With the government looking to bring temporarily relief to them as the high-level international meeting gets underway.
At a Palace press briefing on Thursday, November 12, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the granting of financial assistance to those affected by preparations for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
The ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings is scheduled to be held on November 16 to 18, 2026 in Metro Manila.
Specifically, the Chief Executive has ordered the distribution of cash aid under the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program to affected vendors and food stall owners in Pasay and Parañaque, who will each receive PHP10,000 in financial assistance and family food packs to help compensate for lost income.
The assistance is intended to ease the burden on vendors whose businesses have been temporarily disrupted by preparations for the biannual regional summit of Southeast Asian leaders along with other heads of state.
Aside from financial aid, the administration is also providing temporary employment to workers affected by the preparations, with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) providing emergency employment to 60 individuals under its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
The TUPAD program provides short-term employment to disadvantaged and displaced workers, helping them earn income while coping with interruptions to their regular sources of livelihood.
The emergency employment initiative began on Wednesday, November 11, to provide temporary income to affected workers.
“Ang inisyatibang ito ay alinsunod sa direktiba ng Pangulo na itaguyod ang kapakanan ng mga manggagawang Pilipino,” Castro said.
