Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said last week that DOLE may need up to P13.7 billion to subsidize the 13th-month pay of MSE workers.“Pinag-aaralan pa po ‘yan. Before the press briefing, ang sagot po sa akin ng someone from DOF, they are awaiting more information from DOLE,” he said.
According to Roque, the go-signal should come from the DOF because nothing will happen even if Malacañang approves the proposal to subsidize the said mandatory benefit if there are no funds available. “Ang mag-a-aksyon po diyan DOF. Kasi kung wala talaga tayong pagkukuhaan ng pondo, kahit aprubahan po ‘yan walang mangyayari ,” he said.Bello said last week that there are 1.5 million workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic while data from the Philippine Statistics Authority shows that about 5.1 million workers were affected.
President Duterte is yet to approve the subsidy for MSE workers. However, if this pushes through, Bello said that medium-scale enterprises will not likely qualify for the said cash aid. DOLE also released its guidelines on the payment of the 13th-month pay, saying it will not accept any request for exemption or deferment. It added that employers should give workers their 13th-month pay by December 24 this year.
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