Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 17) — The Department of Labor and Employment will soon give incentives to economic frontline workers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, its chief said Wednesday.
“’Pag naka-dalawa ka na, mayroon kang entitlement na bisikleta na may kasamang cellphone at may load iyong cellphone mo — P5,000 ‘yung load ‘nung cellphone mo,” DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a media briefing.
[Translation: Once you receive two COVID-19 vaccine doses, you are entitled to a bicycle and cellphone with a P5,000 load.]
The incentive program will be launched on July 1, 2021, he added.
Bello said the department has allocated 1,000 bicycles for those working in Metro Manila and another 1,000 for frontline personnel in other regions.
Those who want to avail themselves of the benefits can contact the DOLE-Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns through its online pages, Bello said.
The country expanded its COVID-19 inoculation drive to the A4 group early this month. It includes private sector employees required to physically report to work, government personnel, workers in the informal sector, the self-employed who work outside of their homes, and private household workers.
Amid the limited vaccine supply, A4 vaccination is being carried out first in Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao — collectively called NCR+8. The A4 sector is being inoculated alongside healthcare workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities.
