The government will hire about 1,224 healthcare workers for the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) over the next three years. UP-Philippine General Hospital (Photo courtesy of UP Philippine General Hospital) The move follows the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) approval of funding for...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, Sept. 21, that the total Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) obligation of P103.5 billion is “now 90 percent paid.” MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO This follows President Marcos’s decision to fully fund the remaining P27.3 billion this...
More medical professionals will be deployed to Romblon in a bid to address the healthcare situation in the province, President Marcos said. The Department of Health (DOH), Marcos said, is working with the local government of Romblon to improve and modernize its healthcare system. "Ukol naman sa...
DAVAO CITY – A total of P826.2 million will be set aside for next year for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of the remaining unpaid healthcare and non-healthcare workers who served during the pandemic in the Davao region, a Health official said. Dr. Annabelle P. Yumang, Department of Health...
SUBIC, Zambales As the Department of Health (DOH) endeavors to make Filipinos among the “healthiest in Asia” by 2040, it underscored on Thursday, June 13, the urgent need to address the concerns and plight of healthcare workers to ensure they can continue serving their country. Filipino...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked President Marcos to send Filipino mental health workers to Ukraine to help ensure the welfare of their soldiers amid its raging armed conflict with Russia. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during a courtesy...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has committed to settling all arrears of the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) by the end of 2025. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she is focused on resolving the outstanding HEA payments for healthcare workers. “Our...
President Marcos said that P59.8 billion or 78.92 percent of the Covid health emergency allowance (HEA) was already distributed to the country's health workers. File photo Marcos said this as the Philippines celebrated National Health Workers' Day on Tuesday, May 7. In a Facebook post, the...
(Ted Aljibe/AFP) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to release the unpaid Covid allowances worth at least P27 billion that have been due to healthcare workers (HCWs) since 2021. “It’s nearly a year...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Health (DOH) to expedite the release of the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) of the country’s healthcare workers. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, renewed his call for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to ensure the timely release of necessary allowances for the country’s healthcare workers, in accordance...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his promise of supporting healthcare workers as he honored Charito Leonardo-Romano, the Filipino nurse the United Kingdom awarded for her work during the Covid-19 pandemic. *President Marcos and Filipino nurse Charito Leonardo-Romano...
