Tag page - Long overdue

Better late than never, so it seemed, when President Duterte signed last week Republic Act 11712, or the “Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act.”  This law grants mandatory continuing benefits to public and private health workers during the pandemic and...

30071 On the same day that the President of the Philippines hailed them for their exemplary service to the people during the pandemic, health workers walked out of their jobs on August 30, National Heroes Day, to protest against the non-payment of their benefits. The president of the National...