Section 10. Payment of Allowances and Stipends.— The trainees shall receive a daily training allowance from the JobStart unit beginning from the life skills training stage to the technical training stage. The amount of the training allowance shall be determined by the DOLE.

Upon entry into the internship stage, the participating employer shall provide the JobStart trainees with a daily stipend of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the prevailing minimum wage in the city or municipality where the establishment is located. The amount of the stipend shall be based on the trainee’s actual attendance. Absences, tardiness or undertime incurred shall be deducted therefrom in accordance with the training plan.

Training allowances and stipends shall be paid at least once every two (2) weeks or twice a month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days.