MANILA, Philippines — Health workers from various public hospitals on Monday held a protest action in front of the office of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to demand their “just and long overdue” benefits and salaries.
In a statement, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) said that the performance-based bonus for 2018 and 2019 has not yet been given, and lamented that the Active Hazard Duty Pay (AHDP) is likewise “selective and divisive.”
Cristy Donguines, president of the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center Employees Union-AHW, noted that the word “Bayanihan” in the Bayanihan 2 law is supposed to represent a “community spirit” that unites people to wor…
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