The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday it has released over P91 billion to cover both public and private health workers’ mandatory emergency benefits and allowances.
The Department of Budget and Management said Wednesday it has released over P91 billion to cover both public and private health workers’ mandatory emergency benefits and allowances.In a statement, the DBM said it has released to the Department of Health , as implementing agency, a total of P91.283 billion for the Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances covering all healthcare workers' benefits.
“In a meeting held earlier this year between the DBM and the DOH, it was agreed that there is a need for the DOH to urgently finalize the computation of the HEA claims in arrears to enable the DBM to determine if additional funding requirements are necessary despite the cumulatively released PHEBA allocations for our healthcare and non-healthcare workers,” the Budget Department said.
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