Dear Program

About the Program

 

The FDCP DEAR (Disaster Emergency Assistance and Relief) Program is an emergency response fund established by FDCP in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides direct financial assistance to FDCP’s stakeholders who have been affected by a major natural disaster or public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is activated every time the President of the Philippines declares a public emergency or State of Calamity in the country.

 

Safe Filming

About the Program

 

The Safe Filming Program was founded by FDCP in partnership with the Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Employment. In accordance with the FDCP-DOLE-DOH JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2020-001, Safe Filming aims to establish the proper film production guidelines and protocols in light of the threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

 

What the FDCP-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Means for the Film and Audiovisual Industry

What the FDCP-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Means for the Film and Audiovisual Industry

February 7, 2020 was a historic day for the film and audiovisual industry in the Philippines because finally, a government issuance governing the working conditions and occupational safety and health of workers in the audiovisual production was finalized.

 

Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1, Series of 2020 between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) was signed by no other than Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño-Seguerra.