The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday it will sit with officials from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) this week to discuss reforms on how to pay the delayed COVID-19 special risk allowance of healthcare workers.
DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has recommended measures to prevent further delays in the payment.
Citing the DOH’s database, she said 805,000 healthcare workers from the local and national government and private sector are currently receiving and have yet to receive these allowances. However, this amount is still not enough to pay for the arrears of DOH to the medical workers since 2021, according to Vergeire.
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