'ENTSUPERNEUR' PROGRAM. Displaced transport workers undergo orientation and entrepreneurial development training on Monday (Oct. 24, 2022) before the distribution of a livelihood assistance from the government. The assistance is under the “EnTSUPERneur” program, which is jointly implemented by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor and Employment to provide alternative sources of income for public transport drivers and operators affected by the route rationalization and local public transport route plan of the PUV modernization program. (Photo courtesy of the LTFRB-3)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – At least 33 more displaced transport workers in Central Luzon have received livelihood assistance from the government.
The assistance is under the government’s “EnTSUPERneur” program, which is jointly implemented by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor and Employment to provide alternative sources of income for public transport drivers and operators affected by the route rationalization and local public transport route plan of the PUV modernization program.
Nasrudin Talipasan, head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 3 (Central Luzon), said Tuesday the livelihood packages given to the beneficiaries were rice retailing, sari-sari stores, egg retailing, fried chicken stands, and grocery products.
Talipasan said the program is a big help for workers in the transport sector that is affected by the reform in the public land transport industry.
“Ingatan at lalo pang palaguin at pagyamanin ang kaloob na pangkabuhayan sa inyo. Sa ngayon, bukas pa din ang LTFRB sa pagtanggap ng mga aplikante sa naturang programa (Take care of and enrich the livelihood assistance given to you. The LTFRB is still open to accepting applicants for this program),” he said in a social media post.
Meanwhile, the 33 program beneficiaries underwent orientation and entrepreneurial development training on Monday.
Among the topics discussed were basic entrepreneurship, "5Ps" marketing, and basic bookkeeping.
LTFRB training specialist Aina Mendoza said the training aims to inform beneficiaries that the program would provide a social safety net and employment opportunities through livelihood assistance packages that are aptly selected, enabling them to have sustainable sources of income outside the public transportation industry.
On October 11, a total of 23 displaced transport workers in the region received livelihood packages. (PNA)
