Through the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) program, some 328,262 Filipinos were able to find jobs.
CLEEP was launched to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis on vulnerable sectors such as displaced workers.
According to reports by the National Anti-Poverty Commission, as of September 25, a total of 328,262 people landed jobs, representing 70.45 percent of the targeted 465,945 workers nationwide under CLEEP.
Citing the NAPC report, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said that “in crisis situations, government intervention to extend relief to the people, particularly those most vulnerable to hostile economic forces, can never be overemphasized”. (PIA)