DBM releases P6.7B  for health workers’ unpaid COVID pay

P6.7 billion released for health workers’ allowance – DBM

The Department of Budget and Management has released nearly P6.77 billion to pay the final balance for public health emergency benefits and allowances of health care and non-health care workers.

DBM releases P6.7B  for health workers’ unpaid COVID pay

MANILA, Philippines — Health-care workers with pending claims for services rendered at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic may finally get their long-overdue benefits after more than P6.7 billion was released to the Department of Health (DOH) for their Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances (PHEBA). In a statement on Tuesday, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa […]...Keep on reading: DBM releases P6.7B  for health workers’ unpaid Covid pay

Health workers slam DOH, DBM over “Final” HEA payouts, cite ₱1.65B in unpaid arrears – Frontpage PH

The UNI Global Union–Philippine Liaison Council (UNI-PLC) and the National Federation of Barangay Health Workers (NFBHW) on Thursday criticized the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for declaring the government’s Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) obligations “completed,” despite thousands of unpaid and excluded barangay health

Over PHP6.7 Billion Released For Health Workers’ Emergency Allowance

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of PHP6.767 billion to cover the payment of Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances (PHEBA) of medical workers. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the release of funds, which will cover a total of 1,411,546 PHEBA claims from 2021 to 2023 from local government units and private health facilities, state universities, and other institutions in the country. The fund was…