MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) and some government hospitals may be violating the Bayanihan 2 law by giving health workers food items instead of cash incentives, Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor said Thursday.
Defensor said he has received complaints that instead of cash, specialty hospitals in Quezon City are giving incentives in the form of food items. The lawmaker, however, did not name the said hospitals.
He said, health workers in these hospitals were expected to receive up to P40,000 in additional emolument last week but were told that they would get it in the form of rice and groceries.
“Because of the pandemic, the Bayanihan …
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