Pinay Brings Good Vibes Online for Wearing TUPAD Shirt & Hat While Cleaning Snow in America
A Pinay cleaning snow along a street in America while wearing a TUPAD shirt and hat spreads good vibes on social media.
TUPAD stands for Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers, a program under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines. It is a community-based assistance initiative aimed at providing short-term employment for workers who are displaced, underemployed, or marginalized.
Participants in the TUPAD program are typically hired for temporary jobs like community clean-ups, sanitation drives, and other public service tasks. The program also provides personal protective equipment (PPE) and orientation on safety and health before work starts.
Workers receive wages based on the prevailing minimum wage in their area, as well as government-mandated social benefits like insurance.
It is one of the government’s ways to help workers recover from financial difficulties, especially during crises like natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently, the Facebook account Sarreal Garcia shared a video of a Filipina enthusiastically cleaning snow in a neighborhood. The hilarious post garnered various reactions from the internet users.
In the video, the woman can be seen cleaning snow along the road. What caught everyone’s attention was her outfit, which proudly displayed the TUPAD logo. Many netizens found it humorous to see its unexpected appearance in another country.
Some joked that TUPAD had now “expanded operations” abroad. The TUPAD shirt and hat, originally intended for beneficiaries of a local livelihood program, became a symbol of the Filipino spirit.
The video has a caption:
“Nakasali sa TUPAD pero sa amerika nadestino”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the video:
“abaaaa may tupad din dyan ate hahah”
“Ayos po yan laki ng bayad $”
“Naku mate malaki ang sahod nyan dollar”
“Tita uwi kna… PAYOUT NA DAW BUKAS”