Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

March 16, 2022 Dear Roxan Kingay, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 26, 2022 10:11:47 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Tulong para sa negosyo. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of the brochure for the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) or KABUHAYAN Program for the information you requested. What is DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) or KABUHAYAN Program? It is one of the DOLE’s flagship programs that opens economic opportunities to the vulnerable and marginalized workers by providing them access to grant assistance for capacity building on entrepreneurial ventures, for either individual or group undertaking. What are the program components of DILP? Kabuhayan Formation – Enables the qualified beneficiaries to start an individual or group livelihood undertaking. Kabuhayan Enhancement – Enables existing livelihoods to grow into more sustainable enterprises to provide more employment opportunities. Kabuhayan Restoration – Enables the re-establishment of lost or damaged livelihoods due to natural calamities. What are the services that can be provided for the DILP beneficiaries? Provision of training on business planning, basic entrepreneurship development training, productivity and workers safety and health, and production skills. Provision of working capital in the form of raw materials, equipment, tools and jigs and other support services. Support services such as common service facility and training-cum-production can also be funded. Enrolment to group micro insurance scheme Provision of continuing technical and business advisory services How are the livelihood projects classified for group category? Micro Livelihood - An organization composed of 15-25 members can avail of a maximum grant assistance of P250,000.00 Small Livelihood - An organization composed of 26-50 members can avail of a maximum grant assistance of P500,000.00 Medium Livelihood - An organization composed of more than 50 members can avail of a maximum grant assistance of P1,000.000.00 Note: An organization managing a group project should have a Project Management Team and Profit Sharing Scheme, which should be both stipulated in the business plan/proposal and in the MOA. The amount of assistance depends on the project requirement. How are the livelihood projects classified for individual category? Individual beneficiaries can avail of the Starter Kit or Negosyo sa Kariton (Nego-Kart), up to a maximum grant assistance of P 20,000.00, depending on the project requirement. Who are the eligible beneficiaries of the DILP? Self-employed workers who are unable to earn sufficient income Unpaid family workers Low-waged and seasonal workers Workers displaced or to be displaced Marginalized and landless farmers Marginalized fisher-folks Women and Youth Persons with Disability Senior Citizens Indigenous Peoples Victims of Armed Conflicts Rebel Returnees Parents of child laborers Who are not eligible? Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Government Employees, including those at the Local Government Units (LGUs) What are the eligible projects that the beneficiaries can venture in? Priorities of the Regional Development Council (RDC), Regional Convergence Committee (RCC) & Regional Development Plan of LGUs Industries identified as key employment generators (i.e. agribusiness, information technology, health and wellness, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, etc.) DTI priority products (i.e. food processing, cacao, coffee, coco coir, wearable and home styles) The following projects are not eligible: (1) Micro-lending projects; (2) Projects with construction works; (3) Projects that would require purchase of motor vehicles (Only tractors, trailers and traction engines of all kinds used exclusively for agricultural purposes could be funded.) Source: https://bwsc.dole.gov.ph/programs-and-projects-submenu1/dileep.html You may also try to contact Department of Trade and Industry- Negosyo Center thru the directory in this link: https://www.dti.gov.ph/negosyo/negosyo-center/directory/ Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III at DOLE Building, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you so much and keep safe! Hope this initial information helps you. Respectfully, Zyra Glerica Perlora FOI Officer