Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 15) — The governor of Marinduque is pushing for a fixed salary for barangay workers, saying they are also frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.
Governor Presbiterio Velasco Jr. said barangay officials and employees were necessary in the efforts against COVID-19, but do not receive the compensation they deserved.
“Dapat po bigyan itong mga barangay captains, kagawad, tanod at barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars po at day care workers at ibang workers ng barangay. Kasi po, hindi naman po sila tumatanggap ng salary. Sila po ay tumatanggap ng honorarium, at mabababa po yung natatanggap nila,” he said.
[Translation: village captains, watchmen, health workers, nutrition scholars, day care workers, and other workers should be given a salary because all they are receiving now is an honorarium which is very low.]
Velasco, who is also the president of the League of Governors, said he was drafting a letter to be sent to President Rodrigo Duterte which would include this request.
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He added barangay officials and workers should also receive social amelioration packages.
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