The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Oct. 4, said that funds amounting to P15.3 billion has been disbursed for the benefits of healthcare workers amid the ongoing pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa kabuuan, tayo ay nakapamahagi na ng P15.3 billion para sa benepisyo ng mga...
Quezon City Representative Alfred Vargas has asked Congress to urge the Department of Health (DOH) and other relevant government agencies to take immediate steps to address the alarming number of nurses and other health care workers leaving the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
A group of health workers on Thursday, Sept. 30, asked to extend the Alert Level 4 over Metro Manila, citing high hospital capacity shortage of manpower. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) President Robert Mendoza hopes the...
Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno has urged lawmakers and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize the rights and welfare of workers in the agency’s budget amid the ongoing pandemic. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) KMU with other groups from the migrants and youth...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released additional funds for the special risk allowance (SRA) of public and private healthcare workers battling the pandemic. In a statement, the budget department said on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that P451.31 million in additional SRA was released for...
Bracing for one of the most challenging elections in recent history, a group of education workers called for enough funding that will help ensure sufficient pay for teachers who will serve in the 2022 elections. (Photo from ACT Philippines) “As teachers will be at the frontlines of possibly one...
A total of 154 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nurses were deployed in the country’s 27 private hospitals to augment the shortage in hospital personnel as more health workers have been getting infected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya explained...
The Department of Tourism (DOTr) hailed the provincial government of Samar for its efforts in inoculating tourism frontliners in the province, which it said, added to the 93 percent vaccination rate among tourism workers in Eastern Visayas. A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at...
Malacañang said it will first evaluate if the country's hospitals are in need of more manpower before allowing Filipino healthcare workers to work in New York amid the state's search for more medical workers. 35014 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the state of New York...
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) on Monday, Sept. 27, welcomed Senate Bills that seek to expand pandemic benefits to all health workers. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, AHW National President Robert Mendoza hailed the introduction of Senate Bill No. 2371 or COVID-19 Benefits for Health...
Health workers on Monday, Sept. 27, expressed deep frustration and anger after the Department of Health (DOH) presented its "singular allowance" proposal on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) benefits for health workers during a Senate hearing. (TARA YAP / MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Alliance of...
