MANILA, Philippines — Benefits granted to healthcare frontliners under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the “Bayanihan 2” will continue to be provided even after the law expires, Senator Sonny Angara said Tuesday.
In a statement, Angara, sponsor of the Bayanihan 2 measure, said it is “clear” in the law that medical frontliners will continue to receive the benefits granted under the measure so long as the state of national emergency declared by President Rodrigo Duterte remains in effect.
These benefits include compensation for those who contract COVID-19 while in the line of duty or have succumbed to the disease.
Under the law, health workers wh…
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