The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the cash-for-work (CFW) payouts for college students who served as tutors and Youth Development Workers (YDWs), and parents and guardians of the elementary—beneficiaries of the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program.
“Tutors and YDWs under the program will receive cash-for-work in exchange for the tutorial and parenting sessions they have conducted with the grade school learners and parents,” Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the DSWD spokesperson, said in a statement.
As of August 16, the DSWD has distributed the cash aid to the beneficiaries in Region 7 (Central Visayas), Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN), and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Each of the 444 tutors and 230 YDWs from Central Visayas received P9,360; 210 tutors and 105 YDWs from BARMM received P6,820 each; while each of the 216 tutors and 48 YDWs from SOCCSKSARGEN received P8,060.
The amount they received is equivalent to 20 reading and parenting sessions which was based on the regional minimum wage rate in their areas. The DSWD spokesperson said parents and guardians from the same regions have received their CFW.
