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P76.1B COVID-19 allowance for health workers released
By J.Lo
“We are ready to release funds as soon as concerned private and LGU hospitals will comply with law that requires liquidation,” Department of Health (DOH) has released total of P76.1 billion for payment of health emergency allowance (HEA) for frontline health workers during height of COVID-19 pandemic.
These funds cover 8,549,207 claims from July 1, 2021 to July 20, 2023.
General Appropriations Act allocated P19.9 billion for HEA under programmed appropriations for fiscal year 2024. DOH has distributed nearly all of these funds, releasing 19.7 billion to eligible health facilities.
DOH still needs around P27 billion to pay for arrears filed by health facilities.
Payment of HEA is provided for under Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act.
Under the law, health workers are entitled to receive HEA for every month of service while country is under state of public health emergency.
Amount varies based on risk level of their employment: P3,000 for low-risk areas, P6,000 for medium-risk areas, and P9,000 for high-risk areas.
Law requires DOH to have memorandums of agreement (MOAs) and to wait for full liquidation of previously released HEA funds before disbursing additional funds.
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