Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 20) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the release of ₱1.185 billion for the health workers’ special risk allowances (SRAs), according to his former aide Senator Bong Go.
Go on Wednesday said the ₱1.185 billion would be sourced from the “2021 Contingent Fund to cover the SRAs of eligible private healthcare workers and non-Department of Health plantilla personnel, who are directly catering to or in contact with COVID-19 patients.”
During a hearing at the House of Representatives earlier this week, the DOH said around ₱8 billion was released for the SRAs of 496,314 health workers.
Health Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran said the DOH requested for additional ₱3.3 billion to fund the SRAs risk of around 185,000 health workers.
