During a public hearing on Tuesday, April 2, conducted by the Senate Committee on Health joint with the Committee on Finance, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to expedite the release of the long-overdue Health Emergency...
During a public hearing on Tuesday, April 2, conducted by the Senate Committee on Health joint with the Committee on Finance, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to the Department of Health and the Department of Budget and Management to expedite the release of the long-overdue Health Emergency Allowance owed to healthcare workers for their critical service during the pandemic.
“Alam niyo, isisingit ko nalang po. Nabanggit po sa posts ng mga healthcare workers natin na hindi pa nakatanggap ng HEA, nanawagan po sila sa akin. Gusto ko lang po sagutin ito. Nabanggit niyo doon na maybe na lip service lang po yung panawagan natin. Hindi po ako ganun, ako po yung taong aksyon agad,” Go stated.
DBM Undersecretary Janet Abuel responded, explaining that the PhP2.3 billion allocated for the HEA is in addition to the PhP19.962 billion provided under the DOH budget for the same purpose. Abuel clarified that the allocation was based on the DBM’s and the health committee’s strong desire to fulfill the amounts due to both public and private health workers as far as the health emergency allowance is concerned.
With this, Go reiterated his support for the healthcare workers who have been at the forefront of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and in protecting the health of every Filipino. In his appeal to the DOH and the DBM, Go then made a call for prioritizing the healthcare workers’ welfare and benefits, particularly as the nation moves forward from the state of public health emergency declared due to the pandemic.
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