MANILA, Philippines — Health workers from different government hospitals staged a sit-down protest before the Department of Health’s (DOH) central office in Manila on Wednesday to demand their unpaid benefits under the Bayanihan Law 2 expires today.
The health workers are specifically calling for the release of their allowances, special risk allowance (SRA), and hazard pay.
According to the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), a utilization report for Bayanihan 2 as of May 31, showed that a total of P24 billion was already released in tranches for vaccination, payment of health human resources, procurement of medicines, laboratory testing services, and other items.
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