Policy basis and declared intent
- The order directs employment and livelihood generation for targeted income groups as a preparation to thwart the global economic crisis.
- It treats job and livelihood protection for the most vulnerable sectors as an economic imperative.
- It frames emergency work programs as continuing relevant tools during severe economic downturns.
Emergency employment allocation rules
- Section 1 instructs all members of the Cabinet to draw up emergency work programs and doable, fundable livelihood projects benefiting the middle class, middle-low income class, and the poorest of the poor.
- Section 1 requires all government agencies to allocate one and a half percent (1.5%) of their respective Maintenance, Overhead and Operating Expense budgets for temporary employment for one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) employees for six (6) months.
- Section 1 authorizes temporary employees to conduct surveys, census (as in the case of the Department of Social Welfare and Development), price monitoring (as in the case of the Department of Trade and Industry), and office and field work and other activities identified in the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP).
- Section 1 mandates distribution with priority to displaced workers, including:
- 50,000 workers of Region IV-A and the Bicol provinces
- 20,000 workers of Cebu, Mactan Economic Zone, Leyte and Samar
- 20,000 workers of Subic and Clark Economic Zones, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan and Zambales
- 5,000 workers in the CARAGA Region
- Section 1 orders that the remainder be distributed among other regions with priority for the ten (10) poorest provinces and the one thousand (1,000) poorest municipalities.
- Section 1 clarifies that the mandated distribution of temporary employment is far in excess of job losses.
Training with income support
- Section 2 directs the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to conduct training in in-demand skills.
- Section 2 requires priority for displaced workers.
- Section 2 sets training participation targets, including:
- 20,000 female workers from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Camarines Provinces and Albay
- 5,000 workers from Region III
- 5,000 workers from Region VII
- 5,000 workers from CARAGA
- 50,000 overseas Filipino workers, using acquired skills of experienced returning workers as training instructors
- Section 2 provides income support at half of minimum wage for workers.
- Section 2 states income support shall cover expenses for meals and transportation.
Regional livelihood consolidation and entrepreneurship
- Section 3 consolidates government livelihood programs into a one-stop shop.
- Section 3 establishes an integrated Regional Livelihood Program Office at all regional centers.
- Section 3 directs the office to support micro enterprises and self-employment.
- Section 3 includes livelihood programs from Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Department of Finance, and Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations.
Labor-intensive public works
- Section 4 directs identification of labor-intensive public works projects in poverty-stricken provinces to create volunteer jobs.
- Section 4 provides that volunteer jobs are on an honorarium or allowance basis.
- Section 4 directs the Department of Public Works and Highways to provide opportunities for 250,000 workers over a six-month period.
Expanded conditional cash transfer coverage
- Section 5 expands the Conditional Cash Transfer coverage to Regions such as CARAGA and Cordillera.
- Section 5 covers low/no income families.
- Section 5 links the expansion to avoiding the incidence of child labor, especially in manual mining intensive areas.