National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban revealed that 237,601 Filipinos have earned employment under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP).
Panganiban said the generated jobs are in public works and services with more than P7 billion already committed of the P13.58 billion as pledged by various agencies to the CLEEP.
To better the workers condition, the daily minimum wage in the private sector were increased from P265 in 2001 to P382 to date, while in the government, salaries of state employees were raised four times, including this year with the first of the four tranches of the Salary Standardization Law 3 after being signed by President Arroyo. (PIA)
