harmonization and Finalization of Anti-Poverty Program Indicators. Enrolled DOLE programs as APPs to date include the Government Internship Program (GIP), JobStart Philippines, Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), National Skills Registration Program (NSRP), Workers Organization Development Program (WODP), Tripartism and Social Dialogue, DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP), and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD).