Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 13) — Personnel from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are pitching in to the government’s fight against COVID-19.
On Monday’s Laging Handa briefing, BJMP Spokesperson Xavier Solda said each employee would give part of their salary to help in the crisis.
“Lahat ng BJMP personnel nationwide merong 1.5 percent mula sa aming base pay, aabot sa total na ₱7.23 million. Lahat ng personnel tutulong po kami sa efforts ng national government,” he said.
[Translation: All personnel of the BJMP nationwide, 1.5 percent from our base pay, this will amount to a total of ₱7.23 million. All personnel will help in the efforts of the national government.]
Apart from financial aid, Solda said inmates are also contributing by making face masks and other personal protective equipment to be used by frontliners.
The BJMP is the latest government agency who said their employees would donate part of their salary for the crisis. Earlier, military personnel said they would give a portion of their wages as well.
President Rodrigo Duterte will also be donating a month’s salary to address the crisis, and members of the Cabinet agreed to 75 percent monthly pay cuts.
Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives said they would donate their salaries for the month of May to help the government address the crisis.
