Hontiveros said she would be filing a bill penalizing acts of violence and discrimination against health workers and frontliners as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. | CMRamosINQ
Hontiveros said the measure she plans to file once session resumes in May seeks to amend the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Concern Act or Republic Act. No. 11332.
“There is no health without health workers. They and other frontliners are heroes and should be treated with respect and compassion, not hate and suspicion,” she said. “An anti-discrimination ordinance for the protection of health workers and other frontliners in the time of COVID-19 should establish clear mechanisms for the reporting and redress of grievances,” she said.“This measure should also penalize acts of discrimination in order to fully support our health workers and other frontliners in the conduct of their duty,” she added.
She then urged the Department of Health to invest in information campaigns that will dispel rumors and fake news regarding COVID-19, especially those that put the safety of health workers at risk.
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