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...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released an additional budget for indigent patients and hospital workers amounting to P8 billion. A notice of cash allocation with amounts of P2.43 billion and P5.55 billion was released to the Department of Health to provide medical assistance to...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) urged the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track the disbursement of the P91.3 billion funds for public health emergency benefits and allowances of healthcare workers. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has so far released over P91...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, April 16, that it has received P91 billion from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Photo from DOH This funding is specifically designated for the disbursement of Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances (HEA), along with...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has urged to fast-track the creation of a mapping system to track hospitals that have not received health emergency allowances. During a radio interview, Pangandaman called on the Department of Health (DOH) to address the issues...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released over P91.28 billion for public health emergency benefits and allowances (PHEBA) for healthcare workers. According to the DBM, these funds have been disbursed to the Department of Health (DOH) for the years 2021 (P12.1 billion), 2022...
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners affected by the recent African Swine Fever (AFS) in Oriental Mindoro can now avail of an emergency loan. In a statement on Friday, March 8, GSIS said that the pension fund opened its emergency loan window valued at P428 million,...
Due to the recent flooding in Agusan del Sur, the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted nearly half a billion pesos for the province’s emergency loan which may be availed by active members affected by the calamity. The P499 million worth of assistance was opened due to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed a disaster team to Glan, Sarangani to assess the impact of emergency cash transfer (ECT) on residents affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the province in November 2023. The DSWD disaster team conducted on Jan. 30...
TACLOBAN CITY – To ensure the recovery and rehabilitation of flood-hit families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-8 (Eastern Visayas) continues to distribute emergency cash transfers in Northern Samar. DSWD-8 distributes cash aid to people affected by flood in Northern...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced its readiness to provide emergency loans to its members and pensioners in Mindanao who have been affected by heavy rainfall, leading to flash floods and landslides. In a statement, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said...
Over P30 billion was allotted for the health emergency allowances (HEA) of healthcare and non-healthcare workers last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. The DBM said that this fund covered the payment of HEA claims, which has a budget of P88.14 billion, as compensation...
