Nurses in PPEs Eligible health workers are expected to receive their unpaid Covid-19 special risk allowance (SRA) by next week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released on Oct. 3 an amount of P1.04 billion to the DOH to cover the...
Eligible public and private health workers involved in pandemic health care response will soon get their unpaid special risk allowance (SRA), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved last Oct. 3 the release...
Health workers and members of health groups staged a rally in front of the south gate of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday, Sept. 12, to demand adequate budget for direct health services in the country. The rally was joined by members of the Head Alliance for Democracy (HEAD),...
SINGAPORE More jobs await Filipinos as Singapore taps the Philippines for thousands of health workers after witnessing their abilities during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. revealed. President Marcos announces that Singapore wants to hire...
Health workers from public and private hospitals in Metro Manila stage a picket rally on Tuesday, Sept.6, 2022 at the Department of Health (DOH) Central Office in Sta. Cruz, Manila to denounce DOH "callousness" in promptly releasing their Covid-19 benefits (MANNY LLANES) The Alliance of Health...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) assured the country’s health workers that they will soon receive their Covid-19 benefits. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they already submitted the necessary documents in order for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the country's nurses that his administration would pursue programs promoting their welfare and development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila Bulletin) Marcos said this as he graced the 100th Anniversary of the...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) is appealing to Congress for an additional budget to "sustain" the provision of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are set to receive P20 billion for the provision of emergency...
Citing their heroism and tough job, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is seeking the grant of incentives totaling at least P5,000 per month, along with other benefits and privileges, to qualified barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This is...
A lawmaker representing barangay health workers on Thursday, July 21, gave suggestions on how the Philippines can safely resume in-person classes starting Nov. 2 as ordered by the Department of Education (DepEd). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will look into the different concerns about the distribution of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. “Part of our priorities, and as instructed by the President, that we look into these issues that have been hounding the benefits of the healthcare...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) as her top priority bill. Loren Legarda The measure, Senate Bill 5, seeks to provide a comprehensive set of compensation, incentives, and other benefits in acknowledgment of the services these health workers render to the...
