This is good news for all the middle-income workers! President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the P50.8 billion wage subsidy that would cover 3.4-million middle-income workers.
Details of the Wage Subsidy for Middle-Income Workers
These are the major details mentioned in a report written by Philippine Information Agency:
- The program is called the Small Business Wage Subsidy Program.
- It will provide subsidy between P5,000 to P8,000 depending on the prevailing regional minimum wage.
- Those who will benefit are workers from an estimated 1.6 million micro and small businesses applying skeleton workforce or affected by the forced work stoppage.
- The first tranche will be implemented on May 1 to 15, while the second tranche is set for May 16 to May 30.
- Priority will be given to small businesses registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and those enrolled with the Social Security System (SSS) as both agencies have their respective databases.
- Disbursement of cash aid for the middle-income wage earners will be “high tech” making full use of the Unified Multi-Purpose ID or UMID cards.
- Workers must meet certain requirements to be included in the two-month payout. These include being employed as of March 1, 2020; have not received any salary from the employer; have not been on leave; and have not availed of the SSS unemployment benefit.
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sana po matulungan nyo po kami, Sir/Mam paano po ba kung di pa nakabayad ng BIR ang isang small business pero po naka registered naman sa DTI at sa City Hall business permit at mayroong insurance. Sana po matulungan po ninyo kasi po solo parent po ako at mag senior citizen na po this coming November 11 may unified ID po ako SSS Member po ako, at pagibig member. Gusto ko na nga po sanang iregistered sa BIR ay naabutan po kami ng lock down. Maraming salamat po and god bless.
Hi, one month na walang work. Puro utang nalang, asan na po ba yung ayudang pangako ng gov. Tila hindi po nakakarating sa mga nangagailangan
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Sir/Madam:
Nais po namin lumapit sainyo ng financial na tulong. Wala na po kaming mapagkunan ng pangtustos sa araw-araw na pamumuhay dahil sa covid-19 na ito. Lagi naka kulong sa bahay at hindi na makapaghanapbuhay. Hanggang sa ngayon walang dumarating na ayuda financial. Hirap na hirap na po kami. Salamat po at pagpalain tayo ng Dios.
Good day dto po sa camarines.norte piling pili lang po ang bibigyan halos nangyayari po palakasan …sana actionan nyo dto samin.san Lorenzo sta elena camarines.norte
Sana po mabigyan din ang mga Senior Citizens kahit nagpepension ng 5000 monthly kasi hindi po ito nakakasapat sa pambili ng maintenance na gamot at gatas….Maraming salamat.
Sana poh maka abot din dito sa pinas
Sana po pati kaming mga ofw mabigyan din.
Sana Naman po kasali na kami dyan, Kasi di Naman po kmi mayaman, nangungupahan Lang din kami dito ng bahay kubo sa cerhil, quebiawan, San Fernando,pampanga. Salamat po
Sir/madam,
Tulad po namin na no work no pay kasali po ba kami?kung sakali paano po namin ma avial po?
Ako po ay nalulungkot sa nangyayare sa ating bansa lalo na sa mga nasa position. Ang mahal na Pangulo gusto niya lahat matulungan ang dapat matulungan. Sa aming OFW na umuwi last January 2020 ay nanganganib sa ayuda ng gobyerno. Ubos na kunting naiuwi ko mula Saudi tapos tigil pa kami sa munting pinagkakakitaan namin ang HALO-HALO AT PAGTITINDA NG TINAPAY DAHIL SA QUARANTINE. Nawa po matulungan nio po kami.. Maraming salamat po and God bless po
How to apply for the SMEs Wage Subsidy Program? What are the requirements? Thanks.
Stay tune for the complete guidelines.
sana po.makaabot po did to sa aming barangay patag CDO.